From: nalin@athena.mit.edu (Palitha Nalin Wikramanayake)
Subject: Forget Gatting and acknowledge the misconduct was Re: English Umpiring, hello Rajeev
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 23:56:45 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.183943.27160@walter.bellcore.com>, shamim@.bellcore.com (Shamim Naqvi,MRE-2E342,829-4813,,21272) writes:
|> In article 01GMZN31QJMQAKVSYT@ccmail.sunysb.edu,  ABEGLEY@ccmail.sunysb.edu (Anthony M. Begley) writes:
|> 
|> To me, that last phrase smacks of bigotry, rascism and colonialism. It is no use claiming 
|> that this was written in jest; the entire editorial has a very angry tone and levity is 
|> not at all expected. 
|> 
|> He goes on: "...how or why Gooch should be brought into ICC's despatch
|> is a total mystery because he was unconnected with the incident and has
|> never been offensive." Mark the sweeping generalisation. How
|> conveniently is Gooch's SA tour  and the slap in the face of TCCB
|> forgotten. But that was a long time ago. Also forgotten is last week's
|> incident in which Gooch wrote and protested Conrad Hunte's decision.
|> And we thought the referee's word was final? 
|> We mustn't forget that Intikhab also criticised Hunte's decision and
|> was widely censured for that. In fact Colin Cowdrey was asked to 
|> speak to Intkhab about his ill-conduct. We have also forgotten how just a few
|> months ago, Gooch wrote a book on captaincy in which he went against
|> the rules of TCCB and offered to fine himself.
|> 
|> But let us go on to what Mr. Hutton writes:  "No doubt if he [Roy
|> Palmer] had been a 'neutral' umpire from a third world country, the
|> benefits of which the Pakistanis claim ad nauseum to be the lasting
|> solution, as well it might be in their own country, and standing in his
|> first test he would have been putty in their hands."
|> 
|> Need one look any further for biased, uninformed, prejudiced and
|> downright offensive attitudes amongst members of the English cricket
|> estab?
|> 
|> It is clear to me that an eminnetly satisfactory solution in the eyes of the 
|> English estab would be if English umpires stood in matches in England,
|> and we had third country umpires everywhere else.
|> 
|> >This is getting sillyagain. Its always back to the Gatting incident isnt it !!
|> >How many other incidents of English dissent can you name ? 
|> I could name several. For example, England is the only side in the world to rough 
|> up an umpire after a test match, physically beat him up and throw him in the 
|> hotel's swimming pool. This happened in Pakistan and the umpire in question was 
|> a gentleman by the name of Mohammad Idrees. 
|> 
|> 	--SAN
|> 


	While agree with most of the arguements above I cannot remember you ever
	concede that on this occasion the Pakistani players were IN THE WRONG!!!
	Arguing with the umpire is unacceptable. It seems that you want the
	Pak authorities to reward this display like Gatting was rewarded. 
	Fine! But then NEVER bring up the Gatting incident again.

	If the Gatting incident, umpire in the pool, appealing after grounding
	a catch etc. cannot be forgotten then it is better that Pak and Eng
	don't play Tests for a few years. That way the rest of us can go on
	enjoying a game which until recently was a pleasure.

	Nalin






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