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A way of life

By PAT RICH

It was cricket the .
way everybody thinks it
should he played, with’
nothing to cause ‘little
old ladies to have heart
attacks: from over ex-

citement.

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one, West Vancouver
cricketer told me, after his
team played the North Shore
cricket team to a draw at
Hugo Ray Park in West Van,
on Saturday. ‘

It was the first time the
West Van I team had met
the North Shore team in
three ycars, and with both
teams tied midway down the
second division, the game
was quite important.

But there was no unscemly
behaviour to mark the event

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(screaming fans, un-
necessary roughness etc),
and the whole game passed
in a sort of quiet dignified
manner on the plush close-

Wut field just yards from the

Upper Levels highway.

West Vancouver won the
toss and batted first.

their opening batsmen early
on.

But then things picked up,
and Dave Louth, first in
partnership with N.Amon
and then with captain Mike
Pearson, took the total up to
138 for six wickets, before he
was Caught for 48 runs.

West Van brought 1 10
total up to 157 for 7 befo:
Pearson dccided to declare
and let the N.Shore bat.

The West Van inning had
lasted for three hours, which

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eters battle to draw

Pearson.admitted was. a bit
longer than they wanted to

be in for.

With just over two hours
in which to bat, it was ob-
vious early that the North
Shore team were going for a
draw, by running out of
time.

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Cap't get A DersOn- Ou
nts to get-out,
on this field,’ Steve Miller, a
West Van bowler said.

Although West Van fast
bowlers expended a lot of
energy, the North Shore
batters played cautiously,
and even slow balls could
not tempt them to play
recklessly.

Only V.Gunaratma batting
sixth for the N.Shore put any
life into his play. and he
quickly racked up 21 runs,
including the only 6 of the
game, before he was
stumped.

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Norfolk was.N. Shore's outstanding bowler in the game, and Louth was W. Van's

highest scoring batsman.

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And so when time ran out
at 7:30 p.m., the North
Shore were 85 for 7, and the
game was declared a draw:

‘It wasn’t a very good
ganic,” Miller said, ‘but they

didn't want to lose, and I

don't blame them.’

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hours waiting for.
Cricket is a -way of life
unlike other spofts, a feeling
which both players and
spectators share in.

It's tradition, which has all
players wearing white pants
and shirts, even in a friendly
match under the blazing sun.

It’s dignified, and
although there are many
appeals to the umpire during
the match nobody is sup-

ed to get really mad at

im for a bad call.

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