Michael H Perkins, Solihull
A very interesting spring magazine and enclosures, especially the well-presented Ground, Weather and Light (GWL)
booklet.
I do have one question in regard to the Report on the Bartlett case. In para. 3 it is reported that ‘at the umpires’ request’ the
pitch was moved to a drier area. Could they/did they insist on this being done? The home side clearly didn’t want to play
and one might have thought that they would not have agreed to this – unless the umpires can order it?
Answered by Mark Williams, MCC:
Law 7.3 Selection and preparation of the pitch states:
Before the match