In the early 1990s, South Africa had just been allowed to play international cricket again after the apertheid thing. They had a match to play against the West Indies in Barbados. A Barbadian player called Cummins, an all rounder, was expected to be in the team. The Barbadian public were tremendously excited at the prospect of seeing "their boy" play in his home town. Then dismay! The West Indian cricket board dropped him from the side. The anger amongst the populus was immense, and the word went round to boycot the game. On the day of the match, the ground which would normally been "heaving" WITH 30,000, singing, chanting, noisy fans. Was empty. They played the game before an almost empty stadium. That night someone took a pot of paint and a brush, and painted on the stadium wall. "NO CUMMINS - NO GOINGS.
2007-03-12
11:05:41
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David H
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