I found the following on CI. While I do not condone the current
behavior of the Aussies and the SA'ans vis-a-vis sledging as we have
seen evidence of recently, I believe the following anecdote
demonstrates that good-natured sledging can be fun, and very much in
the spirit of the game.
Date-stamped : 18 Feb97 - 10:15
15 February 1997
Mars Bar For Kosie Venter?
Mark Taylor, as leader of the cricket team branded the world`s
number one sledgers, recalled this week how stocky Free State
all-rounder Kosie Venter was batting against offspinner Tim May
in Bloemfontein on the 1994 tour here. Venter remained rooted to
the crease, despite May`s attempts to entice a charge down the
track through variations in flight. Eventually, exasperated wick-
etkeper Ian Healy called out to Mark Waugh: "Through down a Mars
bar; that might draw him out of his crease." Quick as a flash
Venter told Healy: "No, Boonie`s fielding at short-leg. He`ll
beat me to it."
Source :: Sunday Times