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by **Ashish Banerj** » Fri, 28 Feb 1997 04:00:00

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

by **Charles Le** » Fri, 28 Feb 1997 04:00:00

Quote:

> 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

I don't know if I'm missing something here, but that's not what
I understand as "sledging". That's just a bit of good natured banter.
What I call "sledging" is th kind of sometimes racist, sometimes ***
kind of exchange that we occasionally (?) see here on rsc. The above
example may be a bit of off-putting "gamesmanship", but no much more
harmful or objectionable than that.
Cheers!
Charles

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mistake when you make it again."
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by **Suresh Naray** » Fri, 28 Feb 1997 04:00:00

Quote:

>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

Great one, really enjoyed reading it !

Suresh

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