Dunne rues wash-out (21 December 1998)
THE abandonment of the first Test between New Zealand and India yesterday left umpire Steve Dunne dejected
21-Dec-1998
21 December 1998
Dunne rues wash-out
By D J Rutnagur in Dunedin
THE abandonment of the first Test between New Zealand and India
yesterday left umpire Steve Dunne dejected.
The match was called off early on the third day, depriving Dunne
for a second time of standing in a Test on his home ground.
The last time he had been appointed to officiate at Carisbrook
was in the 1988-89 New Zealand v Pakistan fixture. That, too, was
abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Although the decision to call off this match might seem to have
been made in indecent haste, the rain had meant that the ground
would have been too wet for any play yesterday. And the forecast
for tomorrow, the scheduled last day, was appalling.
A break in the clouds was expected today and the sides planned to
play a limited-overs day-night match.
The fourth day of the third and final Test between Pakistan and
Zimbabwe in Faisalabad was called off yesterday due to fog, as
were the first three days. After a win and a draw, Zimbabwe have
now effectively won the series, their first overseas triumph.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)