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Hit a six and go back to pavilion
A cricket club in the UK has banned its players from hitting sixes - to protect neighbouring home owners.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: May 03, 2008 06:10 PM IST
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Players at Harrogate Cricket Club in North Yorks, have been cautioned that if they hit balls over the boundary towards the neighbouring houses, they will be declared out.
The borough council, which owns the ground, said it had received complaints from residents.
According to a report in The Daily Telegraph on Sunday, the cricketers, however, were sanguines.
The cricket fans worldwide maybe relishing the rain of sixes at show in the ongoing Indian Premier League, a cricket club in the UK has banned its players from hitting sixes - to protect neighbouring home owners.Players at Harrogate Cricket Club in North Yorks, have been cautioned that if they hit balls over the boundary towards the neighbouring houses, they will be declared out.
The borough council, which owns the ground, said it had received complaints from residents.
According to a report in The Daily Telegraph on Sunday, the cricketers, however, were sanguines.
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