LEFT ARM OVER
NEIL MANTHORP: Have bat and ball, will travel and play cricket for moolah
Despite mounting evidence that does not even require much of a search, there remain many cricket fans who will not see it, let alone recognise it for what it is. There will even be some who have read in this column over the years how profoundly – and quickly — the game is changing, and who refuse to see it. Cognitive dissonance is caused, perhaps, by the horror of the reality. A few days ago, a Black Caps fast bowler, Mitchell McLenaghan, asked Cricket New Zealand to release him from his national contract. Just like every other player of his generation, he grew up dreaming of playing for his country – and securing a national contract that would offer him financial security. Now he doesn’t want it. This is not without precedent. A dozen West Indian players have refused contracts and there has been a smattering of players from other countries, but they have either been at the end of their careers or in acrimonious dispute with their national boards. Not only is left-arm seamer McLenag...
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