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Article: COUNTY CRICKETERS ONLY INTERESTED IN BEING AVERAGE, SAYS LAW
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 1999
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AUSTRALIA and Essex batsman Stuart Law launched a stinging attack
on the state of English cricket today labelling county players
average and criticising them for being selfish, writes David Bond.
Law, who has just returned to his Queensland home after his fourth
season in the English county game, ended the summer as the country's
leading run scorer with a stunning haul of 1,833 runs at an average
of 73.39.
But the 30-year-old, who is still hopeful of playing for
Australia, said: "Guys are so happy at being average in England.
They want a pay rise for being average. They are all about me,
looking after number one and not worrying about your mates.
"Also, it is getting to the stage where ...