Date-stamped : 14 Jun94 - 18:26
News Roundup, 14 Jun 94

Richard Stemp will be reported to the TCCB for misconduct follow-
ing   an  incident  yesterday  at  Bradford  on  the final day of
Yorkshire v Somerset County Championship game.  Stemp was  field-
ing  at  point when an appeal for a catch at the wicket was given
not out by Umpires Constant and  White because  (reportedly)   of
doubt   as   to   whether  it  carried.  Stemp made "comments" to
the bastman Lathwell, for which he is being reported.   I  under-
stand  this  was only the second ball of the day, in which Somer-
set were defending a  required  4th  day  total  of  360  or  so.
Lathwell  went on to  contribute  healthily to  a day which ended
with Somerset on 224-4 Stemp got only 1 wicket - a  poor   return
for  a  left  arm spinner on the 4th day - that being Lathwell's,
bowled.
<END> Contributed by D.W.Shepherd (D.W.Shepherd@bradford.ac.uk)

====> MORE
Richard Stemp has been assured that his chances  of  playing  for
England  on Thursday would not be affected by a flare-up at Brad-
ford.  The Yorkshire spinner did his image no good at all   after
allegedly swearing when a decision did not go his way in Monday's
championship match against Somerset.  Stemp was in line  to   win
his first cap and England captain Keith Fletcher said nothing had
changed.  He went on: "We don't know any of the facts  and  we're
concentrating on getting him right for the Test."
<END> Contributed by goo-chie (jdw5@*.ukc.ac.uk)

New Zealand have called up 29-year old Stuart Roberts  as  a  re-
placement  for  injured paceman Danny Morrison.  The medium pacer
is currently coaching in Holland and will not arrive  in  England
in  time  for  Thursday's second Test.  Roberts is not a complete
stranger to  international  cricket  having  played two   one-day
matches  for  New Zealand in the past.  Morrison learnt on Monday
that his tour had been ended by a persistent hamstring injury.
<END> Contributed by goo-chie (jdw5@*.ukc.ac.uk)