Lives in Cricket No 13 - AP Lucas

they must walk an extra thirty yards to come through the professionals’ gate, which aroused great resentment. He arranged for one batsman to go through each gate and when it was Warwickshire’s turn to field he marched them through the professionals’ gate, along the boundary to the amateurs’ gate and thence onto the field. These antics amused Essex’s East End crowd but not their West End secretary, who made a formal complaint. 98 Lucas, Essex committee man, 1890-1912 115 Minutes of the special committee meeting at which Lucas and others decided that amateurs and professionals should use the same gate onto the field of play. Note, though, C.E.Green’s signed comment, not agreeing, at the end. 98 Account of the match on Cricinfo website.