The Hindu : dated March 23, 1954: Wives' demand

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - This Day That Age

dated March 23, 1954: Wives' demand

Wives of Test cricketers are in revolt against what adds up to years of separation from their husbands engaged in repeated "bachelor" tours abroad. Reports from Trinidad suggest that the rumblings of dissatisfaction reflected there may soon erupt into an "ultimatum" by wives to the M.C.C. They will demand facilities to accompany their husbands on tours, backed by a hint that a rejection will mean the future unavailability of their men. Test cricketers have long been perturbed by these lengthy enforced separations which, for the "stars", worsen each season. Hutton, who goes to Australia next winter, will have made eight tours, aggregating nearly three years, unaccompanied by his wife. "It is unfair to wives and children," he says. Compton has led the way this tour by bringing his wife to join him in the West Indies and Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Evans have also reached Jamaica to join their husbands. But, in each case, husbands are bearing all the "reunion" expenses. They want arrangements for future travel to be taken into consideration officially.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Miscellaneous

News Update

Stories in this Section

Cartoon

The Hindu Crossword No. 7938

Solution to puzzle No. 7937

Sublimate sensory pursuits

dated March 23, 1954: Peaceful merger

dated March 23, 1954: Visalandhra

dated March 23, 1954: Wives' demand

dated March 23, 1954: Gregory Peck

Weather