Let’s face it, risk is the nature of the game

We all know flying cricket balls can be hazardous. But is asking a small cricket club to surround themselves in netting a step too far?

Golf can be a hazardous game. Years ago, while a schoolboy, I hit a tee shot which was so wayward that it struck a friend on the head. He was standing 100 yards below me at the time, and well to my left, which gives an idea of just how bad the shot was. Anyway, he survived, if a little dazed, and didn't even seem to mind overly much.

I was reminded of the incident the other day when reading about the much worse case of Anthony Phee, who was hit in the eye by a wayward drive from fellow golfer James Gordon at Niddry Castle Golf Club in Winchburgh, West Lothian. Phee sued. The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that Mr Gordon was 70% responsible for the incident, but that the club had to bear 30% of the blame because it hadn't posted a sign warning players that they could be struck by balls.

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