Horns, hooters banned at cricket matches – SLC

Horns, hooters banned at cricket matches – SLC

July 30, 2012   08:25 am

Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to ban spectators from bringing in portable horns, hooters to cricket match venues with immediate effect.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board Media Manager Rajith Fernando said that the Cricket Board arrived at the decision to safeguard spectator comfort inside spectator areas of the stadium.

Portable party horns and hooters are a common entertainment tool used by fans during cricket matches in Sri Lanka together with local drums and trumpets.

However, Fernando said that the use of drums and trumpets by what’s known locally as a ‘papare band’ will still be permitted at match venues.

The ban on party horns and hooters comes as Sri Lanka and India faceoff in a one day international cricket series as well as a Twenty20 match.

During the third match of the five match one day international series in Colombo over the weekend a popular television commentator was seen on TV just before the start of the match saying such items should be banned from match venues.

International television commentator and former cricketer Tony Greg said that the use of party horns made it difficult for officials and television commentators to hear what was being said on the ground.

The Sri Lankan Cricket Board said the ban on the party horns will come into effect from the fourth game of the series between India and Sri Lanka which will be played on Tuesday.

Fernando said that security officers at the gates of match venues have been told to search the fans arriving for the game for portable party horns or hooters.

In September, Sri Lanka will be hosting the Twenty20 World Cup.

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