{"id":31221,"date":"2016-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/councillor-s-safety-threatened-over-potential-cricket-ball-ban\/"},"modified":"2016-04-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T00:00:00","slug":"councillor-s-safety-threatened-over-potential-cricket-ball-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/councillor-s-safety-threatened-over-potential-cricket-ball-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillor\u2019s safety threatened over potential cricket ball ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Local councillor Mark Basham has accused The Advertiser of misreporting his position on the use of cricket balls in public parks and says his safety has been threatened in the ensuing backlash.<\/h3>\n<p>Mr Basham says he simply requested a report into public safety concerns around the use of cricket balls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegretfully The Advertiser has taken the issue completely out of context,\u201d he told Leon Byner on FIVEAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe council hasn\u2019t even made a decision on this. All we\u2019ve done is call for a report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intent of the motion was to bring back a report looking at how we can resolve the issue on reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been instances where people have been injured, none seriously that I\u2019m aware of, by a cricket ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO MARK BASHAM HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/259961705&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mr Basham \u2013 a Port Adelaide Enfield councillor \u2013 said it was only one possible outcome that cricket balls be banned for casual users who hadn\u2019t booked a park\u2019s cricket nets.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThat would be the absolute furthest it would go. I\u2019m not saying I will support that or not, I want to see what the actual impact of that would be on the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he had received an \u201cenormous\u201d amount of public reaction in the wake of an article published in The Advertiser.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the threats I\u2019ve been getting are a little bit over the top\u2026 for having raised this issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are threatening my safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of people think this is an unnecessary move, to even look at it,\u201d Mr Basham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps they haven\u2019t seen that some of our sporting grounds are very heavily used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/power-coach-ken-hinkley-backs-his-assistant-coaches\">KEN HINKLEY SHOOTS DOWN PORT ADELAIDE RUMOUR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/leon-byner\/christopher-pyne-shrugs-off-potential-labor-challenger\">CHRISTOPHER PYNE SHRUGS OFF LABOR CHALLENGER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local councillor Mark Basham has accused The Advertiser of misreporting his position on the use of cricket balls in public parks and says his safety has been threatened in the ensuing backlash. 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