Are you refusing to leave Sir?

Mike Smedley's blocked route to the pavilion by a job's-worth steward, strictly sticking to his instructions, in the recent game at Trent Bridge against Durham was over-shadowed by some blundering stewards at Old Trafford who felt to need to eject David Bumble Lloyd, former county captain and life-member of Lancashire, from the members' bar, whist he was perusing old photos - many of which had himself in them during the T20 International on Wednesday.


Lloyd was said to be "flipping livid".


The bar-steward!!


Another recent similar incident involved Alec Stewart at the Oval when he was refused entry into a hospitality area despite wearing his access to all areas pass, having a gate named after him and being a Surrey all time hero - this was all caught by Sky TV too - a bit embarrassing eh!


Some years ago, according to cricinfo,  the late Polly Umrigar, a former India batsman, who was stopped at the Polly Umrigar Gate in the Wankhede stadium by a security guard.