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Keeper walking up to stumps during bowler's run-up
Can the wicketkeeper walk up to the stumps during the bowler's run up? ...asks Lee Murray No, he cannot. This is major movement and is a disadvantage to a batsman (e.g. he might choose to be in or out of the crease in his stance). Some keepers have a technique of taking one of 2 steps and this is acceptable as long as it is not major or makes the umpire believe it is causing a disadvantage to the batsman. Same applies to a fielder; The fielder may walk in, but usually a major sideways movement or similar, if noticed by an umpire, would be signaled no-ball. Then again, the interpretation of the term 'major' is left to the umpire on the field.
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 September 2008 10:49
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Full toss above waist by a spinner
A full toss above waist height delivered by a fast bowler is a no-ball. Is a full toss above waist height delivered by a slow/spin bowler a no-ball? ...asks Kanchan Bandyopadhyay Yes. A full toss above waist is a no-ball regardless of how fast or slow a bowler is. (The umpires at international level tend to be lineant, but at all club levels in New Zealand, it is a no-ball).
An extra to this: I would like to ask an international umpire how he would determine who is a slow bowler and a fast bowler. What happens if a spinner bowls a quicker delivery and it ends up being a over waist height... how would be interpret the law then? And what happens if a fast bowler bowls a slower ball and it turned out to be over waist; would he then call it a good ball? I'd say the law should be same for all bowlers to avoid all this ambiguity.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 September 2008 11:21
Hit-wicket while practice shot
A batsman plays and misses a ball and the ball carries through to the keeper who drops the ball. The batsman practices his shot again and hits the stumps. Is this out? ...asks Jason Trowill No. The batsman is not out as he hit the stumps after completing his shot. The batsman is hit-wicket if he hits the stumps while playing the shot when the ball is bowled.
Last Updated on Monday, 15 September 2008 11:58
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Changing stance from left-handed to right
Can an ambidextrous batsmen change his stance from left-handed to right-handed (or vice-versa) at any stage of a bowler's delivery and switch stances between each ball in an over? ...asks Rhys T The batsman can definitely change his stance from left-handed to right-handed during a bowler's delivery or even the run up. The initial problem that arises for the umpire due to this is the interpretation of a wide. Now, if the batsman starts as a right-hander just before the bowler begins his run up and if the batsman changes his stance mid-way through from right to left, the wide is interpreted as if a right hander was batting. And the second part of your question: a batsman can switch from a right-hander to left-hander or vice versa in between deliveries and the wide will be judged according to what stance the batsman started with. Note that a delivery is deemed to be in progress from the time the bowler starts his run up.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 September 2008 11:22
Can a batsman stand wherever he likes?
Can a batsman stand wherever he likes when a ball is being bowled to him? I.e. for a 'free hit' can he stand behind the stumps in order to have more time to hit the ball? Or stand at the non-strikers end? ...asks Melon Nice question! For this I would also need to pull out my expert batting advice. Batsmen, as you see or hear on TV, have tried getting behind the stumps in 20-20s for a free hit, but no one has tried getting near the bowling crease yet. Both ways are quite stupid and dont give you an advantage, so I am not sure as to why people would want to try that. If you stand behind the batting crease, you are only expecting the bowler to bowl a loose ball to you, because if he simply bowls at the stumps and hits them, you wont be scoring any runs; missed chance! And what if the keeper is standing up? In my opinion, standing behind the crease should be illegal, because the line after the stumps belongs to the wicket keeper (or the fielding team). I dont know why they are allowing this but according to my expert umpiring prediction, in future batting from behind the crease would be made illegal and could possible attract penalty runs awarded to the bowling side. Even more stupider is getting close to the bowling crease as it would only make it harder for you. Imagine standing 2 meters away from the bowling crease; its just like someone standing 2 meters away from you and throwing the ball at you from that distance, real quickly. You wont have enough time to react at the speed from that close, unless you are superman of course. If you ever try to do that to me, I might just bowl the ball on to your head. It wouldnt be signalled a no ball by the umpire because you would be way too much down the pitch.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 September 2008 11:22
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