- A spinner delivers a ball. The batsman overbalances and misses, but the wicketkeeper fumbles. The batsman then takes a further step up the pitch as the keeper collects and breaks the stumps. The batsman is well out of his crease as the fielding team appeals. Before you can make a decision, the third umpire informs you that it is a no ball. Now what? Assume that the non-striker has been backing up as normal and nothing different has happened with him.
- A tail ender is on strike. The fielding captain sets a field that includes the following: forward short leg, square leg, deep backward square, leg gully, short midwicket. You have some idea of what will be happening and indeed you see the right-arm quick run in and bowl chest-to-shoulder-high balls that the batsman is clearly struggling to deal with. He is well-padded up though, and despite getting a few blows to the body, he soldiers on. It only happens when the tail ender is on strike, however. Can you do anything?
- A ball gets smashed into the stands and the fans (back when there were fans) return it to the field of play. At the end of the over a fielder throws it to you and you realise that despite being similar, this is not the same ball that was in play prior to the six. It plays very much the same but the fact remains that this is not the same ball. What do you do?