Cricketing bum ups

[Adarsh]

Hold on a minute, I don't think you can't be out if the ball is rolling.

 

[Chimp132]

i was batting a year ago, and the ball was a beamer above my head, so i tryed hooking it, and it got the edge of my bat and landed in the wicket keepers pads, the umpire didnt call it as a no ball and the wicket keeper didnt pic the ball out and hold it up, and the umpire gave it out :S

 

[Iron-Haggis]

Did you manage to stop to check or something? How did you know where your foot was?

The umpire told me thats why I was being no-balled. Because he no-balled me 3 times in an over and I asked him. His explanation was that I was raising my foot in the air, so I asked him if my raised foot was still behind the line and he said yes. So I told him that it wasn't a no-ball and so did two teammates (both who are qualified umpires). But the guy was so arrogant he said we were all wrong. Pity we didn't have a rule book.

 

[Stephen Bailey]

The umpire told me thats why I was being no-balled. Because he no-balled me 3 times in an over and I asked him. His explanation was that I was raising my foot in the air, so I asked him if my raised foot was still behind the line and he said yes. So I told him that it wasn't a no-ball and so did two teammates (both who are qualified umpires). But the guy was so arrogant he said we were all wrong. Pity we didn't have a rule book.

I don't know if it's the same in the scorebooks you use in Australia, but here the scorebooks have the rules in the back of them. Having been in the same situation as you, it was handy to be able to show other teams they were wrong.

 

[MUFC1987]

The umpire told me thats why I was being no-balled. Because he no-balled me 3 times in an over and I asked him. His explanation was that I was raising my foot in the air, so I asked him if my raised foot was still behind the line and he said yes. So I told him that it wasn't a no-ball and so did two teammates (both who are qualified umpires). But the guy was so arrogant he said we were all wrong. Pity we didn't have a rule book.

It's strange the number of people you come across who seem to think they know all the rules without even doing a qualification or anything. I mean I'm all for people helping out, but that is kind of basic.

 

[rickyp]

lol i had this one guy on my seniors team who thought that when the ball hit someones pads without playing a shot it was out, he wouldnt believe me when i said it still had to be going on to hit the stumps (i told him because i kept laughing each time he appealed for these rudiculously not out lbw's) This was in 2nd div too so you would of thought he would know something like that

 

[ste_mc_efc]

first match of my cricket interform today, (in fact only 1 was played, the afternoon matches were called off because the teacher went on a trip somewhere, typically well organisesd start for my school)

during the match the teacher disappeared, so the 6th form alds had to umpire on their own (they did a good job, apart from one trying to make me bowl over the wicket) the opposition batted first, amassed 57 runs off just 6 overs, into our 6th over we needed 20 runs off 1 over to win, as 7/13 regular players in our years team were in france on a trip the teams were quite thin, so a really bad player bowled, he bowled 15 wides and 2 no balls (and remarkably took 2 wickets) i came in to bat (without a cup, and nealry no helmet) at the non stirkers end with 3 runs off 2 balls required

the abtsman out before i came in got stumpes (off a no ball) one umpire signalle dno ball, nothing else, the other said he was out, the batsman didnt have a clue what was going, the teacher didnt know if you could be stumped off a no-ball or notso there was a 5 minute hold up, but the batsman walked

great organisation from my school

 

[Iron-Haggis]

Well the batsmen before you should have been given not out.

 

[A_Whitey]

15 wides? Had he ever played before? I used to bowl wides every over a few months ago, now it's very rare.

 

[SAFC]

Angry with umpires making wrong decisions or them frankly not knowing the rules this is the place for these stories.

I created this thread because of this story which has made me angry.
At school i was batting for my form in the interform cricket championship. My form has won the last 2 years. I was batting this kid was bowling underarm to me as he could'nt bowl overarm. THe ball was about my chest height without pitching. Me thinking this was a no ball hit it and was caught at mid on. Thinking i was not out i prepared for next ball only to see in the corner of my eye the umpires finger raise. I was absolutely shocked and you should of heard the colourful language i was using on the way back to my team. I know my rules and that is not out do you agree?

Regardless of wether you know the rules if the umpire gives it out then it's out. Umpires decision is final. Swearing at the umpire will not help and if anything get you into more trouble.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

15 wides? Had he ever played before? I used to bowl wides every over a few months ago, now it's very rare.

im not sure, but we bowled terribly, (much improved performance in the final, only 4 off my over instead of the 14 in the first match, maybe because we had to restrict them a lot as we batted first and quite poorly) but there was 26 runs off his over i think, he is generally quite sport aswell, he just cant bowl

and iron-haggis, im not sure, i though it would be out as its simlare to be run out?


in the final another contraversial thing happened, our captain was "mankaded" (is that the correct term?) without a prior warning, (their bowler completed his stride, then turned and knocked off the bails) but he wasnt walking that far down the pitch, if he was halfway down i could understand, but he was literally only 1-2 steps out of the crease

 

[Adarsh]

That can't be out. The bowler should run the batsman out before completing his final stride.

Anyway, I was no-balled yesterday twice because my backfoot was left of ( the line at the side of the pitch (with me bowling over the wicket). I hope you get the picture. Now is that right? Because my front foot was inside the area but my backfoot was to the left of the pitch.

 

[MUFC1987]

That can't be out. The bowler should run the batsman out before completing his final stride.

Anyway, I was no-balled yesterday twice because my backfoot was left of ( the line at the side of the pitch (with me bowling over the wicket). I hope you get the picture. Now is that right? Because my front foot was inside the area but my backfoot was to the left of the pitch.

Your back foot has to be within the return crease (the two lines that join the popping crease), whereas your front foot can be outside these lines, but must be behind the popping crease line. So if you've described what I think you've described, then yes it is a no ball.

I've never heard of that stride thing though. The only thing I know of is that it's sporting to give the batsman a warning before running him out, but it is not necessary.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

i know its not necessary, but IMO sportsmanship is very very important, if you win by cheating (i know this particular incident wasnt cheating) it doesnt feel like a win,

and we had been playing sporting, umpire askied if a ball went for 4 or 6, (we were batting) we said 4 (it bounced just inside), so he really should have warned him

 

[MUFC1987]

i know its not necessary, but IMO sportsmanship is very very important, if you win by cheating (i know this particular incident wasnt cheating) it doesnt feel like a win,

and we had been playing sporting, umpire askied if a ball went for 4 or 6, (we were batting) we said 4 (it bounced just inside), so he really should have warned him

What most umpires would do in that situation, is ask the Captain of the fielding side whether he wants the appeal to stand or not. That's so that some over excited teenager can't cross the line on his own, by mistake.