BBC Blog Network

User Profile

jwa1987

Listed below are comments made by jwa1987 between Wednesday, 20th August 2008 and Wednesday, 20th August 2008.

«Newer
Older»

Ask Bearders #176 1:27pm on 20 Aug 2008 Hi Bill, my question (or perhaps series of questions) concerns being run out at the non-striker’s end before the ball has been bowled. Last weekend we had a bit of a palaver because of it. We were the fielding side and the non-striker was backing-up rather enthusiastically. For some reason the bowler decided enough was enough and ran him out before bowling the ball. The batsman protested because he should have been warned first. Our coach was furious with the bowler, indicating that ‘this is not cricket’ and ‘we don’t play cricket like that…ever!’ In the end, the umpire ruled the non-striker to be not out since the bowler was going against the spirit of the game, and the game continued as normal. So, who was right? Should the batsman be given a warning, is it a viable dismissal, and does it contravene the spirit of the game (anymore than say a bowler bowling underarm to prevent a six of the last ball)? And, has this ever occurred at first-class or even international level?

«Newer
Older»

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites