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Post by jaybee on Jun 20, 2008 17:01:40 GMT
I've just had an email which I'll reproduce below:
If you call and caution properly you will be taking a step to protect yourself and your club / league as well as yourself!
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Post by missingleg on Jun 20, 2008 21:58:06 GMT
Duely noted. Thanks :-)
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Post by Number 6 on Jun 22, 2008 19:13:26 GMT
Thanks for the heads-up, duly noted.
I got involved in a "discussion" only a couple of weeks ago with a bowler and his skipper. It was towards the end of a 50 over game, it was late, cloudy and the light was not brilliant.
The opening fast bowler was brought back on at my end and first ball he bowled a quick bouncer at a tailender who had to take avoiding action. I took the decision to immediately tell him not to bowl any more of those and gave him a first warning. He and his skipper protested that bouncers were perfectly legal which is of course correct but I said not in this light at a tailender. In good light at a good batsman is a different matter.
The moral being that I'd rather be moaned at on the field or by my league later than risk a batsman getting injured.
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Post by missingleg on Jun 22, 2008 19:38:42 GMT
Seems like a good use of Law 43 there, Number 6 - though shouldn't you have threatened to 'no-ball' him for further bouncers, or does it fall into 'dangerous and unfair bowling'? Not sure on that one...
Players don't seem to think about safety that much, I've noticed.
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Post by johnfgolding on Jun 22, 2008 20:02:40 GMT
Seems like a good use of Law 43 there, Number 6 - though shouldn't you have threatened to 'no-ball' him for further bouncers, or does it fall into 'dangerous and unfair bowling'? Not sure on that one... Players don't seem to think about safety that much, I've noticed. Players will understand safety if you explain it to them. This example in my opinion falls under law 42.6(a). A batsman of low skill and not very good conditions. You would also need to think about suspension of play - law 3.9 The threat of that can help. |
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Post by Number 6 on Jun 22, 2008 21:24:27 GMT
Yes, I did no-ball the bowler and gave a warning under 42.6 even though it was his first ball, repetition not being applicable in my opinion because of poor light and low batsman skill level. During the ensuing "discussion" I did say that we would consider suspending play unless our advice was heeded.
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Post by johnfgolding on Jun 23, 2008 6:21:24 GMT
Yes, I did no-ball the bowler and gave a warning under 42.6 even though it was his first ball, repetition not being applicable in my opinion because of poor light and low batsman skill level. During the ensuing "discussion" I did say that we would consider suspending play unless our advice was heeded. Sounds exactly what I would have done making sure my colleague was in agreement (of course). |
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Post by johnfgolding on Jul 9, 2008 8:13:53 GMT
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