Hit the Ball Twice

[Ganesh]

Question is -



The striker lawfully hits the ball twice. There is an overthrow, but not until after the batsmen have started running. They complete one run. If they had crossed before the overthrow, no runs will count. Should they be sent back to their original ends in this case?



As per the law 34 , the umpire shall call and signal Dead ball as soon as one run is completed or the ball
reaches the boundary. The run or boundary shall be disallowed. The batsmen shall
be returned to their original ends.



But got a reference for the same question which says - " The first part run does not count, is not a disallowance of runs. It is simply a run not added to the total. It has exactly the same status as the run in progress when a batsman is Run out and hence batsman should not be sent back to their original ends.



Your thoughts please ?

[jaybee]

Broadly, since October 2013, no runs can be scored as a result of a ball struck twice and there is a change that restricts the allowance of penalties where no attempt has been made to play or avoid injury by the ball, with the exception of 'No Ball' the penalty for which always applies.
From the MCC explanatory notes:
Reason for the change
"Law 34.4 (Runs scored from ball lawfully struck more than once) – it has been decided that runs can no longer be scored after a lawful second strike. Currently [i.e. before October 2013], runs can be taken only after an overthrow, but it is now agreed that a lawful second strike (in defence of his wicket) was enough of a privilege for the striker and that no runs should be able to accrue.
"Interpretation and application
"The change is that now the batsmen are not allowed to take runs, even for overthrows."

It follows that the batsmen are always returned to their original ends unless there is a dismissal (e.g. Run Out after the batsmen have crossed on their first and only attempt to score a run)

[nompere]

Thanks John. This clears all doubts. Cheers.