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Post by johnfgolding on Jun 25, 2007 12:25:47 GMT
The law is quite clear about the bowlers and umpires responsibility if the bowler wishes to change his method of delivery from say over to around the wicket.
Advice is clear about the umpire being requested to stand back or forward.
If the bowler asks to change from bowling over to around the wicket is the umpire REQUIRED to tell the batsman if the bowlers run up will be between him or her and the stumps?
I can see why it is advisable to.
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Post by wisden17 on Jun 25, 2007 19:16:01 GMT
No need to. And I never do. Just let them know if there is going to be a change of delivery. I usually say:
"Change of action: Right arm round". That's it, and then check the sightscreens etc.
Also worth noting there is no need to keep saying over/round etc. if there is a right and left hander on strike (just tell the other batsman at the non-striker's end that it'll be round to him (or vice versa).
Oh and one thing that when I was doing my umpire's course that I never thought'd see was a bowler changing their mode of delivery without telling me, as I couldn't imagine a bowler bowling on the same side as the non-striker. Well I've had it happen (in a youth match) but still, was very odd, to suddenly see the bowler run between me and the non-striker!
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Post by johnfgolding on Jun 25, 2007 19:39:25 GMT
Thanks. That is what I thought.
What prompted the question was a batsman pulled away from his guard, before the ball was delivered, complaining I had not told him.
He was not the first batsman of that team to face this bowler going around.
Obviously I called and signalled dead ball.
I asked my colleague who said I should, although he had not done so up to that incident.
I can imagine your surprise.
You never stop learning.
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