Post by jaybee on Sept 3, 2010 16:42:24 GMT
We all know that in the event of (possible) serious injury to a player (or umpire) we should call 'Dead Ball' but I don't think there's anything concrete in the Laws to govern the consequences.
Last week a fielder (the side's captain) misfielded a well-timed drive. It went through his hands and hit him square in the face and he went down. I called dead ball immediately and saw that the batsmen had just about crossed on their first run.
When we'd checked that the player was OK I agreed with the fielders that as the batsmen had probably crossed we'd award one run. The batsmen had run a second time and I made them change ends.
The striker (who was a bit lippy anyway) said that they were on their second run when the call of Dead Ball came; I don't know whether he's deaf or heard the other umpire call later but I'd made my decision and that was it anyway.
I'm posting this because I'm sure this sort of scenario must have happened before and the only way of sorting things out is to use a good dollop of Law 43. If anybody has a better answer - or thinks differently - I'd like to hear it.
Last week a fielder (the side's captain) misfielded a well-timed drive. It went through his hands and hit him square in the face and he went down. I called dead ball immediately and saw that the batsmen had just about crossed on their first run.
When we'd checked that the player was OK I agreed with the fielders that as the batsmen had probably crossed we'd award one run. The batsmen had run a second time and I made them change ends.
The striker (who was a bit lippy anyway) said that they were on their second run when the call of Dead Ball came; I don't know whether he's deaf or heard the other umpire call later but I'd made my decision and that was it anyway.
I'm posting this because I'm sure this sort of scenario must have happened before and the only way of sorting things out is to use a good dollop of Law 43. If anybody has a better answer - or thinks differently - I'd like to hear it.
