Intervention from square leg?

[daley111]

standing at square leg in a match when the bowler's umpire gave a batsman out for LBW. It was evident to all that the batsman had actually hit the ball. A lond click and I could see the deviation. The batsman after his look of disbelief walked off without a recall from the fielding captain- should I have acted??

[gooders]

Quite simply No, it is not in your jurisdiction to make a decision upon an appeal for LBW. It is a decision for the umpire at the non-striker's end only to make. I recall an incident when the batsman in a match I officiated at, was given out L.B.W. when it was quite apparent even from square leg that he was stood well outside the line of leg stump, but as any good umpire will tell you, there was nothing I could do about it, regardless of whether or not I felt the decision was incorrect.

[nazmulahsan]

If the ball passes or would have passed above the waist highet of the striker on the full, standing upright at the popping crease, the bowler end's umpire shall call and signal no ball and it's his only jurisdiction according to laws and playing conditions. Few days ago I was officiating a match when my colegue called no ball for beamar although I was convinced that it was not a beamar but I had to comply my collegue because it was a tense match. Now when I go to officiate any match I tell my collegue not to call no ball for beamar when he is in square leg because it's not his jurisdiction. Am I right?

[missingleg]

Yes you are (though you might be wise to work as a team here and have a mini-signal agreement)

[sillypoint]

I think it is worth adding to this discussion that under the Laws dangerous and unfair bowling is solely the jurisdiction of the bowler's end umpire (ref Law 42.7.a), but this is not necessarily the case in all competitions. If a competition's playing rules vary this (some make it a decision for either umpire to make) then this overrides the Laws. It is always important for umpires to know and understand BOTH the Laws of Cricket and any playing rules for whatever competition they are officiating in.

[jaybee]

Mar 15, 2014 10:24:12 GMT missingleg said:

Yes you are [right to tell colleague not to call no ball for beamer] (though you might be wise to work as a team here and have a mini-signal agreement)

There's also the difficulty where you're the sole umpire and there's a player at square leg who does this. I waited until the end of the over and had a quiet word about the Law, although in that particular case it ended up with disciplinary action because one of the batsmen then tried to interfere!

[missingleg]

Jaybee I've had that before;
It's a very awkward situation to deal with especially when player-umpires think (for beamers) the waist is your belt line and not the bottom of your ribcage.

[Mayur Wankhade Deshmukh]

According to laws , it is solely in the jurisdiction of Bowler's end umpire.
Striker end umpire can help with semi signals (like, partially extending one/both arm as the case may be) if his bowler's end colleague looks to him and ask about his opinion on that delivery ( above waist , over head height ).
This practice will take care standing as striker's end umpire that you are respecting your colleagues jurisdiction and helping him in wise way when he really asked for the help.
Such help can be taken and served with mere eye contacts.