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Post by whakidywhak on Nov 27, 2013 4:06:03 GMT
Law 17.4 allows the bowler a trial run up and this is interpreted as not to allow running on the pitch. Therefore, the trial run up options are to stop short of a 'normal' follow-through or take place to the side of the playing surface (using the extended popping crease) or be done from the crease back to the bowler's mark. Trial run ups are commonplace and often allowed by umpires including the bowler's follow through onto the pitch. Is this a case of umpires reluctance to enforce an unpopular Law?
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Post by gooders on Nov 27, 2013 6:19:10 GMT
Law 43 Says. Use your common sense.
There is no need to be too pedantic about interpretation of the laws, unless you want to be thought of by captains and players along the lines of "Oh no, not you again".
By all means, have a quiet word, but don't become that umpire nobody wants at their match by being too officious.
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Post by whakidywhak on Nov 27, 2013 10:09:34 GMT
Oops! Didn't want to be too pedantic. So I take it from your reply that you would allow a full trial run-up with follow through onto the pitch?
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Post by gooders on Nov 27, 2013 13:48:28 GMT
When I was playing, I rarely had a trial run up, as I knew how to mark out my run up, but so long as there was no time wasting element involved, I can't see a problem with a trial run up, so long as the bowler didn't follow through "down the pitch". I would expect him/her to run off as normal.
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Post by sillypoint on Dec 14, 2013 7:51:40 GMT
In the original post you state: "this is interpreted as not to allow running on the pitch". Law 17.4 makes reference to 42.13 which concerns "avoidable damage to the pitch". I disagree. My interpretation of this law is that it presumes that a certain amount of damage to the pitch by the bowler is UNavoidable. There is the further cross reference to 42.12 which precludes the bowler running on the protected area. I think a wise umpire would only prevent a trial run up on the basis of 42.13 if the condition of the pitch was such that significant damage was being done by that bowler every time he/she bowled. In that circumstance you might consider that one less follow through is a good thing, but take careful note of Gooders' caution against being overly pedantic.
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