Cricket Question

[craigbetts]

I am umpiring in a game this afternoon when the following happened:

The bowler delivers a ball which goes past the batsmen just by his shoulders (no touch) and drops on to the top of the wickets. Whats the decision? Btw I gave a no ball for being over waist height as it passes the batsmen. Is this correct? One of there guys disagreed and the game was on a knife edge at this time.

I am obv no umpire and was only filling in as I had previously played on.

[kukushkin88]

Yep, it's a no ball.

[TightEnd]

it bounces before passing the batsman's shoulder, or not?


here is a useful summary

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4172990.stm


if it's a full toss at that height, its a no ball

[craigbetts]

Yeah it was a full toss/beamer and from a medium quick bowler, to be fair due to the damp on the ball it had come out all wrong.

Thx for replies, its defo a no ball then and I made a good call.

Was a strange day, as we fielded in the first innings a woman came out of a nearby house and screamed for help. Her husband had collapsed on the toilet and she was unable to open the door. A few of our lads kicked the door in and one of the guys tried resuscitating the vicitim. No response and app he had been dead for 10 mins when the emergency services arrived. Cricket was kind of meh afterwards!

[Delboy]

How short was the batsman for a medium quick bowler to hit the stumps after going past his shoulder?


Edit: forget this, I have just re-read your post about the damp ball.

[KarmaDope]

If you judge the bowler to be quick enough to be a seamer, then it is a no ball and not out.