Rule Clarification

[GhostofJimJess]

With umpires being far more vigilant on calling leg-side wides compared with those outside off, what is the current interpretation of leg/off-side when a batsman employs the reverse sweep?

Does he automatically lose that tightness of call down leg-side if he suddenly switches from being a right- to a left-handed batsman (or vice versa)?

Or is it called as bouncers as are - according to the batsman's usual upright stance?

 

[Mr P@H]

Probably down to intepretation, if the Bowler deliberately bowls very wide in order to stop the batsmen getting to the ball, that's the whole point of the wide down leg rule to stop bowlers just bowling down the leg side in a defensive manner.

 

[TorresIsGod]

During the CB series, this rule was debated by Tony Greig and Ian Chappell every time Nixon, Loye or Joyce employed the reverse sweep.

The rule stays the same, legside/offside is based on the batsmans style of bat, right or left handed, regardless of what shot is being played

(I think that's the rules anyway, I could be wrong)

 

[ubolt]

the offside/legside stays the same, but the wide will come down to the interpretation of the umpire and what he believes.

Some umpires will let that go, i have a tendency to not let it go because the bowler shouldn't be bowling down leg side in the first place.

 

[red+black]

the offside/legside stays the same

correct

 

[ubolt]

of course i'm correct, i'm a professional umpire

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Thanks lads. Thankfully I haven't had to endure the Greig/Chappell/Lawry show here on Sky.

 

[Marklar_33]

of course i'm correct, i'm a professional umpire

ok, so what happens if you catch a ball in the field of play, then throw it up in celebration, over the boundary line?

 

[ubolt]

to claim a catch you have to have full control of the ball and of your movements.

Once you have done that you can do whatever you want, you can run into the crowd if you really wish.


throwing the ball up in celebration generally means you've got full control of the ball and of your own movements.