Unusual Dismissal

[outabounds]

Saw something I have never seen before in a game yesterday.
-Non striker was backing up on the last ball of the over.
-Ball goes through to the keeper.
-Non striker does not return to his crease but starts patting down the wicket.
- The keeper has a ping at the stumps at the bowlers end and hits them at the bowlers end about 1 second before the umpire calls over.The non striker is patting down the wicket and looks up in shock to be given out - run out

I thinks the umps made the right call but there was some discussion about when the ball is dead. Keepers stump guys batting out of their crease all the time like this, so i guess its out. Bit of tension as some thought it wasn't in the spirit of the game. Thoughts?

 

[Parquet Court]

i always thought the ball was dead as soon as the keeper had taken it and there was no activity in terms of taking a quick single from the two batsmen.

very unsportsman-like though, keepers seem to be like that in grade cricket

 

[legend166]

i always thought the ball was dead as soon as the keeper had taken it and there was no activity in terms of taking a quick single from the two batsmen.

very unsportsman-like though, keepers seem to be like that in grade cricket

Definitely not. You've never seen keepers quickly try to throw down the stumps of a batsman not smart enough to get back after batting out of his crease?

 

[outabounds]

Definitely not. You've never seen keepers quickly try to throw down the stumps of a batsman not smart enough to get back after batting out of his crease?

Correct - keepers always try and get the striker who is batting out of his crease out like this.

 

[outabounds]

i always thought the ball was dead as soon as the keeper had taken it and there was no activity in terms of taking a quick single from the two batsmen.

very unsportsman-like though, keepers seem to be like that in grade cricket

No doubt unsportsmanlike but also pretty dumb from the non striker.

 

[freocuz]

Excerpt from Law 23.

The ball is dead when it is finally settled in the hands of the wicketkeeper or bowler. Whether the ball is finally settled is a matter for the umpire alone to decide.

 

[red+black]

I would always wait to heat the umpire say "Over".

 

[outabounds]

Excerpt from Law 23.

The ball is dead when it is finally settled in the hands of the wicketkeeper or bowler. Whether the ball is finally settled is a matter for the umpire alone to decide.

read the last part of that law about the ball being dead when it is clear that the fielding side and both batsmen at the wicket have ceased to regard it as in play.

in this case the fielding side didn't regard then ball as being dead.

 

[Ghostwriter]

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