Be the Umpire

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Standings

STANDINGS

PokerAce     -  20
IanG         -  16
ARKRafay     -  14
Abhas        -  8
stefan       -  6
Samuels      -  6
IceAgeComing -  6
talahayat    -  6

Questions & Answers

Round 1 (10 Points)

• Batsman hits the shot straight to the non-striker, the non-striker catches the ball to save himself and gives it to the bowler. The bowler then appeals for a catch, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The non-striker shall be given out for his willful action to obstruct the field, even when He was just trying to save himself, or even when his action was evasive.

According to Laws 33 & 37 : "If a batsman willfully handles the ball with a hand that is not touching the bat without the consent of the opposition, he is out." & "If a batsman willfully obstructs the opposition by word or action, he is out."

Right answers by: @PokerAce & @stefan

Wrong answers by: @ARKRafay, @IanG & @Samuels

• A fielder throws a ball at the stumps, the target misses wildly but hits the batsman running to the danger end. The ball hits the batsman on his pads and then reflects onto the stumps with the batsman being way out of the crease, the fielding side appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The player running towards the danger end will be given out. Even when there isn't anything in the laws of the game regarding this. However, the batsman has been adjudged out many times in the past, because the ball may have hit the batsman, but it's still in play.

According to Law 38 : "A batsman is run out at any time while the ball is in play and no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing side after a delivery stride."

Right answers by: @stefan, @Samuels, @PokerAce, @ARKRafay & @IanG. Or in other words, everyone.

Wrong answers by: ——

• The bowler bowls a legitimate deliver, while going back to his run-up mark, He notices the non-striker standing out of his crease, He throws the ball on the stumps and appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Dead ball - The appeal will be turned down as the ball became dead.

According to Law 23 : "The ball comes into play when the bowler begins his run up, and becomes dead when all the action from that ball is over. Once the ball is dead, no runs can be scored and no batsmen can be dismissed. The ball becomes dead for a number of reasons, most commonly when a batsman is dismissed, when a boundary is hit, or when the ball has finally settled with the bowler or wicketkeeper."

Right answers by: @PokerAce, @Samuels, @ARKRafay & @IanG

Wrong answers by: @stefan

• The two batsmen on the pitch try to sneak a run with the ball in wicket keeper's hand, the wicket keeper throws the ball at the striker's end and misses. The bowler collects that ball and throws at the same end where the keeper had thrown, He hits the stumps with both batsmen out of the crease, standing at the same place. Who would You give out? The batsman that hit the shot, or the player that came running from the non-striker's end?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The striker, who tried to hit the ball and failed shall be given out as He didn't cross.

According to Law 38.5 : "The batsman can be judged run out when he is closest to the end where the wicket has been put down by the opposition and no other batsman is available inside the crease of the same end. If two batsmen end up at the same place and did not cross, then the striker shall be given out. If they crossed, then the non-striker shall be given out."

Right answers by: @stefan, @PokerAce & @ARKRafay

Wrong answers by: @IanG

• A fielder, standing near the boundary rope catches the ball with/in his cap to avoid a six. What would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Not out, 5 runs penalty - The batsmen shall be given not out and the batting team will be awarded 5 penalty runs for a fielder willfully fielding the ball with any piece of his clothing.

According to Law 26.5/2 : "A fielder willfully fields the ball other than with his person (for example, using a cap or any other item of clothing)."

Right answers by: @PokerAce, @Samuels, @ARKRafay & @IanG

Wrong answers by: @stefan

Round 2 (10 Points, In progress)

• A genuine medium pacer comes on to bowl with a close up field, He bowls a short bowl and makes the batsman hit, the batsman tries to pull it but He edges it onto his head. The ball goes straight up in the air after hitting his helmet, the fielder at silly mid-off catches it and the entire team appeals for a catch. What would You do as an Umpire?

• The striker tries to advance down the ground and tries to maneuver the spinner for a six, but He misses as the ball was way down the leg side. The keeper collects the ball with his left hand and breaks the stumps with his right hand, without the ball being in it. The entire team appeals for a stump, is it out? What would You do as an Umpire?

• A bowler bowls a legitimate delivery, but He breaks the stumps with his right hand while He was running in to bowl. The batsman drives the ball straight back to the bowler, the ball hits the shoes of the bowler and reflects to the stumps. The fielding side appeals for a run out, would You give the non-striker out assuming the stumps were already broken before the ball was even bowled? What would You do as an Umpire?

• A spinner comes onto bowl with a close-in field, the batsman sweeps the ball. The fielder at the gully turns around to save himself, but He accidentally gets the ball stuck in his pocket. What would You do as an Umpire?

• The batsman plays a lofty straight drive. The ball hits the bowlers hand, and then it hits You (The Umpire) and goes onto hit the stumps, You (The Umpire) are severely injured but You have a decision to make, is the non-striker, who was standing way out of his crease. Out or not out? What would You do as an Umpire?

 

[stefan]

What would You do if You were the Umpire, if any of these things happened?

• Batsman hits the shot straight to the non-striker, the non-striker catches the ball to save himself and gives it to the bowler. The bowler then appeals for a catch, what would You do as an Umpire?

• A fielder throws a ball at the stumps, the target misses wildly but hits the batsman running to the danger end. The ball hits the batsman on his pads and then reflects onto the stumps with the batsman being way out of the crease, the fielding side appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

• The bowler bowls a legitimate deliver, while going back to his run-up mark, He notices the non-striker standing out of his crease, He throws the ball on the stumps and appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

• The two batsmen on the pitch try to sneak a run with the ball in wicket keeper's hand, the wicket keeper throws the ball at the stumps and misses. The bowler collects that ball and throws at the same end where the keeper had thrown, He hits the stumps with both batsmen out of the crease, standing at the same place. Who would You give out? The batsman that hit the shot, or the player that came running from the non-striker's end?

• A fielder, standing on the boundary rope catches the ball with/in his cap to avoid a six. What would You do as an Umpire?

1. Out as he has handled the ball/obstructed the field
2. Out. some bad luck for the batsman but that's how it goes.
3.Tell the bowler to withdraw the appeal if it was a first offence by the batsman. Tell the batsman if he does it again he will be out.
4.If they hadn't crossed its the striker that is out.
5.6 runs and not out

 

[Samuels]

I am not great at rules but let me try:

1) Not out because the ball would be dead/over once the non-striker has returned it to the bowler.

2) Out. Even if it ricochetted after hitting the batsman, he would be declared run out.

3) Mankading can be done anytime before the bowler takes his delivery stride but I believe he cannot do in between the deliveries i.e., before he has taken the runup to bowl the next ball. In the given case, the bowler was returning to his bowling mark after bowling a ball so it is assumed that the ball that he bowled is over/dead and a batsman cannot be runout mankading unless the bowler has already started his runup.

4) Assuming that keeper aimed at the striker's end and missed, the bowler would pick the ball up during his follow through and aim at the same end. Now, in usual, when two batsmen are running at the same end, the batsmen who is more short of the crease is given out (I can remember a famous Inzamam ul Haq - Yousuf Youhana mix up) however, in your rarest of rare cases the batsmen are the exact same spot at the time the stumps were broken. Again assuming the striker lost his gut when he saw the ball in the bowler's hand and returned to his (striker's) end without having run half way down the pitch, the non-striker will be given out.

5) Two points. 1. You are not allowed to catch the ball with their clothings (doing so means a 5 run penalty is levied on the fielding team I believe). 2. Even if catches the ball legitimately with his bare hands but is on the boundary rope, it is six no matter whether is his hands are inside (over-run leaning backwards catch) or outside the boundary.

 

[PokerAce]

These could be way wrong, but I will take a shot at it.

• Batsman hits the shot straight to the non-striker, the non-striker catches the ball to save himself and gives it to the bowler. The bowler then appeals for a catch, what would You do as an Umpire? - Dead Ball for Batsman. But Non Striker could be out, as under handling/obstructing the fielder rules, a batter is not allowed to pick up (field) the ball and hand it back to the fielders. However in this case it was evasive action being taken, so not deliberate fielding of the ball (Tell that to Ben Stokes !). Difficult one. Batsman definitely not out, the only one in trouble would be the non-striker, but since it was evasive action, I would say not out both.

• A fielder throws a ball at the stumps, the target misses wildly but hits the batsman running to the danger end. The ball hits the batsman on his pads and then reflects onto the stumps with the batsman being way out of the crease, the fielding side appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire? - Out.

• The bowler bowls a legitimate deliver, while going back to his run-up mark, He notices the non-striker standing out of his crease, He throws the ball on the stumps and appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire? - Dead Ball

• The two batsmen on the pitch try to sneak a run with the ball in wicket keeper's hand, the wicket keeper throws the ball at the stumps and misses. The bowler collects that ball and throws at the same end where the keeper had thrown, He hits the stumps with both batsmen out of the crease, standing at the same place. Who would You give out? The batsman that hit the shot, or the player that came running from the non-striker's end? - A little unclear about 'same end' bit. It doesn't say which end the keeper threw the ball at initially. He could have thrown it to the non-striker's end for all we know. Whatever end the ball was thrown at initially, that person is out. If the keeper threw at Batsman's end the Batsman is out, if the keeper threw at Bowler's end, the non striker is out, as in both cases the batsman didn't cross, as they were standing in the same place. Same place means didn't corss.

• A fielder, standing near the boundary rope catches the ball with/in his cap to avoid a six. What would You do as an Umpire? - I think 5 runs to the batting side as extras. (Same as would happen when the ball hits the helmet behind the keeper).

 

[UK768]

• A little unclear about 'same end' bit. It doesn't say which end the keeper threw the ball at initially.

The striker's end.

 

[Perfect Square]

• Dead Ball
• OUT
• Dead Ball
• If they hadn't crossed its the striker that is OUT
• I think 5 Penalty Runs

 

[PokerAce]

^Then striker would be out. Do post solutions too though.

 

[UK768]

^Then striker would be out. Do post solutions too though.

Yeah, I will.

 

[IanG]

1. Dead Ball. Seems here the non-striker was avoiding injury so NOT OUT
2. RUN OUT. Might have hit the batsman but ball is still in play
3. The bowler is already heading back to his mark for the next ball so the previous ball is DEAD
4. Depends on which end you're referring to. Striker's or Non Strikers end.
5. Any use of a cap or hat 5 PENALTY RUNS

Hope I did alright with those

 

[UK768]

• Batsman hits the shot straight to the non-striker, the non-striker catches the ball to save himself and gives it to the bowler. The bowler then appeals for a catch, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The non-striker shall be given out for his willful action to obstruct the field, even when He was just trying to save himself, or even when his action was evasive.

According to Laws 33 & 37 : "If a batsman willfully handles the ball with a hand that is not touching the bat without the consent of the opposition, he is out." & "If a batsman willfully obstructs the opposition by word or action, he is out."

Right answers by: @PokerAce & @stefan

Wrong answers by: @ARKRafay, @IanG & @Samuels

• A fielder throws a ball at the stumps, the target misses wildly but hits the batsman running to the danger end. The ball hits the batsman on his pads and then reflects onto the stumps with the batsman being way out of the crease, the fielding side appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The player running towards the danger end will be given out. Even when there isn't anything in the laws of the game regarding this. However, the batsman has been adjudged out many times in the past, because the ball may have hit the batsman, but it's still in play.

According to Law 38 : "A batsman is run out at any time while the ball is in play and no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing side after a delivery stride."

Right answers by: @stefan, @Samuels, @PokerAce, @ARKRafay & @IanG. Or in other words, everyone.

Wrong answers by: ——

• The bowler bowls a legitimate deliver, while going back to his run-up mark, He notices the non-striker standing out of his crease, He throws the ball on the stumps and appeals for a run out, what would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Dead ball - The appeal will be turned down as the ball became dead.

According to Law 23 : "The ball comes into play when the bowler begins his run up, and becomes dead when all the action from that ball is over. Once the ball is dead, no runs can be scored and no batsmen can be dismissed. The ball becomes dead for a number of reasons, most commonly when a batsman is dismissed, when a boundary is hit, or when the ball has finally settled with the bowler or wicketkeeper."

Right answers by: @PokerAce, @Samuels, @ARKRafay & @IanG

Wrong answers by: @stefan

• The two batsmen on the pitch try to sneak a run with the ball in wicket keeper's hand, the wicket keeper throws the ball at the striker's end and misses. The bowler collects that ball and throws at the same end where the keeper had thrown, He hits the stumps with both batsmen out of the crease, standing at the same place. Who would You give out? The batsman that hit the shot, or the player that came running from the non-striker's end?

Spoiler: Answer

Out - The striker, who tried to hit the ball and failed shall be given out as He didn't cross.

According to Law 38.5 : "The batsman can be judged run out when he is closest to the end where the wicket has been put down by the opposition and no other batsman is available inside the crease of the same end. If two batsmen end up at the same place and did not cross, then the striker shall be given out. If they crossed, then the non-striker shall be given out."

Right answers by: @stefan, @PokerAce & @ARKRafay

Wrong answers by: @IanG

• A fielder, standing near the boundary rope catches the ball with/in his cap to avoid a six. What would You do as an Umpire?

Spoiler: Answer

Not out, 5 runs penalty - The batsmen shall be given not out and the batting team will be awarded 5 penalty runs for a fielder willfully fielding the ball with any piece of his clothing.

According to Law 26.5/2 : "A fielder willfully fields the ball other than with his person (for example, using a cap or any other item of clothing)."

Right answers by: @PokerAce, @Samuels, @ARKRafay & @IanG

Wrong answers by: @stefan

Spoiler

Now, take a moment to applaud Yourselves.

Especially, @PokerAce. You got all the answers right.

 

[PokerAce]

Got all right it seems

 

[UK768]

Alright, round 2:

• A genuine medium pacer comes on to bowl with a close up field, He bowls a short bowl and makes the batsman hit, the batsman tries to pull it but He edges it onto his head. The ball goes straight up in the air after hitting his helmet, the fielder at silly mid-off catches it and the entire team appeals for a catch. What would You do as an Umpire?

• The striker tries to advance down the ground and tries to maneuver the spinner for a six, but He misses as the ball was way down the leg side. The keeper collects the ball with his left hand and breaks the stumps with his right hand, without the ball being in it. The entire team appeals for a stump, is it out? What would You do as an Umpire?

• A bowler bowls a legitimate delivery, but He breaks the stumps with his right hand while He was running in to bowl. The batsman drives the ball straight back to the bowler, the ball hits the shoes of the bowler and reflects to the stumps. The fielding side appeals for a run out, would You give the non-striker out assuming the stumps were already broken before the ball was even bowled? What would You do as an Umpire?

• A spinner comes onto bowl with a close-in field, the batsman sweeps the ball. The fielder at the gully turns around to save himself, but He accidentally gets the ball stuck in his pocket. What would You do as an Umpire?

• The batsman plays a lofty straight drive. The ball hits the bowlers hand, and then it hits You (The Umpire) and goes onto hit the stumps, You (The Umpire) are severely injured but You have a decision to make, is the non-striker, who was standing way out of his crease. Out or not out? What would You do as an Umpire?

 

[zimrahil]

Btw, great thread

 

[PokerAce]

• A genuine medium pacer comes on to bowl with a close up field, He bowls a short bowl and makes the batsman hit, the batsman tries to pull it but He edges it onto his head. The ball goes straight up in the air after hitting his helmet, the fielder at silly mid-off catches it and the entire team appeals for a catch. What would You do as an Umpire? - Out.

• The striker tries to advance down the ground and tries to maneuver the spinner for a six, but He misses as the ball was way down the leg side. The keeper collects the ball with his left hand and breaks the stumps with his right hand, without the ball being in it. The entire team appeals for a stump, is it out? What would You do as an Umpire? - Not Out. (To ask a question of my own, what if the keeper after catching it with his left, doesn't break the stumps with his palm with which he is holding the ball, but rather breaks the stumps with his left elbow, while the ball is still in the palm of his left hand. However the ball or the palm or hand, never make contact with the stumps. Just the elbow. Is the batsman out?)

• A bowler bowls a legitimate delivery, but He breaks the stumps with his right hand while He was running in to bowl. The batsman drives the ball straight back to the bowler, the ball hits the shoes of the bowler and reflects to the stumps. The fielding side appeals for a run out, would You give the non-striker out assuming the stumps were already broken before the ball was even bowled? What would You do as an Umpire?- Not out and No Ball.

• A spinner comes onto bowl with a close-in field, the batsman sweeps the ball. The fielder at the gully turns around to save himself, but He accidentally gets the ball stuck in his pocket. What would You do as an Umpire? - Out

• The batsman plays a lofty straight drive. The ball hits the bowlers hand, and then it hits You (The Umpire) and goes onto hit the stumps, You (The Umpire) are severely injured but You have a decision to make, is the non-striker, who was standing way out of his crease. Out or not out? What would You do as an Umpire? - I am a bit confused about this one. I would think not out, as if the ball hits the Umpire it would be a dead ball.

 

[themusketeer]

I will give it a go tomorrow.

Btw You can add "Voted great thread by Zimrahil" in the title.