Cricketing Queries

[ZoraxDoom]

• Just assuming what would happen if a Bird catches the ball in its beak while the ball is going out of the stadium and the bird flies away?Will it be a six or a dead ball??

• Another Question that what if the ball hit the umpire and goes to the boundary while attempting a run-out?Will it be a boundary?

1) Dead ball, outside intrusion.

2) I think so. If the ball hits the umpire when the batsmen hits it/fielder throws it, the batsmen can run and the runs are counted. So in this case I guess it does count as 4 overthrows.

 

[ajdude]

Ok, if a bird comes along and sits on the shoulder of the bat, the ball's bowled and it hits the bird and goes to slip. Is it caught? Or dead ball?

 

[Sureshot]

You could stop taking the piss.

Oh and what kind of bird could catch a cricket ball in it's mouth without blowing it's head in to a bazillion pieces?

 

[Dutch]

You could stop taking the piss.

Oh and what kind of bird could catch a cricket ball in it's mouth without blowing it's head in to a bazillion pieces?

A pterodactyl?? You often see them at provisional games.....

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Ok, if a bird comes along and sits on the shoulder of the bat, the ball's bowled and it hits the bird and goes to slip. Is it caught? Or dead ball?

Why the fark would a batsman be batting with a bird on his bat?

n00b

 

[Dutch]

Why the fark would a batsman be batting with a bird on his bat?

n00b

He might be a pirate?????

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Oh and what kind of bird could catch a cricket ball in it's mouth without blowing it's head in to a bazillion pieces?

Pelican?

Maybe an Owl or an Eagle catching the ball in it's talons?

 

[pcfan123]

What if a bird shits on the batsmans eye and he is bowled , can he claim he was not ready?

What is the maximum latest time you can claim not to be ready, it seems to be a gray area, sometimes the bowler is almost halfway through the action and the umpire lets the batman pull out

 

[Sureshot]

Dead ball.

Varies from league rules to league rules. A batsman has to be ready to take strike in 90 seconds in English domestic T20 iirc.

 

[Cricketman]

Oh and what kind of bird could catch a cricket ball in it's mouth without blowing it's head in to a bazillion pieces?

 

[Dabi]

A pterodactyl?? You often see them at provisional games.....

:laugh:rtfl

 

[pcfan123]

Dead ball.

Varies from league rules to league rules. A batsman has to be ready to take strike in 90 seconds in English domestic T20 iirc.

I don't mean the length of time from when you walk from the Pavillion to the crease.

I mean when the bowler is running in and going into his action and the batsman pulls away, even if the batman gets bowled the umpire signals dead ball.

My question is how late can a batsman decide to pull out of facing a delivery?

 

[ajdude]

You could stop taking the piss.

Doubt it.

If a ball is hit over the rope, hits an advertising board and bounces back in and caught, it's just six isn't it?

 

[Sureshot]

I don't mean the length of time from when you walk from the Pavillion to the crease.

I mean when the bowler is running in and going into his action and the batsman pulls away, even if the batman gets bowled the umpire signals dead ball.

My question is how late can a batsman decide to pull out of facing a delivery?

In reality, as late as is feasibly possible. Some batsman pull through as the bowler is through his delivery stride. It's under the umpires discretion to determine if the batsman is taking the piss or not.

Doubt it.

If a ball is hit over the rope, hits an advertising board and bounces back in and caught, it's just six isn't it?

It's a six, the batsman is out and the bowler gets a red rose.

 

[Num]

I don't mean the length of time from when you walk from the Pavillion to the crease.

I mean when the bowler is running in and going into his action and the batsman pulls away, even if the batman gets bowled the umpire signals dead ball.

My question is how late can a batsman decide to pull out of facing a delivery?

Well, I believe the most recent of example of this happening in international cricket is Gayle bowling to Clarke in the 2009/10 Aus vs WI ODI series and Clarke pulled out after the delivery had already been released I think and the umpire called it a dead ball. The commentators were wondering what would've happened if the ball had hit the wickets. Although it is up to the umpire's discretion as Sureshot said, it would be nice if there was a more concrete rule or it could get a bit messy in a major match.