Cricketing Queries

[Ollie_H]

I'm not entirely sure what you meant, but I don't think you got my sarcasm anyway.

 

[riz7khan12]

Just a curious question, Is a batsman allowed to hit the fielder unintentionally if he is fielding too close. I mean, if short leg is standing so close that batsman would hit him more often than not in his follow through of sweep shot or hook, then what should batsman do? Coz as a batsman i would feel uncomfortable with someone fielding so close and i gotta hit the pull to a short ball or sweep if the ball is in the slot.

they cant stand on the pitch so you shouldn't be able to hit them in your follow through.

riz7khan12 added 1 Minutes and 33 Seconds later...

but I don't think you got my sarcasm anyway.

you did invent t20's and odi's (probably ) so didn't think it was sarcasm.

 

[Ollie_H]

You did invent t20's and odi's (probably ) so didn't think it was sarcasm.

We invented Tests and T20's, we'll give the Aussies ODI's. But looking through cricinfo: 'The concept was trialled in England's county second XI competition this year and it often resulted in a cautious brand of "handbrake" batting at the end of the first innings and the start of the second.'

Australia news: Players not convinced by split innings | Australia Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

Ollie_H added 9 Minutes and 49 Seconds later...

It honestly looks like it was Australia, the ICC or Tendulkar.

The future of ODIs | In Focus | Cricket News | Cricinfo.com

 

[Themer]

Probably the brits, we come up with all the ideas.

To be honest I think it was. I'm pretty sure that they were considering using it instead of the Pro 40 and did some tests at Second XI level but players weren't keen and neither were the Counties.

 

[Sureshot]

Just a curious question, Is a batsman allowed to hit the fielder unintentionally if he is fielding too close. I mean, if short leg is standing so close that batsman would hit him more often than not in his follow through of sweep shot or hook, then what should batsman do? Coz as a batsman i would feel uncomfortable with someone fielding so close and i gotta hit the pull to a short ball or sweep if the ball is in the slot.

I've not seen anyone swing a bat outside the parameters of the pitch, unless you came a long way down the leg or off-side.

If there was a position where the fielder was standing so close it was going to cause him harm, I think he'd move, I don't think any fielder would just stand in the same fielding position being hit by the batsman...

The person in most danger is the wicketkeeper when standing up, but even then, how often have you seen a batsman hit a keeper? A batsman is unlikely to use his bat behind his stumps.

There isn't a rule for it per se, apart from the laws on where fielders can field, it's a bit of an odd question, as it's just common sense that you wouldn't stand where you might be hit by a 2 foot bit of wood.

 

[AngryPixel]

Isn't there a chance of hitting keeper's gloves if a batsman plays a very late cut shot from deep inside his crease??

 

[pcfan123]

I was under the impression the South AFricans invented 2020. I know they played a 20 over tournament with their domestic sides a few years before England started 2020.

 

[Sureshot]

Yes, but obviously the batsman isn't doing it on purpose, so it's not dangerous play. The Keeper is likely to sense he's about to take one on the gloves/arm and will pull out.

In that scenario, umpire might call Dead Ball, but that's about it in terms of rules. In the event a batsman keeps doing it deliberately when the keeper is up, then the umpire can use his disgression and would warn him about dangerous play, etc.

 

[Themer]

I was under the impression the South AFricans invented 2020. I know they played a 20 over tournament with their domestic sides a few years before England started 2020.

As far as I can remember and search on the internet it was the ECB's idea, although never a definitive source Wiki says :

"The idea of a shortened format of the game at a professional level was discussed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 1998 and 2001.[3]"

 

[AngryPixel]

It was ECB's idea, but hasn't everyone played T20 in their younger days... I surely have played it coz we never had time to play full 50 over games. That is well before the T20 started in England. IMO it is just something that ECB officials caught of the streets...

 

[sohum]

I personally grew up playing Fourteen14 games.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Fifteen15, Ten10 and Eight8 here. We used the concept of 'Jack' as well - a player who fielded and batted for both sides but didn't bowl (or had to be bowled for only 1 over for each team). Sometimes the Jack was the designated wicketkeeper. Maybe the ECB/BCCI/ICC will copy that from us soon too?

 

[Cricketman]

Depending on how hot it was, 15 overs was as long as we went in galli cricket back on the streets of Chennai.

Most weeknights were either 4, 5, or 6 over games... 8 or 10 if we were feeling rebellious.

We also allowed blatant chucking

We didn't have the Jack concept but the captain did have the option of pulling the bowler out in a 'Baby Over', if he was taking stick or spraying wides everywhere, which was three legitimate deliveries. I don't think there were any bowling restrictions either.

 

[pcfan123]

I've stopped playing for a while now but there is a lot of unprofressional ████ in the league here. Bowlers "retiring hurt" in the middle of an over after being hit for consecutive sixes and people argue with the umpire non-stop.

 

[Cricketman]

The league I play/played for is super strict. Except for sometimes crappy umpires, we get (ex?) BCCI officials for big matches and play off games which is crazy professional.