Official, confirmed, verified "You are the umpire" thread

[Fake Passport]

In theory, can a batsman run more than 6 runs if the ball is still live and the fielding team make the mistakes to allow this to happen?
Would this be allowed within the laws of the game?

Yup - theres no limitation to the amount of runs that can be scored off a ball.
Fun fact - the thing that boundaries are 4 and 6 as we know them is the default and, in the laws, are able to be varied by the captains and umpires at the toss.

 

[Till Valhalla]

- The non strikers helmet and it hits strikers end stumps
- The non strikers helmet and it hits bowlers end stumps
- The foot of the fielder

The bowler bowls a genuine yorker and it hits the batsmens foot and pops straight up, the batsmen steadies, lines it up and hits the ball like a baseball shot for 6.

- Not Out
- Not Out
- Ball is live and if touches the wicket then out.

LBW and out.

 

[Fake Passport]

LBW and out.

What if the ball does not meet the requirements for LBW?

 

[Till Valhalla]

What if the ball does not meet the requirements for LBW?

SIX!!!

 

[Fake Passport]

The batsmen hits the ball off a legal delivery, what is the result of it strikes the following and hits the stumps with the batsmen out of his ground:

- The fielders helmet
The ball is still live, but its not a wicket

- The non strikers helmet and it hits strikers end stumps
- The non strikers helmet and it hits bowlers end stumps
- The foot of the fielder
Out

The bowler bowls a genuine yorker and it hits the batsmens foot and pops straight up, the batsmen steadies, lines it up and hits the ball like a baseball shot for 6.
@Jack Ryder made a good point in that it could be out LBW. What I was getting at is the batsmen is out Hit the Ball twice because it was 2 distinct movements. Relies on an appeal though and its part of the law not many people realise, so likely is a six.

The batsmen asks you if they can leave their helmet on the ground (ala keepers), do you allow it?
Nope

What do the laws mean when it refers to 'The umpire' and 'The umpires together'?
'The umpire' in law is the generic term for the bowlers end umpire. If reference is needed to the other one its made explicit. Umpires together means a decision they have to make together.

What are the potential 'results' in cricket?
I dont have the laws book in front of me. But off the top of my head its
Match Tie
Match Awarded
Match Drawn
Win by x wickets
Win by X runs
Win by Penalty runs
Match Conceded

 

[Till Valhalla]

- The non strikers helmet and it hits strikers end stumps
- The non strikers helmet and it hits bowlers end stumps

How so? The fielding side didn't touched the ball that touched the stumps.

 

[Fake Passport]

How so? The fielding side didn't touched the ball that touched the stumps.

Quite right, in my haste I read my own question wrong.

 

[qpeedore]

Need to catch up on this thread...after some sleep...just got home from the CPL final...need a bit of a rest after that one.

 

[qpeedore]

The batsmen hits the ball off a legal delivery, what is the result of it strikes the following and hits the stumps with the batsmen out of his ground:

- The fielders helmet
The ball is still live, but its not a wicket

If the fielder is wearing it, yes. But the batsman cannot be caught out if someone gets the ball before it hits the ground.

DOUBLE EDIT: until the new changes come into play in a couple of months.

If the fielder is not wearing it and it's the spare helmet then 5 penalty runs to the batting team.

- The non strikers helmet and it hits strikers end stumps
- The non strikers helmet and it hits bowlers end stumps
- The foot of the fielder

Ball still in play in my opinion.
EDIT: the last one is out if the batsman is short of his ground and the ball goes onto hit the stumps.

The bowler bowls a genuine yorker and it hits the batsmens foot and pops straight up, the batsmen steadies, lines it up and hits the ball like a baseball shot for 6

Agreed on hit the ball twice. Otherwise dead ball.

The batsmen asks you if they can leave their helmet on the ground (ala keepers), do you allow it?

Nah.

I believe you're correct on the rest.

 

[qpeedore]

Point

Short for "point of the bat". Originally it was a VERY close position, something like what we would call silly point today. The aim was to get catches off of...well...the point (end) of the bat.

Third man

When overarm bowling started becoming more popular, batsmen found it a lot easier to play through the offside. The general fielding positions were a point of the bat (see above) and a VERY short slip. Having a wider fielder short proved to be an advantage, and so they called him the "third man" in that area. Over time the position got deeper and deeper until it's where it is today.

Slip

Placed there for slips off the bat.

Gully

Answered already.

Cover

Pretty much the answer given...the fielder covers the most of the offside in front of the bat.

Offside

Loco, go a bit further back than cars. It actually stems from horses. Horses have an "off" side and a "leg" side. The leg side is the side you climb onto the horse by...well...using your legs. The off side is the other side.
So when a batsman takes his guard, the side his legs are on is the leg side and the other side is the off side.

 

[qpeedore]

What are the potential 'results' in cricket?
I dont have the laws book in front of me. But off the top of my head its
Match Tie
Match Awarded
Match Drawn
Win by x wickets
Win by X runs
Win by Penalty runs
Match Conceded

For limited overs, isn't Match Abandoned a legit result as well?

And a couple of Test matches that I can remember as well...

 

[qpeedore]

Leaving some now...

- A batsman plays a straight drive which hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The non striker is within his ground but the ball ricochets straight up and the bowler catches it. Is it out?

- Can a bowler deliver an over with tape/plaster/bandages on his bowling hand? (Medium)

- In an under-17 International match, a batsman requests to use a cap instead of his batting helmet. Do you allow this? (Easy to hard, and controversial)

 

[CerealKiller]

- A batsman plays a straight drive which hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The non striker is within his ground but the ball ricochets straight up and the bowler catches it. Is it out?

Yes

- Can a bowler deliver an over with tape/plaster/bandages on his bowling hand? (Medium)

Unless the batsman complains

- In an under-17 International match, a batsman requests to use a cap instead of his batting helmet. Do you allow this? (Easy to hard, and controversial)

I think helmets are not mandatory yet, so yes

 

[qpeedore]

Quick response...correct on the first two. The last one...I believe the ICC has said that while helmets are not mandatory, they will look closely at anyone not wearing one. The ECB has made it mandatory that all young players wear a helmet regardless of the type of bowler they face. I firmly believe that it's the right call, however I'm not that convinced that every helmet requires a grill.

EDIT: As for the second one, they say that the tape gives the bowler extra grip on the ball. Not true, it actually gives the bowler less grip. The umpire is quite within his rights to let the bowler continue with it on unless the batsman protests, as stated by CerealKiller above.

 

[qpeedore]

Yup - for certain infractions the umpire has the ability to award 5 run penalties.

If the runs are to be awarded to the batting team. The umpire signals this by tapping the opposite shoulder with the hand.

If runs awarded to the fielding team, by placing one hand on the opposite shoulder.

Here's Kettlebot signalling 5 runs to batting side.
CK's video I think predates the inclusion of actual specific signals. Although its good practice once the shoulder thing is acknowledged to hold out the amount of runs total scored to prevent confusion...

It's not just good practice, it's required. You HAVE TO hold your hand up to the scorers to indicate how many penalty runs are being awarded.

Okay, everyone who is NOT an umpire (Contrarian/FakePassport/DeletedUser/whatevertheheckyougobythesedays) not allowed...give me the full quota of umpiring signals off the top of your head. No Google no Wikipedia no nothing. Just what you recall.