qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
None of the above, although they are all up there.
Will take one more Parth D reply then I'll post the top 10.
Will take one more Parth D reply then I'll post the top 10.
Official, confirmed, verified "You are the umpire" thread
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Sherlock Holmes
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murali bowled
warne bowled
akram bowled
there are the only options i have
warne bowled
akram bowled
there are the only options i have
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Top 10 most common dismissals seen throughout Test history (all data collected from CricInfo)...
1. Bowled Muralitharan - 167
2. LBW Kumble - 156
3. LBW Muralitharan - 150 (I did mention he was the leader of the entire thing in the question!)
4. LBW Warne - 138
5. LBW Akram - 119
6. Bowled Warne - 116 (145 Tests)
7. Bowled Anderson - 116 (156* Tests)
8. LBW McGrath - 113
9. LBW K. Dev - 111
10. LBW Younis - 110
Some guys there that you didn't think about...
As far as caught, again from Cricinfo...
1. b Lillee c Marsh - 95
2. b McGrath c Gilchrist - 90
3. b Ntini c Boucher - 84
4. b Lee c Gilchrist - 81
5. b Pollock c Boucher - 79
6. b Muralitharan c Jayawardene - 77 (non-wicketkeeper)
7. b Johnson c Haddin - 71 (52 matches)
8. b Marshall c Dujon - 71 (68 matches)
9. b Southee c Watling - 70 (EDIT: two catches as non-wicketkeeper)
10. b Kallis c Boucher - 69
Mark Boucher features 3 times in the top 10, and he features a bit more in the top 20, with Steyn and Donald. Gilchrist also features twice again in the top 20 with Gillespie and Warne. What was unusual to me was that Murali didn't feature anywhere near the top (for keepers). In fact, of his 800 wickets, only 47 were caught by any keeper. That sort of ties into things nicely, because he has exactly 47 stumpings as well.
1. Bowled Muralitharan - 167
2. LBW Kumble - 156
3. LBW Muralitharan - 150 (I did mention he was the leader of the entire thing in the question!)
4. LBW Warne - 138
5. LBW Akram - 119
6. Bowled Warne - 116 (145 Tests)
7. Bowled Anderson - 116 (156* Tests)
8. LBW McGrath - 113
9. LBW K. Dev - 111
10. LBW Younis - 110
Some guys there that you didn't think about...
As far as caught, again from Cricinfo...
1. b Lillee c Marsh - 95
2. b McGrath c Gilchrist - 90
3. b Ntini c Boucher - 84
4. b Lee c Gilchrist - 81
5. b Pollock c Boucher - 79
6. b Muralitharan c Jayawardene - 77 (non-wicketkeeper)
7. b Johnson c Haddin - 71 (52 matches)
8. b Marshall c Dujon - 71 (68 matches)
9. b Southee c Watling - 70 (EDIT: two catches as non-wicketkeeper)
10. b Kallis c Boucher - 69
Mark Boucher features 3 times in the top 10, and he features a bit more in the top 20, with Steyn and Donald. Gilchrist also features twice again in the top 20 with Gillespie and Warne. What was unusual to me was that Murali didn't feature anywhere near the top (for keepers). In fact, of his 800 wickets, only 47 were caught by any keeper. That sort of ties into things nicely, because he has exactly 47 stumpings as well.
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Considering the massive turn that he got, I'd say it's fair enough.
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
I once heard from someone that he bowled like a natural legspinner who one day decided to make the googly his stock ball.
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
...and of course, one of the best you might ever see, Murali just putting the marker down or using his boot to make a starting point...hearing the commentators say, "Muralitharan is marking up his run, Brian Lara on strike."
You knew something had to happen one way or the other.
You knew something had to happen one way or the other.
Sherlock Holmes
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just realised the last one should have been in general cricket discussion not here
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Last what?
Sherlock Holmes
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last discussion
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
It might have gotten some views, but I know most of the regulars who see my thread anyways and it definitely stirred up something more than just a random new thread in General Discussion...plus, it is, after all...my thread. I'm not hijacking someone else's thing.
But alright, I do admit asking a stats question would have been pretty interesting to the wider forum.
Oh, that no-ball free hit question I posted a few months ago (will edit it in at some point, it goes HERE)...the question about when a no ball isn't followed by a free hit. I knew it happened before somewhere. It's when an umpire miscounts the balls in the over and allows a 7th ball to be bowled. Once he realises that the 7th ball was not to be bowled, according to the current T20 rules, a free hit doesn't result.
Okay, onto the questions.
- The day's play (ODI) is rained out. But the ground does have excellent drainage and an hour after play is called off, the two captains approach you and your colleagues (including the match referee). They propose a T20 night game, "so as to not let the fans down." They state that both teams are willing to play and that they would like to reward the fans who have stuck with them all day. What do you say? (This one is extremely tricky and doesn't have a right or wrong answer!)
- A batsman is running toward your end. He dives, but in the process his bat slips out of his hands and hits the stumps, dislodging the bails. By the time a stump has been pulled out of the ground, the batsman is well in, still with the momentum of his dive. The fielders appeal for obstruction. Your call? (This one is weird...by a literal reading of the current Laws that is.)
- There was a recent question on hitting the ball twice. Let's give this scenario. A batsman has just worn a delivery on his chest. Thankfully he is wearing a chest protector. The ball rebounds off of his chest and into his hitting arc. He promptly pulls the ball away. (Runs don't matter.) The fielders appeal. What is your call?
But alright, I do admit asking a stats question would have been pretty interesting to the wider forum.
Oh, that no-ball free hit question I posted a few months ago (will edit it in at some point, it goes HERE)...the question about when a no ball isn't followed by a free hit. I knew it happened before somewhere. It's when an umpire miscounts the balls in the over and allows a 7th ball to be bowled. Once he realises that the 7th ball was not to be bowled, according to the current T20 rules, a free hit doesn't result.
Okay, onto the questions.
- The day's play (ODI) is rained out. But the ground does have excellent drainage and an hour after play is called off, the two captains approach you and your colleagues (including the match referee). They propose a T20 night game, "so as to not let the fans down." They state that both teams are willing to play and that they would like to reward the fans who have stuck with them all day. What do you say? (This one is extremely tricky and doesn't have a right or wrong answer!)
- A batsman is running toward your end. He dives, but in the process his bat slips out of his hands and hits the stumps, dislodging the bails. By the time a stump has been pulled out of the ground, the batsman is well in, still with the momentum of his dive. The fielders appeal for obstruction. Your call? (This one is weird...by a literal reading of the current Laws that is.)
- There was a recent question on hitting the ball twice. Let's give this scenario. A batsman has just worn a delivery on his chest. Thankfully he is wearing a chest protector. The ball rebounds off of his chest and into his hitting arc. He promptly pulls the ball away. (Runs don't matter.) The fielders appeal. What is your call?
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Just before this post, this thread had exactly 444 replies. So in the spirit of Lord Nelson and cricket's unlucky number and its multiples, I thought I'd post this one to add to the three above. In the spirit of Nelson, it's to do with getting out.
- It is the over before a drinks break. The batting team has their twelfth man just beyond the boundary, waiting to go on. Suddenly the on strike batsman skies one down to long off. The twelfth man yells "Noooo!" and the fielder subsequently drops the catch. He protests to you that he was distracted by the shouting and that caused him to drop the catch. What do you do? The fielder was directly in front of the twelfth man at the time.
- It is the over before a drinks break. The batting team has their twelfth man just beyond the boundary, waiting to go on. Suddenly the on strike batsman skies one down to long off. The twelfth man yells "Noooo!" and the fielder subsequently drops the catch. He protests to you that he was distracted by the shouting and that caused him to drop the catch. What do you do? The fielder was directly in front of the twelfth man at the time.
NILAYSHAH60
Dreamcatcher
There are hundreds of people yelling around during a match when you are playing infront of a huge crowd so such things shouldn't count as a distraction tbh. There are no excuses whatsoever. On the highest level you got to stay focused no matter what. Honestly this is an unfortunate incident rather than the fault of the twelfth man. This should count as a catch drop. You would've seen the recent IPL where the lights have appeared to be mode of distraction. You just can't help in such situations.
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
That's exactly the answer I wanted to see and it's the correct answer. It's like a fielder complaining about the sun being in his eyes. Get over it, get on with the game.
Care to take a stab at the other three questions?
Care to take a stab at the other three questions?
NILAYSHAH60
Dreamcatcher
Lack of time not helping. I have my exams in the coming week. As soon as I get time I would. Hopefully someone comes with an answer before that to keep the thread up and running.
qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Exams...thankfully nobody can take away what I have...but I'm always striving for better.
Good luck and study hard.
Good luck and study hard.
