Howzat - I'll hold my hands up, I selected 'Not Walk', as I've already stated the umpire is there to give me out. Just as I won't pick the ball up for a fielder if it's at my feet, they are there to field the ball.
Thirders - Clayers walks, seen him do it for the past 12 years I've played with him!
ive no doubt he does, fairplay to him. the poll is showing 50% each, its obvious some forumites are telling us porkies! shame on you! _________________ has torn many mangoes off many trees...
If you know you have hit the ball and the catch is clean, then you are out. Agree with clayers on this and you should walk. Reference the Mirfield twos not calling you back, VOR is right there was two noises, no one was 100% sure, in that case the poor umpire had to make a decision. That said I have played in games where a batsmen has been called back even though the umpire has given them out, and also where the batter walked himself after a bump ball. The spirit of cricket springs to mind. _________________ Wilddog is my hero and Clayers is a bandit...but not as much as martin Gledhill, 48 points stableford, what the....
Well Heinz - according to Mirfield Website Misfit is making his comeback on Saturday - lets see if you can get him to edge one. _________________ The Man from the South
He talked himself out of the first team last season and doesn't want to go back!
I'm having a minor operation tomorrow and won't be fit - I should be back for the weekend after, if selected.... _________________ 34 years and not even a thank you....
Misfit didn't shoulder arms after all, just did a sponsored walk down the wicket to get stumped instead.
Eastie's tantrum bringing out the drinks was funny as well.
And ironically I didn't walk until given out (although not a snick, thought it was a bump ball but I could be wrong).
It was nearly a sponsored run. I thought about trying to get back, then realised how far down I was and started to walk to the pavillion. Then your keeper fumbled twice and made it look even worse!
Definitely not a bump ball either! Good try though but the umpire was having none of it!
Young lad bowling off spin looks as though he has some talent, bowled it pretty well and battted with some matureity. _________________ BOSH WEDGE
I'll take ur word for it on the bump ball then, was just a bit wierd how it went so high in the air, not sure that umpire was watching half the time, I had to stop mid delivery once as he seemed more interested in what was going off round the boundary!
Young Ollie is doing well for us with the ball, he's full of confidence, turns it and isn't scared to give it plenty of air although I didnt think he bowled that well on Saturday, as u will know slow bowlers will always pick up wickets most batters seem to lose their heads against them.
this is how i see it the umpire gets paid to make the decisions and we pay our subs to play the game batters get one chance aweek to get some runs. so why walk, i would stand there and let the umpire make the decision if it is a blatent edge and it clearly carries and the umpire doesnt have a white stick or a labrador to help him out then i would walk. it isn't cheating it is just knowing your place the umpire has the final word leave it at that. lbw's plenty of batters get dodgy ones and bowlers take advantage of the quality of umpiring by appealing for everything that hits the pads even though they know it isn't out, this happens every week the bowler will rub it in by apologising whilst your on your way back, sportsmanship is not always evident in this league.
the league and its officials have determined how we view the game and how we wish to conduct our behaviour, the hccl created us now stop moaning and deal with it.
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