Cricket/Expert Profile
Expertise
General Cricket questions about teams ,grounds, players and Cricket Trivia. Cricket Umpiring questions covering all 42 laws. Cricket Captaining questions, Cricket Equipment questions.
Experience in the area
I have been an avid cricket fan for over 30 years Played Cricket in Australia and USA. Captained for last 5 years. Umpired for the last 5 years for Tri-State Cricket league (KS,OK,AK) Kansas Cricket Association President
Organizations
Kansas Cricket Association Wichita World XI CC OKC Strikers CC United States Junior Cricket
Education/Credentials
Level 2 Certified Kansas Cricket Association Umpire Level 2 Certified Tri-State Cricket League Umpire
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Recent Answers from Edward Fox
2009-11-21 if wicket keeper throws a ball then over throw run can be given?:
G'day , because the umpire would need to decide if the ball is dead or not, if the ball is dead (just returning it to bowler) then over throw runs will not be allowed. Ball dead - no play ongoing
2009-11-15 runner:
G'day Ranjit, The umpires ruled against allowing the batsman G Smith to have a runner, due to cramp, not muscle sprain. Cramp comes about due to poor fitness or lack of hydration, therefore it isnt an
2009-11-10 if wicket keeper throws a ball then over throw run can be given?:
G'day Ankit , great question, If the wicketkeeper is attempting to run out the batsman at either end , then yes over throws can be awarded. If however the WK is just returning the ball to the bowler or
2009-11-09 Waist height ball hit by batsman after stepping out:
G'day Gangadhar, Great question , I also run into this one quite a bit as captain of a local team the laws do address it , but it's one of those subjective umpiring decisions that tend to create issues
2009-10-31 wides:
G'day Richard, Great Question. In any form of cricket , if a ball is hit by the batsman or it comes off any part of his body , it can not be called a wide. Runs however can be scored off a wide , say
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