Rule Clarification

Armadillo · 14-08-2006, 02:39 PM

My question is this:
If a right handed batsman plays a reverse sweep and the ball pitches outside the leg stump and it strikes the batsman in line with the stumps, should the batsman be viewed as a left hander and therefore be considered for lbw?

Kweek · 14-08-2006, 02:45 PM

no.

Neil Pickup · 14-08-2006, 03:06 PM

No. It's stance at point of release of ball.

FRAZ · 14-08-2006, 03:34 PM

No

no1_gangsta_786 · 15-08-2006, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armadillo

My question is this:
If a right handed batsman plays a reverse sweep and the ball pitches outside the leg stump and it strikes the batsman in line with the stumps, should the batsman be viewed as a left hander and therefore be considered for lbw?

I was meaning to ask this aswell as it happened to Matt Prior...the commentators were not too sure how the umpire could give it out and the only reason they came up with was that he was being viewed as a left hander for the LBW as he was playing a reverse sweep.

benchmark00 · 15-08-2006, 07:34 AM

What would happen if there was a batsman who was totally front on, in the fashion of French cricket. How does one decipher between a left and right handed batsman in that case?

GIMH · 15-08-2006, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benchmark00

What would happen if there was a batsman who was totally front on, in the fashion of French cricket. How does one decipher between a left and right handed batsman in that case?

They can never be gotten out, because both sides are legside

Armadillo · 15-08-2006, 08:41 AM

That's true. Another loophole is that if a batsman starts with a left handed stance then quickly switches to his normal right handed stance, he can pad away any balls pitching outside the right handers off stump, right?

Jungle Jumbo · 15-08-2006, 09:10 AM

The batsman's bottom hand on the bat at the point of delivery could be used - very few players can change their hands around on the handle quick enought to react, so that although a batsman may be reverse sweeping and appear to be playing like a left hander, he is still effectively holding the bat as a right hander.

benchmark00 · 15-08-2006, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armadillo

That's true. Another loophole is that if a batsman starts with a left handed stance then quickly switches to his normal right handed stance, he can pad away any balls pitching outside the right handers off stump, right?

The rules against changing hands and stance, I'm sure of it, I just couldn't be bothered looking them up for the correct wording.

R_D · 15-08-2006, 10:09 AM

thought you can't change stance jsut when a bowlers about bowl.

Lillian Thomson · 15-08-2006, 12:26 PM

This reminds me of that other question as to whether the batsman is allowed to hold the bails on if he thinks he's going to be bowled.

14-08-2006, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
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15-08-2006, 08:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Armadillo State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Literate Essex- yes, it does exist! Posts: 1,092	That's true. Another loophole is that if a batsman starts with a left handed stance then quickly switches to his normal right handed stance, he can pad away any balls pitching outside the right handers off stump, right?

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Jungle Jumbo International Vice-Captain Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Posts: 4,898	The batsman's bottom hand on the bat at the point of delivery could be used - very few players can change their hands around on the handle quick enought to react, so that although a batsman may be reverse sweeping and appear to be playing like a left hander, he is still effectively holding the bat as a right hander.

15-08-2006, 12:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lillian Thomson International Captain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: england Posts: 5,638	This reminds me of that other question as to whether the batsman is allowed to hold the bails on if he thinks he's going to be bowled.

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