The great no-balling controversy!

[Dissector]

A bowler,let's call him M, is no-balled repeatedly by an Australian umpire throwing the game into chaos! He turns to state-of-the-art technology in order to clear his name! Watch this stunning video clip of the red-hot controversy!!

 

[Goughy]

Its a great clip. FTR, his action looks ok to me.

 

[silentstriker]

Yea, the action is weird, but it looks fine to me. It's impossible to be sure with the angle and quality though.

 

[silentstriker]

Oh, and I am loving Hornby's batting - everything off the front foot or coming down the track!

 

[Dissector]

Oh, and I am loving Hornby's batting - everything off the front foot or coming down the track!

That's Monkey Hornby, mister. Of course that was a whole other controversy.

 

[Top_Cat]

Oh, and I am loving Hornby's batting - everything off the front foot or coming down the track!

Yeah same! Had a quick look and he was 55 there. Love the old fella still slapping some hapless spinner around.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Dear Arthur,

I suggest getting the front arm higher and pushing through the crease a bit more.

Yours sincerely,

Son of Coco

 

[Furball]

The soundtrack to the clip is brilliant.

 

[Evermind]

YouTube - Michael Holding on Shoaib Akhtar's hyperextension

 

[ripper868]

"Here the villain of the peace leaves the field of play, the larger of the two officials wearing a larrakin type hat"

 

[archie mac]

Thanks for that loved it

It should be said that Mr. Mold may have changed his action for the filming

Later on the county captains had a meeting and were required to write down who they though was a chucker

Mold and CB Fry were both black listed, although Fry had his batting to fall back on

 

[Richard]

WoW. Read of this Phillips-Mold controversy years ago - think it was in Wisden 2004 or 2005 - and was fascinated to find there was film of Mold. Completely regardless of whether his action was fair or not, it's always absolutely wonderful to see film from the Golden Age. Earliest film I've ever seen before (apart from that stuff of WG Grace which is so grainy with so many frames missing you may as well not bother) is from 1905, the famous stuff featuring the Australian tourists that year.

Was never imagining when I read said article that one day I'd be seeing that footage on YouTube.

 

[Uppercut]

Makes me wish i was a Victorian toff.

 

[andyc]

Oh, and I am loving Hornby's batting - everything off the front foot or coming down the track!

Looks like pretty rubbish batting IMO.

 

[silentstriker]

Looks like pretty rubbish batting IMO.

Can't judge it by today's standards.

 

[Top_Cat]

Looks like pretty rubbish batting IMO.

Can't judge it by today's standards.

Just want to re-iterate he was 55 years of age there.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Action looks totally pukka to me; dunno what Chiles is on about when he said Mold's arm looks bent rather than straight. His action is somewhat round-armed, but not a hint of a kink.

Wasn't exactly steaming in tho, so might not be his usual full pelt delivery. Shades of another "M" being held up to scrutiny at the University of WA, perhaps?

 

[Richard]

Just want to re-iterate he was 55 years of age there.

Yeah that's about as much use in judging his merits as a batsman as those few little bits of footage of WG Grace in 1897 or whenever it is are.