do you walk?

Kimbo · 03-07-2002, 09:36 PM

If you knick a ball, do you walk???

personally i don't because you are likely to get given out when you aren't on other occasions so it all evens out.

Top_Cat · 03-07-2002, 09:53 PM

Usually no but only because I don't have time to think about it when I've been given out.

I'm usually given out well before I think of it and I usually get out other ways anyway!

If the fielder says he caught it in a dubious catch situation, I tend to believe them and if I'm sure I'm out, I walk. Anyway, I'm a bowler so I'm not too precious about batting anyway.

A perfect example of what I'm talking about:

In a match for Uni, I walked out with my shiny new 3lbs 5oz bat (2oz heavier than Lance Klusener's). I decided it had been a bit boring so I figured the time was right to boost the scoring rate a little.

The first ball this leggie bowled full on legstump and I tried to flick it over square leg for a couple of runs or maybe a boundary and watched in stunned amazement as the ball rocketed off the middle of the bat and ended up in the river next to the ground.

Second ball, full on middle and leg and I swept at it without trying to belt it and it landed 20m over the boundary.

Resisting the compulsion to kiss my new bat, the third ball was full and slow outside off-stump and I went for it and drove it well over the fence at long-off.

Resisting again the urge to thank heaven above for this new God-like ability to hit 6's thanks to the new bat, the fourth ball was short outside off, spinning away. I literally just swung at it as hard as I could and it soared over cover for 6 more.

By now my team-mates were cheering me on and screaming "SIX! SIX! SIX! SIX! SIX!" so on the 5th ball, I went for the mightiest across-the-line swipe of all time,missed by at least a metre and was bowled middle-peg. Ever see your team-mates rolling around on the ground laughing as you trudge off the ground having been bowled middle-peg?

I told you I didn't get out caught behind much.

Sorry for hijacking your thread Suil.

lord_of_darkness · 03-07-2002, 09:57 PM

Nope i dont bother walking , instead i rebel... but if its plum out i walk

age_master · 04-07-2002, 01:17 AM

i walk for caught behind but not for LBW cause the batsman can never be sure

this season i got a lot of bad decisions though, i got given caught behind of my pad, i got caught of no balls twics (ya reakon id learn) twice in desperate situations where we almost lost the game once and lost the game the other time

Neil Pickup · 04-07-2002, 01:40 PM

Never had the problem, normally clean bowled.

lord_of_darkness · 04-07-2002, 02:49 PM

lol Neil , i havent been bowled this season , i put all my body to stop the ball going on the wicket , thats why i get L.B.W ! and pathetic decisions too !

masterblaster · 05-07-2002, 02:34 AM

No i don't walk, only if i know in my heart ive knicked it, then i make sure if the umpire has heard it!

Paid The Umpire · 06-07-2002, 03:13 AM

I normally walk, only because I always look so damn guilty.

MrPerko · 07-07-2002, 03:40 AM

Ok - slightly new slant to the topic.....

Would you ever claim a catch when you knew you'd dropped it?? Especially if your team was in a difficult position...

I don't know if you guys have seen it, but in the 1996 World Series, Roger Harper claimed a C&B off Michael Beven - which he had clearly dropped... (b.t.w - you can pick up the video from heaps of libraries... brings back memories). It was when the West Indies really needed a wicket, and sometimes I think that he may well have appealed... because if Bevan had been given out, the WI probably would've won, but mostly I think he's a cheat

!

!

Watch the language, Please...

[Edited on 7/7/02 by Neil Pickup]

MrPerko · 07-07-2002, 03:44 AM

Oh - and in case you were wondering, Micheal Bevan stood his ground (actually he stood there pointing and shaking his head) and was eventually given 'not out' in that match.... which he eventually steered Australia to winning after hitting a 4 off the last ball of the match...

...good on him, I say.

Kimbo · 07-07-2002, 03:47 AM

no i wouldn't claim a catch.

anyone remember arjuna ranatunga vs black caps in nz a few years back. he dropped a catch picked it up off the ground and stood up claiming it- the 3rd ump was luckily called in.

Neil Pickup · 07-07-2002, 01:00 PM

I would never claim a catch that I knew I had dropped. Sunil - Ranatunga is probably the most unsporting player I can think of in recent years, with the exception of the Match Fixers.

FrontierPsychiartrist · 09-07-2002, 06:34 AM

Depends on the match situation...

Kimbo · 11-07-2002, 07:26 PM

I don't think I would claim a catch... but it could be tempting if everyone actually thought you took it and went up. But if I thought there was one person that saw me drop it, even a bystander then I would be honest. I don't want to be hated and known as a cheat.

03-07-2002, 09:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kimbo International Debutant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: london Posts: 2,835	do you walk? If you knick a ball, do you walk??? personally i don't because you are likely to get given out when you aren't on other occasions so it all evens out. __________________ life's a gift thats why they call it the present

03-07-2002, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Top_Cat Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 21,188	Usually no but only because I don't have time to think about it when I've been given out. I'm usually given out well before I think of it and I usually get out other ways anyway! If the fielder says he caught it in a dubious catch situation, I tend to believe them and if I'm sure I'm out, I walk. Anyway, I'm a bowler so I'm not too precious about batting anyway. A perfect example of what I'm talking about: In a match for Uni, I walked out with my shiny new 3lbs 5oz bat (2oz heavier than Lance Klusener's). I decided it had been a bit boring so I figured the time was right to boost the scoring rate a little. The first ball this leggie bowled full on legstump and I tried to flick it over square leg for a couple of runs or maybe a boundary and watched in stunned amazement as the ball rocketed off the middle of the bat and ended up in the river next to the ground. Second ball, full on middle and leg and I swept at it without trying to belt it and it landed 20m over the boundary. Resisting the compulsion to kiss my new bat, the third ball was full and slow outside off-stump and I went for it and drove it well over the fence at long-off. Resisting again the urge to thank heaven above for this new God-like ability to hit 6's thanks to the new bat, the fourth ball was short outside off, spinning away. I literally just swung at it as hard as I could and it soared over cover for 6 more. By now my team-mates were cheering me on and screaming "SIX! SIX! SIX! SIX! SIX!" so on the 5th ball, I went for the mightiest across-the-line swipe of all time,missed by at least a metre and was bowled middle-peg. Ever see your team-mates rolling around on the ground laughing as you trudge off the ground having been bowled middle-peg? I told you I didn't get out caught behind much. Sorry for hijacking your thread Suil. __________________ Check out my bands! The Colourphonics http://www.youtube.com/user/TheColourphonics http://twitter.com/colourphonics Candice and The Arcade Villains http://triplejunearthed.com.au/Candi...ArcadeVillains

03-07-2002, 09:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
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04-07-2002, 01:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
age_master Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 15,777	i walk for caught behind but not for LBW cause the batsman can never be sure this season i got a lot of bad decisions though, i got given caught behind of my pad, i got caught of no balls twics (ya reakon id learn) twice in desperate situations where we almost lost the game once and lost the game the other time __________________ Member of CW Green Kerry O'Keefe - Worlds funniest Commentator

04-07-2002, 01:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
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04-07-2002, 02:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
lord_of_darkness Cricket Web XI Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland , New Zealand Posts: 13,252	lol Neil , i havent been bowled this season , i put all my body to stop the ball going on the wicket , thats why i get L.B.W ! and pathetic decisions too !

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06-07-2002, 03:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Paid The Umpire All Time Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In Your House, With A Knife! Posts: 2,300	I normally walk, only because I always look so damn guilty. __________________ JOIN the CRICKETWEB.NET STEAM GROUP

07-07-2002, 03:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
MrPerko School Boy/Girl Captain Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bris Vegas, Australia Posts: 197	Ok - slightly new slant to the topic..... Would you ever claim a catch when you knew you'd dropped it?? Especially if your team was in a difficult position... I don't know if you guys have seen it, but in the 1996 World Series, Roger Harper claimed a C&B off Michael Beven - which he had clearly dropped... (b.t.w - you can pick up the video from heaps of libraries... brings back memories). It was when the West Indies really needed a wicket, and sometimes I think that he may well have appealed... because if Bevan had been given out, the WI probably would've won, but mostly I think he's a cheat ! ! Watch the language, Please... [Edited on 7/7/02 by Neil Pickup]

07-07-2002, 03:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
MrPerko School Boy/Girl Captain Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bris Vegas, Australia Posts: 197	Oh - and in case you were wondering, Micheal Bevan stood his ground (actually he stood there pointing and shaking his head) and was eventually given 'not out' in that match.... which he eventually steered Australia to winning after hitting a 4 off the last ball of the match... ...good on him, I say.

07-07-2002, 03:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kimbo International Debutant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: london Posts: 2,835	no i wouldn't claim a catch. anyone remember arjuna ranatunga vs black caps in nz a few years back. he dropped a catch picked it up off the ground and stood up claiming it- the 3rd ump was luckily called in.

07-07-2002, 01:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	I would never claim a catch that I knew I had dropped. Sunil - Ranatunga is probably the most unsporting player I can think of in recent years, with the exception of the Match Fixers.

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FrontierPsychiartrist U19 Debutant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 341	Depends on the match situation... __________________ Western Australia: Producing Fast Bowlers since 1901

11-07-2002, 07:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kimbo International Debutant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: london Posts: 2,835	I don't think I would claim a catch... but it could be tempting if everyone actually thought you took it and went up. But if I thought there was one person that saw me drop it, even a bystander then I would be honest. I don't want to be hated and known as a cheat.

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