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    Cricket Books

    Amazon have the Woolmer at 1/2 price. I had a brief look at it the other day at a local book shop. First thing that surprised was quite how big a book it was! It certainly looks an interesting read.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Is it anything to do with time lost to bad weather/light?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Is it anything to do with the speed of the innings, in terms of either length of time or number of balls faced? Is it to do with the number of different balls bowled at a batsman (for example due to balls being lost, or a new ball being available after certain number of overs)?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Was the record related to one innings, or is it a career record?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    In answer to the Clark quesiton, to quote Rosenwater, "He played more innings in first-class cricket - nine - than any other man who never made a run." So presumably that is the answer you are after?
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    Cricket Books

    Ah yes, but of those 48, 8 special copies were produced for the Beldam family and the publishers, with an additional photograph in:unsure: Have you got a copy of the deluxe version?
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    Cricket Books

    Is this the one which has the smaller limitation in a size of 8?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    The latter!
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Indeed. Well done, your turn now ....
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Very nearly correct, but think again about point 6.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Well not quite, if I understand what you've put, I take it you mean that if on the batsman's second shot he hits the ball over the boundary that it makes a mockery of cricket if runs are scored. Well the law as it currently stands caters for this situation, if you have a look, and the ball would...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Hi SJS, BoyBrumby made the same point, however this is incorrect, as I've explained at length (!). The second hit, does not disbar a batsman from running, and it clearly seems this is a general misconception.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Yes, this is basically what the law is designed for. If the ball was not in danger of hitting the wicket then the batsman can be said not to be acting in guarding his wicket, as it didn't need guarding (is essentially the idea). I agree there is room for dispute, and obviously each situation...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Have another try tomorrow as sadly that isn't the correct answer.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Not to keep banging on about this (!). But if you look at the laws, there is a penalty laid down if the batsmen do run (before any overthrow), namely that the run is disallowed (as per leg byes being disallowed). I fail to see how you can describe a batsman hitting a ball which is about to hit...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    First off, this particular piece of law I wouldn't try to explain on the field (!), it is the most complex part, in my opinion. You're not entirely wrong with what you are saying, in that a second shot in itself doesn't allow batsmen to score runs (they can of course attempt them, and the...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Haha, good question! You can take it that the wicket keeper is standing well back, and is quite portly, so the batsman's second shot does not interfere with any catching chance for the wicketkeeper, as he's still waddling towards the wickets well out of range of the ball. Additionally there are...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    I'm a bit lost now as to what your point is. Are you suggesting that if batsmen run following a second hit, and do so before an overthrow has occurred, that it shows that the intention of the second shot was not solely to defend the wicket?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    What I meant by clearly was the fact that there is a clause specifically dealing with runs allowed from a ball hit more than once. I'm puzzled as to how you could have any runs (beyond penalties) in any situation from your reading of the law?
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    The fact that a batsman runs after hitting the ball a second (or third etc.) time does not necessarily mean that the second (or third!) shot was not for the "sole purpose of guarding his wicket". At the time of the shot the "sole purpose" was to stop the ball hitting the wicket, subsequent to...

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