Warwickshire CCC v Sussex CCC - LVCC 7/7 - 10/7: Thread

[8ace]

Just seen this on the SCCC forum:

Ed Joyce has just suffered the most unlucky dismissal you would ever see. Joyce swept Ant Botha, Jonathan Trott at short leg turned away to avoid getting hurt, jumping at the same time and the ball went directly into Trott's right hand trouser pocket.

The odds on it happening must be millions to one.
I've now looked at the replay several times on Wilson's SussexTV system and continue to find it quite amazing. It appeared initially that Trott didn't even know it was in his pocket.
You'll be able to see it tomorrow morning on SussexTV when Wilson has downloaded today's highlights.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

 

[Everest]

or on Sky Sports News

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

isnt that a 5 run penalty??

 

[Everest]

isnt that a 5 run penalty??

No

errr, hang on, we're batting.
Yes, yes it is.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Muzza fails again!!!

i really thogh that today might have been his day but goe for 22

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

and yards swiftly follws him back to the pavillion 151/4

We are DOOMED!!!! we wont even get a batting point

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Muzza fails again!!!

i really thogh that today might have been his day but goe for 22

and with Yardy gone it's 151/4

It's up to Hoppo and Wright now.

 

[Storer68]

No

errr, hang on, we're batting.
Yes, yes it is.

No its out!

Law 32 (Caught)
1. Out Caught
The striker is out Caught if a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, touches his bat without having previously been in contact with any member of the fielding side and is subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch before it touches the ground.

3. A fair catch
A catch shall be considered to have been fairly made if
(a) throughout the act of making the catch
(i) any fielder in contact with the ball is within the field of play. See 4 below.
(ii) the ball is at no time in contact with any object grounded beyond the boundary.

The act of making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball and over his own movement.

(b) the ball is hugged to the body of the catcher or accidentally lodges in his clothing or, in the case of the wicket-keeper, in his pads. However, it is not a fair catch if the ball lodges in a protective helmet worn by a fielder. See Law 23 (Dead ball).

(c) the ball does not touch the ground, even though the hand holding it does so in effecting the catch.

(d) a fielder catches the ball after it has been lawfully struck more than once by the striker, but only if the ball has not touched the ground since first being struck.

(e) a fielder catches the ball after it has touched an umpire, another fielder or the other batsman. However, it is not a fair catch if the ball has touched a protective helmet worn by a fielder, although the ball remains in play.

(f) a fielder catches the ball in the air after it has crossed the boundary provided that
(i) he has no part of his person touching, or grounded beyond, the boundary at any time when he is in contact with the ball.
(ii) the ball has not been grounded beyond the boundary.
See Law 19.3 (Scoring a boundary).

(g) the ball is caught off an obstruction within the boundary, provided it has not previously been decided to regard the obstruction as a boundary.

 

[the viscount]

264-4. hoppo and wright both on 54, and both have hit 10x4

 

[Was not Was]

266/4 now - Hoppo and Wright 115 partnership so far. So the batting points have started rolling in.

 

[8ace]

 

[8ace]

300 up
301/4

 

[CHAPPERS]

Wright gone.

309/5

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

A good innings from luke tho. Thats his best in the CC for ages !!

 

[the viscount]

Well done lukey now lets hope we get to that magic 400 for 5 batting points.

 

[Mackenzie]

Keep going Hoppo (91 not out)

 

[John Boy]

350 up

 

[John Boy]

359/5

Hopkinson 101*

 

[Gazwag]

359/5

Hopkinson 101*

He now has he best ever score