The Twenty20 Finals Day Thread

[Goodfella]

136-8 (1 to go)

 

[Scotty Mac]

lets hope the bowlers can do the business

 

[Goodfella]

Can somebody explain to me what constitutes bowling/throwing as Malinga appears to me to be throwing the ball round arm at shoulder height.

Apparently completely legal

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

136/9 5 balls left

 

[Goodfella]

136-9

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

140/9 4 balls left

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

All out

 

[Goodfella]

140 all out

 

[Braders]

shite

 

[Goodfella]

Oh well, a final no-one expected then.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Damn, decide to spend an afternoon listening to cricket and this is what happens.

Even with my limited knowledge, this looks bad. Still Sussex have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat before, right?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

We have the bowlers to at least make a game of it.....a Lords-esque Kirtley performance would be nice!

 

[Superseagull]

A couple of early wickets and anything is possible.

 

[Titanic]

Can somebody explain to me what constitutes bowling/throwing as Malinga appears to me to be throwing the ball round arm at shoulder height.

Law 24.3 A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler's arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that point until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing.

 

[Yorkie]

A couple of early wickets and anything is possible.

I agree. It looked almost impossible at Lords last year but we did it.

 

[BensGrandad]

Law 24.3 A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler's arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that point until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing.

Still looked like a throw to me but then I am not 100% au fait with cricket rules etc.

 

[Scotty Mac]

game over

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

A fairly embarrassing start

 

[chez]

We started better than this though remember and look what happened to us!!

 

[Scotty Mac]

the spinners are going to be the key in this one....