Re: Hit the ball twice

In message <1176357665.351543.143670@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Gavin Cawley <gcc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

>You can't willfully play the ball with any part of your body or the bat
>twice except for the purposes of protecting your wicket,

Which is the only thing you could possibly do, or at least, it would be
impossible in practice to prove intent to do otherwise. RH

Utter nonsense. The ball could hit the pad and bounce forward (so that it is in no danger of going onto the wicket) and the batsman could hit it for runs. The intent would be obvious, as indeed it would be in the example that was given. Why not just accept you were wrong for once rather than dig yourself deeper?

He would have to kick it in such circumstances. It would be impossible to score a leg bye that way because no shot would be offered. Next! RH .

By the way, the umpire doesn't need to prove anything, it is his opinion that matters, this is not a court of law, but a game of cricket.


Yes, but he would have to determine intent which in the context of cricket would be next to impossible because no legbye can be scored without offering a shot. rH

> so if you flip it up with your toe so you can hit it for six it is out
>on appeal hit the ball twice.

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