DavidU
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Keeping a decent batsman away from the strikeIn the last few overs of the test tonight, Ramdin hit the last ball of the over to try and get a single and keep the strike. As it was he hit it too hard and it went for 4 so he was at the non-strikers end.
Question: If it had not rolled all the way to the boundary, is there a rule to stop the fielder kicking it over the rope anyway ?
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Craig
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It wouldnt be in the spirit of the game
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bailbreaker
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what has that got to do with it.
the windies were on the verge of their first series win in ages.
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DavidU
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Granted it's not in the spirit of the game, and if it was done in a village game you'd expect to be lynched by the opposition, but is there technically a rule against it ?
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Craig
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Its sort of got most of the rules of the game to do with it, I think the MCC spirit of cricket book would have something to say about. Which is basically the law book for cricket
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Mark
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I believe Law 19 section 6 covers this.
Wilful act of fielder will mean they get the boundary plus the single.
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DavidU
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Thank you. It is such a rarity that it just got me thinking if a rule had been created.
I need to memorise my book of rules in more detail.
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