Martin H
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Scratchers V NotchersFor those who don't get How's That (the Umpire's and scorer's magazine) the notchers play the scratchers every xmas time in the form of a quiz! each question gives a number as an answer which refers to each players score so let's see if we can get question 1 Scratchers:
A Match is due to start at 1.45pm. The captains toss at 1.18pm. How many minutes does the winning captain have before he must notify the opposition captain of his decision whether to bat or to field first?
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bailbreaker
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bazza says 17mins
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Craig
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I say 7 minutes, to give the teams 20 minutes to get ready
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Martin H
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division in the driver household! and of course barry is right.
law 12 para 5 no later than 10 minutes before scheduled start or restart....leaving 17 minutes
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Martin H
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scratchers 2 then
in a two innings match team A score 179 and 158. in their first innings team B scored 236. how many runs must team B be dismissed for the match to be a tie?
i promise they gat harder!
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bailbreaker
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is there a catch in this question? 
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Martin H
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No there are no catches! just requires a numerical answer!
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Martin H
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they will get harder and test your knowledge of rules!!! and mine!
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bailbreaker
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ok then is it 101
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Martin H
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thats what i made it also.........Now scratchers 3
A ball which is called and signalled No ball is cut by the striker to third man and the batsman complete three runs. The return hits the helmet lying on the ground and ricochets whereupon the the batsman run two more. How many runs should be added to the total?
Told you they slightly more difficult!!!!
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bailbreaker
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am i correct in thinking that we have scored 118 runs so far?
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bailbreaker
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six
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Martin H
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yes 118 so far and how did you reach your total of 6? (and i don't agree with it)
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Rushy
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i'm going or ten runs
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Martin H
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ok! but not my answer! where did your ten come from!
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Martin H
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the way i see it 1 run for the no ball, 3 for runs hit off no ball and 5 penalty runs for striking helmet the ball is then dead so any further runs are not counted. so 9 runs!
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Craig
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Fair enough martin
For the record i went for 11 but thats wrong!
Bring on another! 
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Martin H
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scratchers 4
...and how many runs are credited to the striker?
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bailbreaker
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easy he scores THREE RUNS.
BY THE WAY who on earth was the fielder at thid man???
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Martin H
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don't know but that could be another game!!!!
anyway back to the questions:
scratchers 5:
A Fielder notifies the umpire that he is leaving the field at 2:51pm. He returns at 3.18pm: at how many minutes after 3 o'clock will he be allowed to bowl?
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bailbreaker
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no idea, but i'll have aguess at 3-28pm
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Martin H
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Oh dear!!!! wrong guess barry! do you want a clue
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Rushy
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do you not get 20 mins off the field for loo stops and any time after that you have to wait before bowling again so i'm going for 3-25
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Martin H
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almost right Rushy! you do get a length of time for 'comfort breaks' but when you spend longer then you have to wait the length of time off the field before you can bowl!
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Mark
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this is the first one i have made it on in time tp answer and the first one im not sure about!!
im going for 15.45 as he cant bowl for the same amount of time as he was off the field for...
And Craig as for the toss question... remember St Ives when i claimed the toss 10 mins before play was due to start? you students!!!
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Simon
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Damn - I thought I was going to be in time for this one but Mark pipped me to the post (literally). I agree with him. The answer is 45 minutes.
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bailbreaker
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how many runs have we got now?
is it 121.45 or 1663
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Martin H
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i'd got 3.45pm as well as mark said same time as time off but only when you've been off for more than 15 minutes!!!
total so far 175 for 5
scratchers 6:
The wicket-keeper misses a ball which has been called and signalled Wide ball and it rolls down a narrow hole in the outfield. while the fielders try to retrieve the ball the batsmen run and just after they set off on their eighth run, a fielder calls Lost ball. how many runs should be added to the total?
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bailbreaker
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aah, reminds me when I played on parkers Piece in cambridge and the ball was hit towards the catholic church by my partner. he ran 8 before the ball was returned , however even in my youth i didn,t.
ans 9?
must go now, unable to log on again until this evening> 
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Martin H
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that'll give you time to read the question again then!
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Jules
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I will add my contribution - I think 8 runs.
7 completed runs plus one for the wide.
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Craig
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I also give the answer Jules gave.
And Mark I couldnt remember the specific times, sorry. I just turn up to play cricket, and just thought you were being arsey 
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Simon
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I agree with 8. Seven completed runs and the wide (it would have been 9 if the batsmen had crossed for their eighth run). As a matter of interest does anybody know how the runs should be scored in the scorebook? Runs for the striker, penalty runs, wides or byes or a combination of any/all of these?
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bailbreaker
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i would suggest one run to extras and the rest to for the rabbit whoose burrow it was.
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Martin H
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i thought eight as well and guess what the next question
scratchers 7:
...and in which section of the scorebook should these runs be recorded:
score 1 for wide ball, 2-lost ball, 3- penalty extras, 4- two of the above?
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bailbreaker
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craig and bazza in unison ans FOUR.
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Martin H
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craig and barry uniformly disagree with my answer!
and haslop hits a century of posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Martin H
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i'll leave to read law 20 Lost ball for the answer
Scratcher 8: How many pieces of wood are required to make two sets of wickets?
and
Scratcher 9: The last hour of a match begins at 6.30pm. At 6.43, after 4.2 overs have been bowled it rains and the players leave the field; play restarts at 6.51, but after another 6 overs and 3 balls have been bowled, there is anotherstoppage (lasting 4 minutes) for rain at 7.09. What is the minimum number of balls which remain to be bowled?
may not be online much over the weekend so i'll leave you with these two and i'm struggling with the scratchers 9!!!! so best of luck
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Mark
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Q8
is it just 20???
Q9
A play stops at 7.30 regardless... this is a TV law!!
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Simon
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Q7 1-wides (8 wides from one ball, sounds like a Rushy over).
There isn't a section for lost ball in a scorebook and runs relating to a lost ball are not penalty runs.
Q8 I would agree with Mark with 20 (12 stumps and 8 bails)
Q9 37 balls
4.2 overs bowled
allowance of 2.0 overs for first rain delay
6.3 overs bowled
allowance of 1.0 over for second rain delay.
Gives total of 13.5 overs bowled
Take away from minimum of 20 overs that have to be bowled in last hour
Gives 6.1 overs or 37 balls.
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Martin H
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simon you are a star well almost
7 agree wide balls
8- 10 is my answer as a wicket set is 3 stumps and 2 bails and 2 sets of wickets is 6 stumps and 4 bails ref: law 8 the wicket which states 'two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel.....'
9 - what a surprise i made 37 as well!!!!
scratchers 10
The striker hits the ball towards a long boundary; a fielder gives chase after the ball which comes to rest just inside the boundary rope. as he reaches the ball he realises that the batsmen are about to start on their fifth run, so pushes the ball over the boundary. How many runs should be added to the total?
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Simon
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Question 8 is a bit of a funny one as you are quite right that Law 8 refers to three stumps and two bails as a set of wickets. However numerous other Laws clearly refer to the same as 'the wicket' (such as Law 30 Bowled). Therefore a set of wickets would be 6 stumps and 4 bails. Having said that I suspect that the question is assuming that Law 8 takes priority.
Q10 is an easy one (for a change!) - 8 runs.
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Martin H
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well pointed out simon and of course you are right! on all counts
scratcher 11:
The Striker plays no shot at a ball which has been called and signalled No ball; it flicks his pad, evades the wicket-keeper; but hits the helmet lying on the ground. how mny runs should be added to the total?
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Rushy
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6
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Martin H
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why?
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Simon
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I think just 1.
As no shot was played I think the ball effectively becomes dead for run scoring purposes. The no ball counts because it happened before the shot wasn't played!
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Rushy
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1 run for the no ball and five for the hitting of the helmet. i am assuming the same rules apply as if the ball went to the boudry of the pads without a shot being played.
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Simon
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If the ball goes to the boundary off the pads when no shot is played the umpire signals dead ball and no runs are scored!
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Martin H
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simon right again!!! although the ball doesn't become dead until it hits the helmet!
scratchers extras: A fielder notifies the umpire that he is leaving the field at 3.57pm. He returns at 4.10pm; at how many minutes after 4 o'clock will he be allowed to bowl?
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bailbreaker
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11 mins
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Martin H
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why not 10?
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Simon
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I agree with 10 as the absence was less than 15 minutes there is no restriction on when he can bowl.
I think Barry was sort of correct as well as I suspect that he thought that he couldn't bowl at 4.10pm as he was coming onto the field at that time. The earliest opportunity he would have to bowl would therefore be 4.11pm (assuming that we are not allowing fractions of a minute).
I think Barry should be awarded half marks! (5.5?)
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Martin H
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i think technically its 10......but in practise that is not likely to happen
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