Less talk about cricket , won one lost one, but more about umpiring. You can go games without having to make a decision but this weekend has been a nightmare. Did first stint Saturday and had to give our opener out first ball of the game. It was a leg side full toss than swung away straightened back onto middle, hitting the back pad. Nothing I could do. The same bowler had 3 appeals in the next 6 balls to our leftie, all mighty close and swinging in a lot. Eventually after an inside edge for 4 our number 3 was bowled and I had to get my pads on. Sunday I did 10-12 overseas and had 4 more lbw shouts that were probably just about sliding down leg and benefit going to the batter. Normally when you umpire you get a few rubbish shouts and the odd close one but this weekend they were all 50/50 .If that wasn't bad enough one bowler bowled a slower ball which lobbed up, the batsman went to duck it and it hit the stumps mid way up. Since square was a colt who wasn't paying attention I had to make the decision and gave him out. I reasoned if it hit mid stump then even with a dropping trajectory it wasn't above waist height had he been in his normal stance. A bit of a Chris Read job. Didn't go down well with my him but the batter my end agreed.
I've had 5! Yes 5 slower balls hit the stumps, and be given as no balls by league umpires because "the batsmen ducked must be over waist height". One pitched an inch before the stumps for chuffs sake. Dam umps.
I did 10 overs of umpiring yesterday, only decision to make was hood up or down, as it was freezing!
I didn't plays sat, so filled a spot for Sunday side, 1st team opener to sunday side 7. Mismatched game, we put on 262 for 3. Scores of 43, 40, 97*, 0 and 47* meant I didn't get a bat. Dude on 97 would have got a ton,but shin splints prevented him from anything more than walking ones.
Oppo were then bowled out for 117 in 32 overs. They never once tried to dig in thankfully,
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