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[KarlPennington]

I was playing in a work's 6-a-side today (paid day off work, excuse to have a drink for most) Anyway the opposition captain was, let's say (because he is probably on this forum) a stickler for the rules... so long as said rules gave his team the upper hand. He had brought a rule book with him which should give you a measure of the man. Throughout the day there were a few dubious wides given by him when he was umpiring our games. And in the last game when we needed to beat his team to qualify and they needed 6 off the last ball he stopped play to demand a re-count on the scores - like our part-time bowler wasn't feeling enough pressure (They got the six)

Anyway, enough of the rant. In the first game we played against them which we won, when I was on 22 (had to retire at 25) I played a missed, he whipped off the bails and asked for the stumping, we both knew as did the umpire that I was home. I then wandered, I wasn't trying to steal a run or doing any gardening, I just wandered out of my crease. He remove the stump hit it with the ball and appealed again. I was given out. I protested to the umpire that if I had made my ground and was given not out for the stumping then surely the ball was dead and I couldn't be 'run-out' I was over-ruled and had to walk. The opposition captain claimed that the rules only state that the wicket keeper deems when the ball is dead and nothing more. Is this right? I can't accept that if I was out of my ground, then made my ground, the ball can become live again. He would probably claim that he didn't appeal for the stumping... although he was happy to put it in the scorebook as a stumping (there was a player of the tournament award!!!!) So what's the ruling on this, I've asked a veteran of the game who said 'It might have been out according to the laws of the game but either way, it's shocking display of non-sportsmanship. Do I have a point, or am I the bad guy for protesting the umpire's decision (to be honest the umpire had about 4 pints and looked like a rabbit in the headlights when we were both arguing our P.O.V)

[smilley792]

Dude sounds like a cock.


But


We had something similar. Oppo 9 down last ball. It was just wide off off stump. Batsmen left it put his bat under his arm and wondered off.
Stumper through down the stumps and appealed. Umps finger went up. Batsmen went mental.
Unpires said no over or innings was called. Your out son.


Stay your ground until the stumper has sent the ball round. Then no issue to start with.

[L21]

I think you summed it up by saying the guy turned up with a rule book.

In regards to your situation, you should've really turned to check the location of the ball before attempting to leave the crease.

The umpire could easily deem your wandering as a loss of balance or being unsure of where the ball went.

Also over had not been called so the ball is still live.

However

This is incredibly unsporting, particularly in what sounds like a friendly tournament. Most wicket keepers will tell you, myself included, that the amount of stumpings we don't appeal for due to the nature of friendlies and just want to be there to enjoy events.

It does just seem you were playing with a right cock who took his cricket way too seriously. 

[GarrettJ]

Unfortunately It's out. It's not dead, it's no different to hitting the frump at one and and then having a go at the other end.

[Gurujames]

Poor sportsmanship. that's all I'll say.

[tim2000s]

Out but petty. Very poor sportsmanship.


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