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[gramw]

can anyone remember what that advert was for theres another one on youtube somewhere

[maXXed]

Opening the batting in a festival this week, fairly tall left arm over bowler...

I bat out of my crease, and I had come a couple of paces down the track. It has pitched way outside leg, probably hit me outside, and as it hit me above the pad, it was high too. I was preparing or whatever for the next ball, when I heard celebration... I looked up, and saw the umpire's finger.

I was furious, so copied the LBW section from Tom Smith's onto a piece of paper and when we shook hands at the end I slipped the paper in his hand. (No Swearing Please)...

[acko109]

how does that one work redback?

[Liam-SCCC]

the batsmen doesn't seem to question the decision like stand there he just walks

[Howzat]

how does that one work redback?

It was an advert on TV it was set up

[Liam-SCCC]

o  what advert was it?

[Sambo]

holy hell that was pathetic. good find redback.

Worst decision ive had was being given out bowled when the ball hit my pad and the ball was never in line and hit me above the kneeroll. And Being 6 foot 1 it would have cleared the stups by a few inches. Thankfully after a bit of talk from the square leg the call was revoked and i was reinstated. Both Umps were coaches. yet then the other team cheated but im not going to go into that.

[art]

Keep going folks this is very interesting.
Shortly I will start a series called 'The Umpire was Confused" which goes through a few decisions and why they were made or why they were not. Yes real life stuff.

[gramw]

yes it was an advert and i remember it was going to go on sky sports(i think) where the brit insurance advert is now and i think it was going to be for specsavers so know its not real its made up, theres another one on there somewhere i will have a look for yous

[gramw]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBIu9jgIkpA&feature=related

just to prove its fake watch the wk once he appeals and starts walking forward

[art]

Well I guess sol much for real life expereinces, let's base a discussion on an advert or youtube

[gramw]

art if that is aimed at me i was saying that to show sambo that it was fake so the ump wasnt bad like he thought

[MD14]

Had some blinders from a parent umpire tonight:

1) Called a wide when it hit the batsmen square in the back and bounced to square leg
2) When queried on 1) he said that because it hadn't hit the pads it could be given as a wide (!?!)
3) Warned a bowler for bowling short when the ball hit the batsmen in the ribs
4) Gave a stumping not out and justified his decision by saying the toe had been on the line the whole time

[art]

We have a program here that helps parent umpires and it is a very good one. The aim is to give live advice during a game on the laws and competition rules. The aim is to give more confidence to everyone that decision making is a good as possible and to make obvious the parents who absolutely cheat in favour of their own child or team. We have also developed an interactive umpire, player, parent presentation that covers the most important Laws and rules and also covers etiquette in cricket.

Frankly the fact that clubs somehow refuse to involve themselkves in understanding the laws and rules through interaction with umpires and their parents andf juniors always amazes me. They are first to criticise trained and dedicated umpires but run shoddy junior cricket that turns many youngsters off cricket because of the shocking umpiring that most pareants seem happy to be part of.

Regard a scene in a recent match of U16's.

Genius batsman plays and misses three times down leg side. The fourth time the ball slides off the middle of the bat, jumps 5 centimetres sideways and is caught by the keeper. Up goes the finger. Genius seems upset, wanders off shaking his head. At drinks genius's father approaches umpire denying son had hit the ball. (yep he has great eyes he was 75 metres away at the time at about cover.)

It was explained that the ball was hit. he protested that son had said he hadn't hit it. Well it was suggested perhaps genius and father can explain the physics behind how a ball when it got lecvel with the bat that was outside the bads at the time moved 5 centimetres sideways and a loud woody snick was also heard. Hmmm genius was still right after the match and parent was protesting loudly.

Most umpiring associations offer training to parents but few seem to want to take it up. Umpiring is such an easy task they don't have to learn the most basic of rules. This is one of the great pities of modern cricket.

Earlier this season I was asked to a midweek schoolboys match that was about 75 minutes drive from home. On arriving at the ground I had been given the wrong starting time, an hour too early so I toured the local sites and on getting back to the ground 45 minutes before the match no one was there. Both teams turned up 10 minutes before time and wanted to start late. Hmmm.

Both coaches appraoched me for a discussion which started with the words 'You can't be much of an umpire if you have been allocated this game so we will be on hand to help out if you get into trouble.'

Being a calm type of person I collected my gear, got in the car and drove home. I heard the match descended into choas after about 90 minutes.

So teams and clubs, lift your act get involved in understanding how to umpire and what the Laws and rules mean. Many experienced umpires are getting sick of this 'new' breed of young cricketer who believes everyone is as incompetent as many parent umpires and take that grudge through their career.

[Sambo]

Wouldnt mind being umpire. Although i think there should be one prerequisite. They must have balls