Someone on ESCA's forum is suggesting having strict wides even in Div 8.
"Why not apply the basic ICC ruling on wides across the board. I appreciate that you will need discretion in places but I fail to see how a relaxation of the rules in the lower leagues benefits anyone in the long run. I look at this very much from an angle where the lower leagues are a feeder/conveyor belt for kids to progress (as well as giving the place to the older statesmen of the game in their twilight years) so should we not encourage them to play the game properly?? Maybe I am missing something here and that might be because I have never played lower league ESCA cricket. Maybe the standard is so poor that we can't expect players to bowl straight and understand the basic rules??"
It would be good if someone playing in Div 8 could give his opinion.
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'to play the game properly'
ReplyDeleteby this they surely mean 20:20 and 50 over cricket...
fair enough encourage good control but 'everything down leg is a wide is ludicrous' and is hardly going to encourage people to strive to bowl very fast or attempt leg spin etc: skills which are pretty important at the very highest levels - first class and test cricket (or are they not 'proper' cricket?).
I'm sure that every batting side umpire is perfect in Divisions 1-7. I think you have to be reasonable with all wides, be sensible and play a fair and decent game.
ReplyDeleteSooner an umpire was leniant on wides but was fair on LBW's for example.
And of course the waist No-Ball rule is perfectly administered....