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2 questions regarding the referral system?

I don't know if other people have thought of such a thing happening but it's a definite possibility especially with guys like Bucknor around.

Consider this:

A spin bowler bowls a flighted delivery and is called for over stepping the crease, the batsman hears the calls and goes for a crazy shot (since the bowler with the flighted delivery gave him plenty of time), he gets bowled (or caught or gets plumb lbw or is stumped). Since the ball is a no ball the umpire says not out, however one team mate of the bowler notices that the bowler did not overstep and suggests to the captain to refer the decision. On the replay, the bowlers foot is fine (part of it is behind the line).

What happens? It would sure be unfair to give the batsman out.

Also consider this scenario:

A bowler oversteps but the umpire does not call no ball. The batsman gets out however the non striker notices the bowler did overstep. Can he recommend to his departing team mate to challenge or is the call to be made by the batsman and batsman alone only without any outside influence?

Update:

Thanks for the replies guys. As some of you'll have suggested, if the referral system does not apply to no balls then there's no problems however if a referral can be made for no balls as well, then it could lead to major headaches if the 1st scenario does occur.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    interesting question.

    the second scenario, definitely the batsmen can call for the referral, even if he's told to do it by the non-striker. the video will pick up the no-ball in seconds, as it is the first thing checked, and it will be not out.

    the first scenario is difficult... i'm unclear on whether the fielding captain can ask for a referral if the umpire calls a no-ball, although it seems as though the captain can challenge any decision in which he believes the umpire made an error. presumably this has to involve a dismissal, but would a dismissal from a no-ball count? good question. luckily, it would be a very rare case. the batsman would have very little time to notice the call, unlike in the old days when no-balls were called on the bowler's back foot, which gave the batsman more time to change his shot. and the odds of an umpire making a front-foot no-ball error, on a very flighted delivery from a spinner, and the batsman changing his stroke to throw the bat at it, and getting out, and a fielder noticing the error, would be astronomical. a spinner bowling a front-foot no-ball is rare enough, let alone the umpire mistakenly thinking he had. it's a good hypothetical question though.

    what about shane warne's 99, when he was caught from an obvious front-foot no-ball... i guess there's no way for him to know to ask for a referral. and appealing straight-forward outfield catches would surely be frowned upon if the only possible saviour for the batsman was an uncalled no-ball... but what about if it's the last wicket, and you still have two referrals left? will the batsmen just use it because they can?

    consider this can of worms opened.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well actually in the referral system the first thing the umpire checks for is a no ball so yes a decision can be overturned on a no ball but yes it is unfair to give the batsman out in this way.

    Yes the non striker can recommend the batsman he should refer it.

  • 1 decade ago

    I noticed that during the recent NZ-Windies series that whenever a referral was made, the first thing they did was they checked whether the bowler overstepped or not. Always. I haven't seen any of the South Africa-Aus test, but surely they are doing the same thing. I believe in the 2nd situation the non-striker is allowed to recommend the challenge so the final verdict should be not out.

    I'm not sure what would happen in the first situation though, it would probably have to be out, even though it may be unfait.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No...no balls cant be refered.

    Only dismissals (like normal dismisals, bump ball, catches on boundary) can be reffered.

    Its in the ICC playing Handbook. For some reason i cant put the link. check the icc website

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  • 1 decade ago

    referral system used when batsman or bowler or captain have doubt on decision (like LBW, Catch or LBW..) its not apply on NO ball

    EDIT:

    may be i say wrong.... lets see other answers

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  • 1 decade ago

    No...no balls cant be refered.

    Only dismissals (like normal dismisals, bump ball, catches on boundary) can be reffered.

    Its in the ICC playing Handbook. For some reason i cant put the link. check the icc website

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