Explain Cricket To Me...

[Adster]

ohh yeah i didn't explain LBW leg before wicket

The method of dismissal whereby the ball hits a batsman's pads in front of the wickets and which, in the umpire's view, would have dismissed the batsman if it hadn't hit the pads. One of the most controversial dismissals in the game because it relies solely on the judgment of one of the two match officials. While a player can be given out to a ball moving from outside off stump, he cannot be given out from a ball outside leg stump. The dismissal has its origins in 1788 making it one of the longer standing sources of conflict

mean if the ball hits the pad the bowler and fielders can Appeal "hows that" to the umpire what it actually means is welll..... leg before wicket if you were the Batman's and it hit your pad (the pads on your legs) the umpire has to decide wether it would have hit the stumps if he think it would have he will raise his finger and say out.... if he doesn't think it would have hit the stumps then he will say not out (that billy Bouden is teh worst umpire ever with these)

[maebach]

Thanks alot for explaining. Maybe the Indian team will do well this year

[brotherdoobie]

Thanks Ad and Manker. I am now Ping-Pongs number one fan!

Peace bd