Comments on: Umpire Referrals http://beerandsport.net/umpire-referrals/ Drinking to Succeed while the Wallabies, Waratahs, Baggy Greens and Blues do the tough stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:14:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Cricket Bats http://beerandsport.net/umpire-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Cricket Bats Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:43:31 +0000 http://beerandsport.net/?p=1160#comment-1217 I don't see why it would slow the game down. The system of allowing a limited number of referrals seems to work. I don’t see why it would slow the game down.

The system of allowing a limited number of referrals seems to work.

]]> By: David Barry http://beerandsport.net/umpire-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 David Barry Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:24:58 +0000 http://beerandsport.net/?p=1160#comment-1033 It'd slow the game down a lot though, if the experience with run-outs is anything to go by. Umpires will go upstairs if the bat's anywhere within a yard of the popping crease. I don't really understand the logic of only checking one or two aspects of (say) an LBW decision. Traditionally, umpires gave some batsmen out incorrectly. This means that they were sure that all the requirements for the LBW had been met, so (theoretically) they wouldn't have seen the need to check them on a replay. <abbr><em>David Barry’s last blog post..<a href="http://pappubahry.blogspot.com/2009/01/form.html" rel="nofollow">Form</a></abbr></em> It’d slow the game down a lot though, if the experience with run-outs is anything to go by. Umpires will go upstairs if the bat’s anywhere within a yard of the popping crease.

I don’t really understand the logic of only checking one or two aspects of (say) an LBW decision. Traditionally, umpires gave some batsmen out incorrectly. This means that they were sure that all the requirements for the LBW had been met, so (theoretically) they wouldn’t have seen the need to check them on a replay.

David Barry’s last blog post..Form

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