Morning radio star – now the podcast
Last week we did an update on James Makin making his debut as a morning radio star on the Brad & Kiara Saturday morning Community radio program on Triple H 100.1 FM and Alive 90.5 FM.
If you missed it, now you can hear the podcast – Brad & Kiara podcast
As background, the show is:
- Sydney’s only Sri Lankan lifestyle show in English
- Sydney’s only Sri Lankan show broadcast on two FM stations
- Sydney’s only Sri Lankan show with full podcast syndication
- Sydney’s most publicly promoted Sri Lankan community radio program
Well done James and for Shehan Fernando, who is the star behind the scenes person who makes it all come together.
What a start to the season
Round 1 has finished and it has already set a record for the number of centuries in the opening Round – 3 tons. We have had lots of instances of 2 tons being scored but this Round is the best in our history:
- Zac Gerber (D1) – 148*
- Pritam Dhamija (C2) – 140*
- Rahul Kumar (D) – 132
Add to this, Luke Tabone (B1) does what he does best – score big with 90 in his game. As a reminder, Luke scored 836 runs in C4 last season and just keeps on scoring runs despite moving up 5 Grades!
8 ducks in an innings
The D1 boys had a great win on the weekend dismissing Beecroft for just 89 runs. Included in this total was 8 ducks.
I was asked if this is a record.
First up, we don’t have records like this but there are known instances, from long-term memory, of lower grade games especially having a high number of dismissals for 0.
Probably the best documented example was the 1951/52 B1 Grand Final involving our own WPH boys Vs Perseverance at Campbell Park.
We were disissed for 4 runs with one scoring shot so in this match there were 10 ducks.
Personal milestones achieved
Our Home page of keeps a running record of Seniors players nearing a personal Milestone. Keep a look-out after each Round to see who is within striking distance of their milestone.
After Round 1, we already have 2 high-achievers pass their milestones. Congratulations to:
1,000 career runs
Cam McBrien (A1)
Saurabh Kapoor (C1 Blue)
Well done Cam & Saurabh.
What would your Decision be?
Questions
Question 1
A fair delivery is hit into the outfield and the batters attempt a run. They complete one run and have crossed while attempting a second when they decide to abandon the run in progress. They re-cross and return to their respective ends, ensuring that only one run is completed. The captain of the fielding side protests, claiming this is deliberate short running, and asks how many Penalty runs will be awarded. What should happen now?
Question 2
The wicket-keeper is standing up to the stumps for a spinner. During the bowler’s run-up, the wicketkeeper moves in front of the stumps but corrects their position before the instant of delivery. They remain wholly behind and subsequently break the wicket fairly with the striker out of their ground and not attempting a run. What should happen now?
Question 3
The striker plays the ball, and both batters attempt a run. Before the striker reaches the popping crease at the bowler’s end, a fielder throws the ball towards that end. The striker jumps to avoid being hit by the throw. The ball continues and fairly breaks the wicket with the striker still airborne and not yet in their ground. How should the umpire respond to an appeal from the fielding side?
Question 4
During the delivery stride, the ball slips from the bowler’s hand and is clearly not delivered. The striker remains on the pitch and strikes the still-moving ball along the ground to the boundary. What action should the bowler’s end umpire take?
What would your Decision be?
Answers
Question 1
The umpire shall inform the captain of the fielding side that the batters have not breached the Law and that no action is required.
Question 2
The striker’s end umpire shall give the striker Out, Stumped. The ball shall count as one of the over as it remains a fair delivery.
Note
Law 27.3.1 – The position of the wicket-keeper This may seem like a small change, but it is meaningful – a wicket-keeper will no longer be penalised for having their gloves in front of the stumps when the bowler runs up. Wicket-keepers cannot come in front of the stumps to collect the ball until it has passed the striker’s wicket or made contact with their bat or person – that remains the case. But in a DRS age, umpires were noticing that some keepers move level with, or in front of, the stumps while the bowler is running up – technically a No ball, but not something that would give them any advantage. The Law has now changed so that it is only after the ball is released that the wicket-keeper must be wholly behind the stumps. This brings the wording in line with a fielder’s position.
Question 3
The umpire shall answer the appeal Out, Run out. Even though the striker may have been avoiding the ball and possible injury, they had not made their ground prior to jumping in the air. Law 38.2.1.1 only provides protection to a batter if they had already been in their ground and then left it to avoid injury.
Question 4
In this example either umpire shall call and signal Dead ball when the ball slips out of the bowler’s hand. The umpire at the bowler’s end shall disallow the Boundary and return the batters to their original ends if they had run, and the ball shall not count as one of the over. Law 20.4.2.8