{"id":334524,"date":"2023-09-28T04:25:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T04:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=334524"},"modified":"2023-09-28T05:01:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:01:11","slug":"bowler-stunned-as-wicket-overturned-for-bizarre-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=334524","title":{"rendered":"Bowler stunned as wicket overturned for bizarre reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

N\ufeffew South Wales<\/a> batter Daniel Hughes was the beneficiary of a bizarre incident in which he had his wicket overturned in the Marsh Cup.<\/p>\n

Hughes was opening the batting for the Blues as they set about chasing Tasmania's 198 in their one-day fixture at Junction Oval in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

\ufeffIt was in the very first over of the chase, with NSW already on 0-5, when Hughes nicked a Riley Meredith delivery to be caught behind.<\/p>\n

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The Tasmanian players appealed and the umpire gave it out, but Hughes stood at his crease pointing to something behind the bowler.<\/p>\n

\"Tasmanian<\/p>\n

The umpire turned around to see a white towel lying on the turf, and replays showed the rag had fallen out of Meredith's pants while he was running in to bowl.<\/p>\n

Fielders often keep a towel tucked into their pants to use to wipe the ball between deliveries and overs.<\/p>\n

But if it falls out during a delivery, and distracts the batter, the rules state the ball should be called dead.<\/p>\n

Upon realising what had happened, the umpire ruled a dead ball and Hughes was permitted to remain at the crease.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

The Cricket Australia commentators noted Hughes made\ufeff the decision to still play at the ball even after the towel fell out.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffVery late from Hughes, but he did certainly take that backing-away motion," one said.<\/p>\n

The other commentator pointed out, "he should have just backed away and not played a shot\ufeff, he shouldn't have swung at the ball. He should have walked away, which he's well within his rights".<\/p>\n

Hughes was on 4 at the time of the bizarre incident, and went on to score 58 as the Blues won by six wickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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