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Should you walk?

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You've just edged to the wicket keeper and your waiting for the finger, umpire puts another penny in his other hand and the bowler and wicky are going mental.

DO YOU WALK? ? ?
 

If edge to slip then walk every time.

Edges to keeper, wait for umpire decision as too often you can guarantee you'll get some rough lbw's against you.

Greavsie said:
No but accept the abuse that will follow.
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As long as it stays on the field and doesn't continue afterwards then no qualms
 
Of course you SHOULD walk. In what kind of world SHOULDN'T you?

Personally I am a walker, occasionally didn't in my younger days but now I have grown up I realise how much a dickhead I must have looked cheating in a game of local cricket!

EDIT: Anyone not walking who isn't prepared for the abuse that follows isn't living in the real world.
 
Well I was a walker but not anymore, until I see the finger and not going anywhere.

Last season at littletown it happened and no walking, typical!
 
stand. Umpire gets paid to make a decision. Don't get the option when the finger goes up and you haven't nicked one, or you've nicked it into the pad on an lbw etc.

Have a skin thick enough to deal with inevitable stick from fielding side, many of whom wouldn't walk either and would appeal for iffy decisions without apology.
 
hello said:
You've just edged to the wicket keeper and your waiting for the finger, umpire puts another penny in his other hand and the bowler and wicky are going mental.

DO YOU WALK? ? ?
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Depends on whether or not you've been bought by an Indian bookmaker.
 
Carteron said:
Of course you SHOULD walk. In what kind of world SHOULDN'T you?

Personally I am a walker, occasionally didn't in my younger days but now I have grown up I realise how much a dickhead I must have looked cheating in a game of local cricket!

EDIT: Anyone not walking who isn't prepared for the abuse that follows isn't living in the real world.
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all valid points. To be fair, Ive never been in a situation where I have nicked it and not been given. If it happened Id wait for the decision though. I know its a game of local cricket but I've had a few innings where I've grafted for 20 overs, taken a few blows on iffy pitches and then been given out by an umpire when I wasn't out. Couple of fielders have said unlucky and hard lines when on the way back to the hutch but not willing to convince the skip to call you back. That's why I wouldn't walk.
 
The Sheepfolds End said:
all valid points. To be fair, Ive never been in a situation where I have nicked it and not been given. If it happened Id wait for the decision though. I know its a game of local cricket but I've had a few innings where I've grafted for 20 overs, taken a few blows on iffy pitches and then been given out by an umpire when I wasn't out. Couple of fielders have said unlucky and hard lines when on the way back to the hutch but not willing to convince the skip to call you back. That's why I wouldn't walk.
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To be fair I don't particularly get upset when people don't walk. I will invariably get stuck into them but I suppose it is their perogative.

I did it a few times in my younger years where I nicked it and got given not out. Rightly so I got absolutely hammered off the opposition and it didnt really bother me as it was deserved. Maybe I just don't take it quite as seriously as I did as a younger lad and just walk off if I know I have nicked it.

Greavsie said:
Its not cheating
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Suppose it depends on the definition of cheating being used here. It is certainly not in the spirit of the game. Is the spirit of the game not a law now, so technically could be classed as cheating.
 
SAFC2403 said:
Youngsters should be taught that you walk - its usually bottom tier village cricket at the end of the day - is it worth the aggro to cheat??
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The same coaching should apply to juniors when fielding as well. The amount of appealing that goes on is ridiculous. It's also cheating in my book. Only batsmen seem to get stick for not walking though.
 
When I played in the Durham Coast League, a hundred years ago, I always walked. I moved away in the 70s and I played at a decent standard. I used to walk when I first started but never walked after playing for a couple of years. Nobody walked - that was it - still don't.
 
hello said:
You've just edged to the wicket keeper and your waiting for the finger, umpire puts another penny in his other hand and the bowler and wicky are going mental.

DO YOU WALK? ? ?
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i always walked bar as a youngan v gateshead fell local derby 1976 since then always ..... umps dont forget cheats they will even it up in time if they know you cheat ,,,
 
When i played a couple of year ago, I never walked. The amount of times i was given out when i wasnt usually equaled itself out to the times i was given not out and didnt walked.
 
Greavsie said:
Its not cheating
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In my opinion it is. If you know you've hit it and stand there - to me that's cheating. Simple enough for me.

The Sheepfolds End said:
The same coaching should apply to juniors when fielding as well. The amount of appealing that goes on is ridiculous. It's also cheating in my book. Only batsmen seem to get stick for not walking though.
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Absolutely correct - same goes when fielding - if you know it's a bump ball then say so. Also when signalling 4 or 6. Be honest and your enjoyment of winning fair and square goes up too.
 
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