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Caught and Bowled


Hetty said:
Caught takes precedence over all other methods of dismissal except bowled
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Doesn't answer the question Hetty as its asking why we dont mention the delivery element before the dismissal method given that's the order in which the play unfolds.
Kent_Mackem said:
Why isn't this 'Bowled and Caught' please?

Surely it is far more logical and actually in the correct order. :)
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Scoreboards usually state the dismissal then the bowler so this follows suit.
Kent_Mackem said:
Why isn't this 'Bowled and Caught' please?

Surely it is far more logical and actually in the correct order. :)
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Let's say Anderson delivered and it was caught by Root it would be caught Root, Bowled Anderson. So even if the same player bowls and catches they keep the same format, with the dismissal method trumping the delivery.
 
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For me the first column is simply how they were dismissed. This can look out of order in your example of when a player is caught, but the row is answering the question how were they out, and who was the bowler?
 
On a similar note its always annoyed me that when a player is Run Out the fielder doesnt get credited.

You can throw a ball over a great distance, with pin point accuracy, the stumps go flying.... but its not credited on the scorecard
 
Scorebooks are set out with the columns in that order from left to right - Batsmans name, breakdown of each ball faced, length of innings, number of balls faced, how out, bowler's name, batsman's score.

Depending on the make and type of scorebook, some of those columns may be in a slightly different order.
Redandwhitedust said:
On a similar note its always annoyed me that when a player is Run Out the fielder doesnt get credited.

You can throw a ball over a great distance, with pin point accuracy, the stumps go flying.... but its not credited on the scorecard
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They are now, I think - usually the fielder's name is in brackets after the dismissal type.
 
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