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TopCat said:
Generally, with the stumps all over the place it wasn't an issue :lol:

I read an article a few years back where a batsman nicked off, umpire gave it not out but the batsman walked. The umpire chased after him and told him to get back to the crease because he'd given him not out and that it wasn't his decision to make

Moral of the story, the umpire is there to make a decision. The players need to respect that
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Your moral of the story is a cop out for those who don't walk. I only hope all those on this cricket forum who have slagged the Aussies off this week all walk when they snick off. Cheating in every form should be removed from cricket.
 

TopCat said:
Generally, with the stumps all over the place it wasn't an issue :lol:

I read an article a few years back where a batsman nicked off, umpire gave it not out but the batsman walked. The umpire chased after him and told him to get back to the crease because he'd given him not out and that it wasn't his decision to make

Moral of the story, the umpire is there to make a decision. The players need to respect that
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Moral of the story is that the umpire in question is a f***ing idiot :lol:
 
As I said on the other thread, for me it's about the context of the game. Professional cricket, leave it up to the umpire. Local club league, nothing against non-walkers (speaking as a bowler here), it's a competitive game after all, but most batsmen do walk in my experience. Midweek knock abouts or Sunday friendlies, always walk, you're playing for fun and usually with one of your teammates as umpire.

For me, it's harsh to brand standing your ground as cheating, especially in professional cricket with DRS there to overturn mistakes.
 
Always stand. Amount of times it's happened is probably about 20x less than the number of times I've been given out when I shouldn't have, so not even close to evening it up yet :evil:
 
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I'd never even consider walking in a million years. Wouldn't even enter my mind

That is why the umpire is there. And I don't get a 2nd chance when I get given out when its clipped by pads and not my bat
 
Stand most of the time.

There's plenty of times the fielding team will appeal for a caught behind when they know full well it's the batsman on the pad, or an LBW when they know there's an inside edge. So what's the difference between the two?
 
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I'd never even consider walking in a million years. Wouldn't even enter my mind

That is why the umpire is there. And I don't get a 2nd chance when I get given out when its clipped by pads and not my bat
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Dexter said:
Stand most of the time.

There's plenty of times the fielding team will appeal for a caught behind when they know full well it's the batsman on the pad, or an LBW when they know there's an inside edge. So what's the difference between the two?
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I've had some f@@king awful decisions against me over the years - one in particular when I dragged a slow long-hop from outside off stump onto my back foot and the bowler strangled an appeal. The umpire gave me out LBW. I walked off laughing and shaking my head. To be fair, he apologised at teatime - I think the other umpire and some of the opposition had had a quiet word - and I just laughed it off again.

He wasn't a very good umpire but you have to accept that at local level - after all, the game can't proceed without them. You just pass the message around to try not to let it hit your pads when he's at the opposite end.

I still walk when I know I've hit it. If I know I haven't and get given out then so be it, but I will say that if it becomes known that you're a 'walker', then I've found you're less likely to be given out erroneously in that situation.
 
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Just to widen the debate...... who cheats more, batters or bowlers ?
Many years ago, facing a very well known opening bowler, my opening partner did not walk when one appeared to flick his glove.
Said bowler went off on one calling him a "f.....g cheat".
He then proceeded to appeal every time we played and missed or the ball struck us on the pads.
I challenged him about his appealing and his reply was... "it is up to the umpire to make a decision".
I rest my case.
Bowlers cannot have it both ways, expecting batters to walk when the umpire has said not out, but appealing for decisions that are clearly not out.
 
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