CLUB COMPETITIONS -
   Q's + A's on 'Laws of cricket' and  Dalton Polls.
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Quiz questions- Know your 'ECBs' ?
What do the following stand for, when did they officially start, and what did (b) and (c) replace ?
(a) The ECB
(b) The ECB CA
(c) The ECB ACO

Answers here

Quiz questions- Know your 'Ovals' ?
In which cities are the following 'Oval' cricket grounds.
[All are extant and have hosted Test Matches - bar No.7]

1. Kensington Oval
2. Kennington Oval
3. Sahara Oval St. George's
4. Queens Park Oval
5. Marrara Oval
6. Bellerive Oval
7. Bert Sutcliffe Oval

Law interpretations
1. For a 2pm start
- the toss must be made between 1.30 - 1.45 pm
- the latest time for mowing the (i) pitch is 1.30 pm (ii) outfield is 1.45 pm.
2. A 'no-ball' going for a bye is recorded as only 2 no-balls extras (not 'a no-ball + a bye' extras) and hence goes on the bowler's analysis as 2 no-balls.
3. If a player leaves the field, but returns during play without permission and touches the ball:
- the ball becomes dead
- the batting side are awarded 5 penalty runs
- the ball doesn't count in the over.

Cricket laws
Some interpretations of the Laws of Cricket that perhaps you didn't realise ? (arising from incidents during Dalton matches 2008, with interpretations from Tom Smith's 'New Cricket Umpiring & Scoring 2004')
1. A bowler bowls a ball that bounces, rolls then stops in front of the batsman. What is the correct umpire's decision ?
2. A ball bounces once before bouncing again (before the popping crease) and then rolls along the ground to hit a batman's foot about 10" right in front of the stumps. What is the umpire's decision to an LBW appeal ?
3. As the bowler delivers the ball, you notice (as 'square-leg' umpire) the 'keeper puts his gloves in front of the wicket, and then withdraws them as the batsman hits the ball. What should you do ?
(a) nothing, (b) call 'dead ball', (c) call 'no-ball'.
4. A bowler knocks the bails off at 'his' end whilst delivering the ball, which then hits the batsman's pads and satisfies all the criteria for a positive reply to a LBW appeal. What should the umpire do ?

Answer(s) here

QUIZZES

Junior Quiz

How strong a cricketer are you ?

Put the following in order, starting with the one you think requires the greatest 'strength' to carry out.
  (a) Lift the bat with your weakest hand only.
  (b) Congratulating an opposing batsman who's just completed a good innings.
  (c) Hitting a fast bowler for 6.
  (d) 'walking' after edging the ball to the wicket-keeper, hearing him appeal, and not waiting for the umpire's decision.
Answer Analysis!

Dalton Polls

You are invited to vote in the latest poll which can be found on the top right of this page.
Past poll results, in 'popularity' order, are :

1. (May 2002) Which umpire do you think should 'call' for full toss no-balls ?
Result ; square leg (48%) , either (41%), bowler's end (10%).

2. (Nov 2002) Should Test umpires use video evidence for decisions involving 'caught behind' and 'caught bat & pad'?
Result ; Yes, with snickometer (65%), No (27%), undecided (8%) , Yes, without snickometer (0%).

3. (May 2003) Should bowlers' overs be limited in ordinary club league matches ?
Result ; No (56%), Yes (40%), no preference (4%).

4. (Nov 2003) How do you think the ECB's Twenty20 game will affect England's Test performances ?
Result ; Great improvement (53%), some improvement (18%), great deterioration (18%), some deterioration (6%), no effect (6%).

5. (April 2004) Do you think that the 'sin-bin' should now be used for dissent?
Result ; Yes, for batting + fielding (82%), No, not at all (6%), Yes fielding only (6%), unsure (1%), Yes, batting only (0%).

6. (Dec 2004) When playing cricket did/do you bat + bowl respectively :
right-handed + right-arm (79%) , r-h + l-a (9%), l-h + r-a (9%), l-h + l-a (3%)

7. (June 2005) Live TV of England's home Tests will be satellite only from 2006. How will this affect the no.'s of juniors attracted into the game
will decrease (73%), will increase (13%), unaffected (13%), unsure of effect (0%)

8. (Jan 2006) Do you think that batting + bowling substitutes should be allowed in club cricket ?
no (70%), yes (30%), not sure (0%)

[ (April 2006) The poll on Test Match ticket allocations had insufficient votes to justify a representative result]

9. (Jan 2007) Should teams for minor cricket clubs be selected by;
selection committee (excl. team capts) (51%), selection committee (incl. team capts) (39%), team capts only (7%), none of previous (3%)

10. (Jul 2007) After an edge and a catch-behind appeal whilst batting : are you a walker ?
Always (53%), sometimes- just depends (33%), never (15%)

11. (Jan 2008) Do you think that in recent years, sledging in club cricket has :
got worse (55%); stayed the same (24%); got less (21%)

12. (May 2008) Should league clubs now be allowed to refuse designated umpires ?
No (72%); yes (25%); don’t know (3%)

13. (June 2008) Will the top players' grab for 20/20 mega-money eventually affect grass-roots cricket ?
for the worse (38%); no effect (33%); for the better (29%); not sure (0%)

14. (July 2008) Should the Petersen 'switch-hit' shot be :
accepted immediately (77%); banned immediately (8%); accepted pending discussion (8%); banned pending discussion (8%)

15. (Jan 2009) If Dalton Cricket Club had permanent nets I would turn up :
more likely (79%); less likely (6%); don’t net (6%); (not dalton player 9%)

16. (Jan 2009) The top players' grab for 20/20 mega-money will eventually affect grass-roots:
for the worse (34%); for the better (31%); no effect (31%); not sure (3%)

17. (July 2009) The 2009 Ashes series will end as :-
Aussies by 1 or 2 (clear) wins (45%) ; England by 1 or 2 wins (34%); Aussies by 3,4 or 5 wins(15%); drawn (6%); England by 3,4 or 5 wins (0%)
[England won 2-1]