Club bowler sparks controversy throwing ball to boundary, denies batsman maiden century

[Abdullah719]

Gentleman's Game - Cricket, as we know it is fabled for its unsurpassable moments on and off the field. However, it is besmirched every now then - from match-fixing to players embroiled in a brawl. In its latest ordeal, a deplorable incident has emerged from a Club cricket tournament where a bowler deliberately chucked the ball to the boundary denying a batsman his maiden century.

Minehead Cricket club's Jay Darrell was batting on 98 against Purnell Cricket Club in a tournament in England. The Purnell bowler however hurled the ball over the boundary rope for a no-ball six which gave Minehead 2nd XI the win, leaving the youngster Darell stranded on 98. This poor sportsmanship has roped in severe criticism from around which led to the Parnell captain to apologise to the batsman.

Taking to Twitter, the Minehead club posted, "Not nice to see. But more to the point, a great innings and a great win. Respect to the @purnellcc captain who apologised to the batsman on behalf of his bowler. But some things just can’t be undone." The deplorable act of the bowler might have denied Jay the maiden ton but Darrell showed his sportsmanship as he tweeted, "Hell of game today shame the way it ended but oh well!!! Thanks for all the support today!! #UTP #Mineheadcc #litter."

Darrell turned out to be the star of the game as he followed up his spell of 3/22 with a match-winning knock of 98 to chase down 281. The Purnell Cricket club later issued an apology on Twitter as they posted, "Our 1st XI were well beaten today by @MineheadCricket. The unsavoury scenes to end the game can’t be condoned & both the Captain & the player made full & sincere apologies to those involved after the game. The incident will be dealt with internally by the Club."

Piers Morgan, TV Presenter and cricket journalist, popularly known for his banter with Virender Sehwag too expressed his disappointment as labelled the incident as 'utterly pathetic.'

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...boundary-denies-batsman-maiden-century/264887

 

[Minnowbasher]

Ahahahahaha

 

[hadi123]

Poor sportsmanship. I wonder what the handshakes at the end of the game were like.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Hah. Suraj Randiv says hi.

 

[Madplayer]

Hah. Suraj Randiv says hi.

Compared to this, randiv did a saintly act. Here the bowler hurled the ball for a noball six it cant get more incredible than this

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Must either have a good throwing arm or the boundaries must be really short.

 

[Hitman]

How does it matter to you whether an opposition player scores a century or not unless you really, really despise him personally? If your team has lost the match, that's the end of story. Extremely immature act.

 

[Abdullah719]

Club bowler banned for nine games after stopping batsman making maiden ton

A club bowler who threw the ball to the boundary to concede five runs and deny an opposition player the chance to make his first century has been banned for nine games.

Minehead batsman Jay Darrell was left on 98 not out when an opposing Purnell CC player, instead of bowling the ball, sent it to the boundary to give his side the runs they needed to win.

The Somerset Cricket League said the incident "brought the SCL and cricket in general into disrepute" and "was against the spirit of the game".

It added: "As a result of this review, a Purnell CC player has been banned for the next nine completed SCL matches."

The player has not been named.

Minehead tweeted afterwards that it was "not nice to see" and, even though the Purnell captain "apologised to the batsman on behalf of his bowler", that "some things just can't be undone".

Darrell was a little more diplomatic and said it was a "shame the way it ended but oh well".

Responding to criticism on Twitter, Purnell's official account said "the unsavoury scenes to end the game can't be condoned" and both the bowler and the club's captain had apologised.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/45100324

 

[Abdullah719]

Club bowler Decland Redwood apologises after stopping batsman making maiden ton

A club bowler has apologised for his poor sportsmanship after throwing the ball to the boundary to deny an opposition player a maiden century.

Instead of bowling, Purnell's Decland Redwood left Minehead batsman Jay Darrell on 98 not out by sending the ball to the boundary to give Minehead the five runs they needed to win.

Redwood, who was banned for nine games by the Somerset Cricket League, said in a statement that he "deeply regrets" his actions, which "were not in keeping with the spirit of cricket".

He added: "I acknowledge that I made an ill-judged and impulsive decision on approaching the wicket to bowl a no-ball, which resulted in a boundary and gave an unnatural ending to what was otherwise a competitive game of cricket.

"Whilst I am disappointed with the severity of the ban imposed on me by the league, I will not be appealing against their decision."

The Somerset Cricket League said the incident "brought the SCL and cricket in general into disrepute" and "was against the spirit of the game".

Minehead tweeted after the game that it was "not nice to see" and, even though the Purnell captain "apologised to the batsman on behalf of his bowler", that "some things just can't be undone".

Darrell was a little more diplomatic and said it was a "shame the way it ended but oh well".

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/45134633

 

[ManFan]

My man.

Need more like him.

 

[hadi123]

Deserves a ban. Poor sportsmanship.