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5 incidents tagged

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Premature Celebration — Bowler Celebrates Before Ball Hits Stumps

Various

2019-04-01

Cricket has a rich history of bowlers celebrating wickets before the batsman is actually out, leading to hilarious moments of premature jubilation.

#premature-celebration#bowling#comedy
📋Moderate

The Stricter Leg-Side Wide Rule — T20 Bowling Transformed

ICC vs Defensive Bowling Tactics

2015-01-01

The ICC's progressive tightening of leg-side wide rules in T20 and ODI cricket — calling deliveries to the leg side that any batsman could not play as wides — transformed bowling strategies in limited-overs cricket and created one of the sport's most debated umpiring grey areas.

#wide#leg-side#t20
🔥Mild

PowerPlay and Fielding Restriction Rule Changes

Various / ICC Rules

1 October 2012

Frequent changes to PowerPlay and fielding restriction rules in ODIs have been controversial, with critics arguing constant tinkering has made the format confusing and excessively batting-friendly.

#powerplay#fielding restrictions#odi
😂Mild

The Barmy Army vs Mitchell Johnson's Moustache

Australia vs England

2010-12-26

England's Barmy Army mercilessly mocked Mitchell Johnson's moustache and bowling with a song that became one of cricket's most famous terrace chants.

#mitchell-johnson#barmy-army#moustache
😂Mild

Scott Boswell's Comedy Bowling in a Lord's Final

Somerset vs Leicestershire

2001-09-01

Leicestershire's Scott Boswell delivered one of cricket's worst bowling performances in a Lord's final, spraying the ball everywhere in a performance that became legendary for all the wrong reasons.

#scott-boswell#lords#comedy