#obstructing field

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Ben Stokes Given Out 'Obstructing the Field' vs Australia

England vs Australia

2015-09-13

Ben Stokes was given out for 'obstructing the field' after raising his hand to protect himself from a throw, becoming only the 7th player in ODI history to be dismissed that way.

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Obstructing the Field — Inzamam's 2006 Dismissal Exposed a Forgotten Law

Pakistan vs England

2006-09-20

Inzamam-ul-Haq's 'Obstructing the Field' dismissal at The Oval in 2006 — the first such dismissal in Test cricket in 56 years — highlighted Law 37's ambiguity about what constitutes deliberate obstruction versus instinctive self-protection.

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