Umpires -Infamy Infamy they`ve all got in for me.........
Discussion
I`ve just suffered a severe case of sense of humour failure after being triggered yet again by an escapee from a Home for the Senile masquerading as an umpire.
Four times in a row I`ve been f
ked off out of it LBW by one of these perpendicular virtually dead people who clearly couldn`t tell Lurpak from Cowpat.
The first one was probably out but the last 3 have been fking ridiculous, one was so far leg side the keeper had fked off towards fine leg, one was so high it nearly got me in the bks and yesterdays was the last straw.
I smashed it off the inside edge and shouts of "Catch it" rang out from the slips but fk me up went the finger. Clearly I didn`t hear "Catch it", obviously someone had trodden in some "Cat st" and was unhappy about it.
Still, calling the umpire a probably wasn`t a good idea. Accurate but foolish.
[awaits ban from league]
Four times in a row I`ve been f
ked off out of it LBW by one of these perpendicular virtually dead people who clearly couldn`t tell Lurpak from Cowpat. The first one was probably out but the last 3 have been f
king ridiculous, one was so far leg side the keeper had fked off towards fine leg, one was so high it nearly got me in the bks and yesterdays was the last straw. I smashed it off the inside edge and shouts of "Catch it" rang out from the slips but f
k me up went the finger. Clearly I didn`t hear "Catch it", obviously someone had trodden in some "Cat st" and was unhappy about it.Still, calling the umpire a
probably wasn`t a good idea. Accurate but foolish.[awaits ban from league]
I got rifled LBW on the first ball of an innings many years ago after getting an outside edge that went through 2nd slips legs, we took a single an as I got to the non strikers end I saw the umpires finger up and asked politely " how out "
After hearing LBW I threw my bat at the ump, not the most glorious of days but in the true spirit of the game the opposing captain called me back. Went on to make 60 odd and then take 5 very cheaply in each dig for a comprehensive win.
After hearing LBW I threw my bat at the ump, not the most glorious of days but in the true spirit of the game the opposing captain called me back. Went on to make 60 odd and then take 5 very cheaply in each dig for a comprehensive win.
Hammer67 said:
I`ve just suffered a severe case of sense of humour failure after being triggered yet again by an escapee from a Home for the Senile masquerading as an umpire.
Four times in a row I`ve been fked off out of it LBW by one of these perpendicular virtually dead people who clearly couldn`t tell Lurpak from Cowpat.
The first one was probably out but the last 3 have been fking ridiculous, one was so far leg side the keeper had fked off towards fine leg, one was so high it nearly got me in the bks and yesterdays was the last straw.
I smashed it off the inside edge and shouts of "Catch it" rang out from the slips but fk me up went the finger. Clearly I didn`t hear "Catch it", obviously someone had trodden in some "Cat st" and was unhappy about it.
Still, calling the umpire a probably wasn`t a good idea. Accurate but foolish.
[awaits ban from league]
You need to play a better standard of cricket. Simples!Four times in a row I`ve been f
ked off out of it LBW by one of these perpendicular virtually dead people who clearly couldn`t tell Lurpak from Cowpat. The first one was probably out but the last 3 have been f
king ridiculous, one was so far leg side the keeper had fked off towards fine leg, one was so high it nearly got me in the bks and yesterdays was the last straw. I smashed it off the inside edge and shouts of "Catch it" rang out from the slips but f
k me up went the finger. Clearly I didn`t hear "Catch it", obviously someone had trodden in some "Cat st" and was unhappy about it.Still, calling the umpire a
probably wasn`t a good idea. Accurate but foolish.[awaits ban from league]
Beardy10 said:
You need to play a better standard of cricket. Simples!
Excellent advice, Thanks 
. There was a time when I was destined for greatness but when the call came I was too young and stupid to recognise it. Would have been around 1978. My heyday was the mid 80s, these days I`m just fooling myself really. Should probably retire and try something else ~ umpiring for example. 
Hammer67 said:
Beardy10 said:
You need to play a better standard of cricket. Simples!
Excellent advice, Thanks . There was a time when I was destined for greatness but when the call came I was too young and stupid to recognise it. Would have been around 1978. My heyday was the mid 80s, these days I`m just fooling myself really. Should probably retire and try something else ~ umpiring for example. Hammer67 said:
Beardy10 said:
You need to play a better standard of cricket. Simples!
Excellent advice, Thanks . There was a time when I was destined for greatness but when the call came I was too young and stupid to recognise it. Would have been around 1978. My heyday was the mid 80s, these days I`m just fooling myself really. Should probably retire and try something else ~ umpiring for example. Do you reckon DRS has made amateur umpires more trigger happy with LBW's ?
Speaking as a batsman (of sorts) it's bloody annoying that's for sure. Sounds like you've had a season's-worth of triggers in four successive matches.
I reckon there are 3 main reasons for dodgy LBW decisions;
1 - umpires that do not know or understand the LBW law
2 - umpires that choose to ignore the law - their only criteria will be "Who's batting and who do I want to win?" (see also Law 13 - if it's my son bowling, you're out)
3 - umpires that just like to feel that they're involved in the game.
There a couple of well-known regulars in my league, where you know if it hits your pads you may as well walk.
My advice to myself when I was getting out LBW far too often was to try using my bat more often! LBW twice this season as far as I can recall - and one of them was dodgy!
I reckon there are 3 main reasons for dodgy LBW decisions;
1 - umpires that do not know or understand the LBW law
2 - umpires that choose to ignore the law - their only criteria will be "Who's batting and who do I want to win?" (see also Law 13 - if it's my son bowling, you're out)
3 - umpires that just like to feel that they're involved in the game.
There a couple of well-known regulars in my league, where you know if it hits your pads you may as well walk.
My advice to myself when I was getting out LBW far too often was to try using my bat more often! LBW twice this season as far as I can recall - and one of them was dodgy!
Our opening bowler once lost out in the league averages to a young lad who took 96 wickets in a season
Pretty impressive. Even more so was the fact that 78 of them were LBW
He only ever bowled at his dad's end
Saying that, as an opening bat whose dad used to umpire the 2nd XI I used to delight in walking out and asking for my guard
"Two please Dad" often caused a look of extreme discomfort to cross the bowler's face
Just unfortunate that my dad played the game the right way and if anything erred towards the side of caution and gave the bowler the benefit of doubt at times where I was concerned. Called him a silly old git on more than one occasion
Pretty impressive. Even more so was the fact that 78 of them were LBW
He only ever bowled at his dad's end
Saying that, as an opening bat whose dad used to umpire the 2nd XI I used to delight in walking out and asking for my guard
"Two please Dad" often caused a look of extreme discomfort to cross the bowler's face
Just unfortunate that my dad played the game the right way and if anything erred towards the side of caution and gave the bowler the benefit of doubt at times where I was concerned. Called him a silly old git on more than one occasion
mikeyr said:
Well the important thing is that you weren't offensive to the poor guy that turned up just so you could play a nice game of cricket in the sun ...oh 
Hopefully the OP will get the ban he deserves. There is only one sport for people who swear at officials, and it's not cricket...Just don't see that it's acceptable. Even less so in a sport where you can't really add exhaustion or heightened adrenaline to the mix.
Sorry OP, but IMHO I just don't think swearing at an official is on.
Still, judging from my experiences playing local level football and coaching kids lots of people seem to be on your side of the fence so maybe I'm wrong.
Sorry OP, but IMHO I just don't think swearing at an official is on.
Still, judging from my experiences playing local level football and coaching kids lots of people seem to be on your side of the fence so maybe I'm wrong.5pen said:
"Not out son" usually gets them raging too...
Never experienced that one As for the OP, I'm afraid I was brought up in the old school and learnt to bite my lip. I personally see no place in the game for behaviour of the "football oik" type on the field. I have been known to tell my own team to shut up when the sledging has become excessive and once removed a member of my own team from the field
Play hard, but play fair. We have seen much discussion on the spirit of the game over the last few days. Something which I believe in whole heartedly, and I have had opposition players walk for a low catch purely because I was convinced that i caught it cleanly
Plus, swear at a rugby referee and see how long your team mates put up with it
And before you ask I am 36 and wasn't playing in the 50's
Edited by Cleckheatonlock on Monday 1st August 16:54
Bing o said:
Hopefully the OP will get the ban he deserves. There is only one sport for people who swear at officials, and it's not cricket...
And I`ll take it on the chin. I fully accept I was out of order, I apologised to the old duffer after the game and bought him a pint, he was fine about it. I`ve never done it before and probly won`t again, not that any of that excuses calling him a
. Nobody`s perfect most of all me. Hammer67 said:
Bing o said:
Hopefully the OP will get the ban he deserves. There is only one sport for people who swear at officials, and it's not cricket...
And I`ll take it on the chin. I fully accept I was out of order, I apologised to the old duffer after the game and bought him a pint, he was fine about it. I`ve never done it before and probly won`t again, not that any of that excuses calling him a
. Nobody`s perfect most of all me. It's not easy being an umpire - I used to spend half the time in the nets at winter practising no ball, wide and LBW calls (cos my bowling is pie like) as well as the studying, but I love the game, and if I thought I was going to get called a
for making an honest mistake then I doubt I'd bother. If you've stood out in the middle for 40 overs, then maybe you can comment, but the most vocal players are usually the most ignorant of the rules. I heard 'I've been playing this game longer than you've been alive' more than once, only to pull out Tom Smiths and prove them to be totally wrong...Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff