Cricket/query regarding over throw
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if a fielder throws the ball and the throw accidently hits the batsman and goes away and batsman take over throws as a result. are those runs legal
Hi Sandeep
Thank you for your question.
Yes, if the ball hits the batsman's body or bat and is deflected away for over throws, those runs are considered legal. However, cricket is also governed by an unwritten code and typically the batsmen will choose not to take those runs. The exception is when the ball hits the batsman's body or bat and runs away to the boundary for four overthrows. In this case the batsman who was on strike automatically gets four additional runs.
Hope this helps
Kunal
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Kunal Ganju
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I can answer questions about Cricket History, the Laws of Cricket, Test/ ODI records, rare or quirky occurences and other such things. I guess I can take a crack at anything that can be classified as "Cricket Trivia".
Experience
I have been following cricket for close to 20 years and I run a Cricket Trivia website CricTrivia.com. This site is the number 1 on the list when you search for Cricket Trivia on Google and is one of only 11 "site listings" on Yahoo's Cricket page. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Cricket/)
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A link to an article on my website (CricTrivia.com) has appeared on Cricinfo in the past.
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I have participated in, won and even hosted Sports and Cricket quizzes at the school, college and corporate level.
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