K. Roach(West Indies) Cricketer

[Everhelpful]

Why are Umpires checking for a No-Ball every time he takes a Wicket? Should ALL Bowlers then be checked as it appears to be blatant discrimination,or am I missing something?

[Sqad]

One of the functions of an umpire is to check for a no-ball and call it whether a wicket is taken or not.

This applies to ALL bowlers and is one of the laws of the game.

[Everhelpful]

Sqad,Perhaps I never worded question right, I have played Cricket and watched Cricket for the last 55 years,so am fully aware of the Rules. My question related to wickets taken by Roach, which were subsequently checked for a No-Ball,therefore why was EVERY Bowler who took a wicket not checked? Hope this makes it a bit clearer.

[Sqad]

Everhelpful, sorry i missed your point.

My impression was, that only the umpire's no ball calls were checked........not the ones that were not.

We have had many occasions when the umpire didn't call no-ball, a wicket was taken and the batsman was out.

Have i missed the point again?

[daffy654]

Roach has been having a lot of trouble with his run up and has bowled a lot of no balls this test. It is only natural that the umpires will be watching him very closely.

[Everhelpful]

Just had a thought,Sqad, maybe the 3rd Umpire is checking and relaying the result to on-field Umpire,if that is the case I can understand it.Thanks for your interest.

[Sqad]

Ever.........;-)