37.4
37.4 Returning the ball to a fielder
Either batter is out Obstructing the field if, at any time while the ball is in play and, without the consent of a fielder, he/she uses the bat or any part of his/her person to return the ball to any fielder.
Not really, if you check first they can’t appeal. YJB didn’t check anything, he just went for a wander a bit too early - different to dead-batting a ball at your feet and picking it up (he wouldn’t have done that without checking).
Cvntish from the convicts but ‘they are what they are’.
Spirit has changed though….was interesting over the last few years to play a few games of (lower) league cricket, and watch junior play in higher standard games. The levels of sportsmanship compared to when I played ‘decent’ cricket 30 years ago have plummeted - I gave up when I saw a middle...