"The ECB is currently in communication with the umpires,
and the Kent and Sussex management teams as to the outcome of the Royal London
Women’s One-Day Cup match between the two sides on Monday 4 May 2015.
The incident came to the ECB’s attention immediately
following the conclusion of the match.
All of the information is being carefully considered as a
matter of priority."
Subsequently the statement below was issued on 7th May 2015 by the ECB confirming that the result of the game was a tie.
Subsequently the statement below was issued on 7th May 2015 by the ECB confirming that the result of the game was a tie.
"The ECB has been in communication with the umpires, and
the Kent and Sussex management teams regarding events at the conclusion of the
Royal London Women’s One-Day Championship match between the two sides on Monday
4 May 2015.
Following receipt of all information and discussions with
the Head of ECB Association of Cricket Officials, it has been decided that
there is no reason to overturn any decision made by the umpires on the day, nor
the outcome of the game as had been determined on the day. The match is
therefore a tie."
7/V/15
Understand Kent on Twitter are not only expressing their dissatisfaction with the result, but also with the accuracy of the submission provided by Sussex. As I said before, if the report on this site is correct then the Law was correctly applied. so can anyone from Kent tell us what is wrong about the following details supplied by Martin?
ReplyDelete"She bowled the ball, it was missed by batsmen Ellen Burt and taken by Griffiths behind the stumps, who then removed a bail in a failed attempted stumping. The Kent team, as one, began to celebrate an unlikely victory, but non-striker Izzy Collis (63*) was already halfway down the track looking for a single. She called her partner through for the bye, as Kent continued to celebrate. Despite Kent's protests the umpires rightly adjudicated that the ball was not dead just because it was in the wicket-keeper's gloves, as Sussex were attempting a run."
The decision certainly looks water-tight from the description given. All this controversy is so exciting!
ReplyDeleteGiven the number of England players in the Kent and Sussex teams one could almost think this mess is an Australian plot in some way !! Bet the England coaches are looking forward to the pre-Ashes team work sessions.
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