You've got your regulation no ball, your faux ball (intentionally overstep to bowl an extended over), your Mo ball (intentionally overstep to spot fix), your Deano ball (run the batsman out as he is walking back to the pavilion because he isn't aware he's been "dismissed" off a no ball), your d'oh ball (accidentally overstep and take a "wicket"), and now your Bryn ball (accidentally overstep and take a wicket handled ball):
Bryn Darbyshire believed to be first batsman dismissed for handling a no-ball
"I had hit the same bowler [who appealed] for six off my second ball and was taking him apart. They probably wanted to see the back of me. I have been told that it is a first and it is cricketing history, which would give the impression it was down to bad luck, but it wasn't, it was down to bad sportsmanship."
Mind you, "the fielding team were perfectly justified in appealing" is code for "not in the spirit of cricket", but without actually seeing the dismissal it's hard to judge. Unlike Steve Waugh, Cullinan, Gooch and Armanath, Bryn didn't have to worry about protecting his stumps, so superficially it appears the fielding team was coming the c***.
Tha'ts Darbyshite.
Posted by: m0nty | Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11:35 PM
He should be dismissed for that christian name alone. Reminds me of the Doc, sadly.
Posted by: RT | Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM
Who gets the credit for the wicket?
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 08:33 PM
Good question. Will try to find out.
Posted by: Tony Tea | Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:18 AM
My mum.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 at 06:05 PM
Oy!
Posted by: Big Rammer's mum | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 at 06:06 PM
Ha!!
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | Wednesday, June 03, 2015 at 08:50 PM