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| Front foot No ball  "Our quick bowler was very annoyed to be no-balled in a recent match. The umpire explained that he was over-stepping with his front foot. I watched the bowler very carefully, and noticed that the umpire called him even when his heel landed on the white line of the popping crease. Did the umpire get it wrong?" No, his decisions were spot-on. The umpire must be satisfied that, in the bowler's delivery stride, some part of his front foot, whether grounded or raised, lands BEHIND the popping crease - then not just on it - for that delivery to be considered fair. Many people confuse the crease with the crease marking - that's the white line. The crease itself is the back edge of that white line - the edge nearest the stumps at that end. Read more about Law 21.5 (No ball) at the MCC website |
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