Catch of the Match

   

1.   A very good batsman, but certainly a weak link of the team so far as fielding was concerned, a butterfingered in cricketing terms, was fielding at long-leg near the boundary line. He had already dropped three skiers earlier in the match.

      When the fourth skier came on his way, after a lot of juggling, he somehow managed to hold on, on his third attempt. Over delighted on his success, he hurled the ball up high in the air and caught it again. He did same again. Out of sheer delight when he was tossing the ball up for the third time, came a furious shout from the captain,

     “Hey you fool! For heaven's sake, throw the ball to the wicket keeper, it was a damn bloody ‘NO BALL’! And the batsmen have already run three!”

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      2. In another cricket match, bowlers were in a full cry, wickets were falling at regular intervals. After the fall of yet another wicket, a very nervous batsman reached the crease. He asked the umpire for an unusual off stump guard.

      When the fierce fast bowler was about to start running, the batsman stopped him and he asked the umpire to help him to change is guard to middle stump.

     Again, after a very long run up, when the bowler was about to deliver the ball, the batsman stopped him and requested the umpire for the third time to help him change his guard to leg stump.

    The bowler stared him in rage and returned to his run-up sulking all his way. The irritated umpire also shouted at the batsman, “Hey, what the hell do you think, you want?”

    “To be frank sir, I want a slow full-toss out side the leg-stump, so that I can dispatch the ball to the boundary” came a curt reply from the batsman.