Watch: Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash League 2023/24 fixture against Melbourne Renegades on December 10 was abandoned due to an unsafe pitch.
The pitch was wet from heavy rain the day before the match, and as the match progressed, concerns about the safety of the road surface grew. His fifth ball in the seventh over was bowled by Will Sutherland strong> and bounced clear. It bounced full length and wicketkeeperQuinton de Kockcollected the ball high in the air and covered his ball. Shocked face.
The referees discussed the matter and decided to stop the match.
Former Australian captain Aaron Finch, who played for the Melbourne Renegades in this match, admitted that the ball caused a “divot” from the surface. “It bounces like crazy,” he said. “If this happened to someone’s body or head online, there could be serious problems.”
Melbourne Renegades captain Nick Maddison agreed it was “probably” not safe to play.
Referee Ben Treloar defended his decision to start the match, saying: “From our perspective it was a dangerous move.” In some cases, these things may not be visible. After the first few overs we were pretty confident that we were going to do well, but then things started to go wrong and the last over was enough for us to think we were dangerous. ”
Australian cricket was hit by bad weather last week, with the Brisbane Heat’s BBL match against the Adelaide Strikers also being cancelled. The last day of the Prime Minister’s Pakistan Test warm-up with his XI strong> could not be played due to night rain.
Watch the delivery that prompted the umpires to suspend play:
🗣️ “Is it safe?”
🗣️ “Probably not.”Due to the nature of the pitch, the game was postponed and this ball was the last straw… #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/WV6zDRMsnH
– 7Cricket (@7Cricket) 10. 2023 年 12 月
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