STEVE BUCKNOR - crap decision vs Australia 1998

[BeckerBoomBoom01]

He really struggles with lbws

[mathur100]

he has given worse.. haha

[pmam1968]

Seeing it live sure, it looked like a howler, but the replay showed the ball was an angled-in top-spinner and it might have clipped off. I'll agree that it was a marginal decision, but not quite a crap one.

[Subash0069]

Cut the guy some slack will you. He couldn't have managed to Umpire in over 100 tests and ODI matches if he was a crapper.

How many times have we watched a game in a tele where we thought the batsman was out on the first instance but had to change our mind after watching the replay?

[wowyourshit1]

fuck off morgan freeman.

[jpcrabtree1]

@quogequox I can tell you the benifit isn't in the laws, however, as an umpire there is a difference between the laws themselves and the applications of them. If you are not an umpire you will not fully understand that. The laws arn't always carried out to the letter. On training courses and such like you are taught if in doubt not out. I have been given many handouts by very good and experienced umpires saying exactly that.

[pauliejay]

Any bastman who cops out by padding up to a ball pitched outside off stump always runs the risk of being given out if he fails to offer a shot. Negative play encourages the umpire to go with the bowler every time.

[1787danrob]

Peter Such, he never bowled badly for England and won a couple of matches on his own. Far better than Robert Croft

[quogequox]

I'm pretty sure benefit of the doubt isn't written in the rules of cricket, for the batsmen or otherwise. Umpires shouldn't make their decisions based on doubt.

[jpcrabtree1]

@thebrooksy011 I didn't say that you should give a batsman out if he's not playing a shot and its missing. In pratice some umpires (at all levels of cricket) are more inclined to judge in favour of the bowler when the batman doesn't play a stroke, (I've seen it happening league matchs. We don't live in an ideal world, I'm saying how things happen in practice, not in theory, Personally, if I'm not 100% sure i say "not out". I have done that throughout my umpiring career and it has served me well.

[144clark]

The header of this video says it all.

[OzTwanger]

Looks out to me. Always asking for trouble shouldering arms like that.

[lpmusonut]

a tip don't hit the post button twice

[lpmusonut]

50/50 ???  lmfao , even stevie wonder wouldn't give that out!!!!

[bp4816]

@lpmusonut well yeah of course not, benefit of the doubt to the batsman

[RanaMoeezHassan09]

Its A 50/50 Call

[dranoopjain]

CA must have missed paying his monthly salary, so this is payback from Bucknor !!

[RanaMoeezHassan09]

When You Don't Play A Shot If You are Outside The Line Also If It Spins Or Swings And Hit The Wicket You Can Be Out

It Depends On Umpire He Wants To Give Or Not

[afridi10]

its aussies vs england series. this decision on aussies captain . there is nothing about indians to bark out abt it..indian call aussies cheater .pakistan a cheater.sri lanka is cheater. now bucknor is cheater. whats next ... looking forwards ...............dumb gandustani

[lightisgreata]

@afridi10 Mind your words.Please respect others.

[qwertyui66771]

@afridi10

Halla gulla pakistan di gaaand wich taliband ka bada si lulla.pakistan di yahi majboori hai sadi behno di gand wich india da land jaana bahut jaruri hai.

[tjb2693]

i get that you should offer a shot if you don't want to be given out lbw but the ball still has to be hitting the stumps, guys.

[jpcrabtree1]

I honestly have no sympathy for batsman who are out lbw not playing a stroke even when its 50/50. Ultimately, I am an umpire and when you leave them that close its a poor leave and if you use that wooden thing the umpire wouldn't have a decision to make in the first place.

[thebrooksy011]

@jpcrabtree1 im an umpire also and you cant give someone out lbw just cos he didnt offer a shot the ball still has to be hitting the stumps wich this was clearly not.do u remember reading benefit of the doubt to the batter when ya done ya umpires ticket

[Terry1969ism]

Christ, how gay was Peter Such?!

[thelostpiranha]

Poor Bucknor takes so long to blink he often misses the delivery.

[TheSageofWestRiding]

Good call umps, good call. If only Peter Such had learned to bat he might have won a few more caps.

[robelinda2]

@jc55 You idiot.

[maverickkris84]

@robelinda2 not sure why you call the guy above an idiot..you need to take it easy at times just like you expect others when you poke fun

[libertyordeaf]

@jc55 Your decision about Bucknor's partiality is one thing. But then you claimed this one was 'out', when it clearly shouldn't have been, which suggests you're either a moron or that you just have an axe to grind.

[thebrooksy011]

@jc55 well im an umpire and i reckon the 101 is about the odds you would get for that to be given out.that was a terrible decision and he has made plenty.prob one of the worst umpires i have seen in my time

[Surlish]

Of all the terrible decisions from Bucknor, this one doesn't really belong. You can claim it's a 50/50 call maybe, but it's pretty close.

[REVRAC74]

Nothing wrong with that decision, no shot offered, looked like it was hitting off stump. The other ones you've posted are all classical Bucknor cock ups though.

[jgjf46]

Thats out. plain and simple

[asisrout1988]

Crap umpire.

[umeshuthaman]

What is the problem ?? Its out !! he s a dead duck !

[pysgodfach]

Why shouldn't this be lbw?

[crazycurry90]

how this guy managed to umpire internationally for 15 years or so is beyond me...thats pathetic

[saurabhCherished]

English players look guilty or they always look like that?

[mukundh1]

That is two in two for Taylor. Bucknor sure loves him!

[Afzaalkhan]

well hit him outside off, not playing shot u pay the price, seen howlers its not that bad

[arvindr25]

umm...pitching outside off. probably sliding in and hitting off. taylor doesnt offer a shot.he's got to go. 

[shamsmi]

I actually think this was a good decision. I've seen worse from Bucknor.

[cricmahanty]

hey rob,why did u private the channel,mun?...........im missin my morning gossip.

Please reply me,my robbie boy!!!!!!i dont know what pissed u off,but believe me ,the chats we had last night were very friendly and warm!!!!!!

Or is it that buggerface acdc again?

Just tell me the reason rob!!!!!