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fetcheveryone Feb 2020 9:13am, 22 Feb 2020 23,410 posts	0 fetcheveryone Blimey, that’s impressive. Any cricketers?
swittle Feb 2020 9:18am, 22 Feb 2020 61,001 posts	0 swittle I was thinking Basil's grandson, Brett D'Oliveira. Brett's the 3rd generation of the family to play for Worcestershire. A source tells me Brett was called into the England Lions squad in 2016...
ThorntonRunner Feb 2020 1:26pm, 22 Feb 2020 2,926 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Interesting - 3rd umpire is calling no balls in the Women's T20 World Cup
Wriggling Snake Feb 2020 7:17pm, 22 Feb 2020 25,614 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I watched the Australian v india. The leggie was tossing the ball really high, probably as she was so small..the double bounce no ball was made, never seen that. Guess it was a bad attempt at a googly.
njosmith Feb 2020 7:41pm, 22 Feb 2020 457 posts	0 njosmith I think that is the first time I have seen a double bounce wicket and I didn't realise it was a no ball until Ash Gardener didn't walk after being bowled.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Feb 2020 2:26pm, 24 Feb 2020 5,271 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I've known one or two bowlers who would have classified a double bounce ball as a 'variation'.
Cerrertonia Feb 2020 3:04pm, 24 Feb 2020 12,014 posts	0 Cerrertonia It's got to bounce more than twice (or roll along the ground) to be a no-ball, hasn't it?
Badger Feb 2020 5:35pm, 24 Feb 2020 11,950 posts	0 Badger More than once lords.org
Cerrertonia Feb 2020 7:57pm, 24 Feb 2020 12,019 posts	0 Cerrertonia Ooh, looks like the law changed at the end of 2017 - didn't know that.
TRO Saracen Feb 2020 8:19pm, 24 Feb 2020 20,563 posts	0 TRO Saracen Good job that rule came out in 2017. If it had been around during our school games we might still be trying to complete our overs.....