Toby Briggs

Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match - or
is it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?

Jeff Lawrence

Toby Briggs wrote:
> Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match - or
> is it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?

How many overs, if any, would be lost due the interval
between innings. If it's needed of course, hopefully not!
Cheers
Jeff

David Wilcox

In news:1126531999.420658.225890@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com,
Jeff Lawrence <jeff.lawrence@zonnet.nl> typed:
> Toby Briggs wrote:
>> Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match -
>> or is it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?
>
> How many overs, if any, would be lost due the interval
> between innings. If it's needed of course, hopefully not!
> Cheers
> Jeff

2 overs would be lost for the change over and in answer to the first
question the extra half hour cannot be claimed on the 5th day. The
overs that are left are the overs that are left and that is it.

Dave

dmo

"Toby Briggs" <toby.briggs@gmail.com> wrote

> Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match - or is
> it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?

My understanding is that the extra 30 minutes only applies to the first four
days.

And Jeff, only 2 overs are lost by the change of innings.

If England make it to tea, having continued to score normally, I think the
game will be safe. That would see a lead of 250-odd, with 40-odd overs to
get them in.

This is not a one-dayer, and if needed, England can bowl wide of the stumps
with every man on the boundary. And with a bit of luck, the spectators will
loiter around the sightscreens, streak, and generally find ways to waste
time!

Whatever happens, isn't it great that on the 5th day of the 5th test, the
Ashes are still up for grabs

Dave G

dmo wrote:
> "Toby Briggs" <toby.briggs@gmail.com> wrote
>
>
>>Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match - or is
>>it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?
>
>
> My understanding is that the extra 30 minutes only applies to the first four
> days.
>
> And Jeff, only 2 overs are lost by the change of innings.
>
> If England make it to tea, having continued to score normally, I think the
> game will be safe. That would see a lead of 250-odd, with 40-odd overs to
> get them in.

yep.
250 SHOULD be reachable and safe.

> This is not a one-dayer, and if needed, England can bowl wide of the stumps
> with every man on the boundary. And with a bit of luck, the spectators will
> loiter around the sightscreens, streak, and generally find ways to waste
> time!

we just witnessed the streak!

> Whatever happens, isn't it great that on the 5th day of the 5th test, the
> Ashes are still up for grabs

i'll F****N well say so!

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James Annan

Toby Briggs wrote:

> Can an extra 30 minutes be claimed on the last day of a Test Match - or
> is it a maximum of 98 overs in the day?

No, the 30 mins is a "gimme" from the next day, so can't be added on the
last day.

Of course there is already a nominal 30 mins (8 overs) extra due today,
but with a total of ~50 overs (=4 hours) to bowl after tea I can't see
that happening :-)

James
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