51. Graeme Smith

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. John Holder's verdict 1) For a run-out to be effected, the ball must first be intercepted by a member of the fielding side. In this case, despite the time delay, the ball came off the striker's bat and eventually broke the wicket, so he is out bowled and no run is scored. Andrew Salway wins the book . 2) It depends on the time that elapses between the batsman being struck and his bat breaking the wicket. Normally either umpire will immediately call and signal dead ball on realising that a player has been injured. However, if there is insufficient time between the batsman being struck and his bat breaking the wicket for dead ball to be called he will be out "Hit Wicket". This scenario happened in a Test match between Australia and South Africa several years ago. Mark Waugh had just come to the wicket and the South Africans subjected him to a bombardment of short-pitched deliveries, one of which struck him painfully on the arm. Waugh threw his bat away in agony and it broke the wicket. He was correctly given not out. Thanks to Antony Allcott . 3) The striker is out caught. No part of the fielder's person is touching or grounded beyond the boundary line, so a boundary cannot be awarded. Thanks to Peter Summerfield . Competition: win a signed book For a chance to win a copy of the You are the Umpire book signed by Paul Trevillion and John Holder, send us your questions for the strip to [email protected] . The best scenario used each Sunday wins the prize. Terms apply. For more on the fifty year history of You Are The Ref, click here .