Hitting the rope on the full should score you...

[NUFAN]

How many runs?

Andrew Symonds just hit a ball onto the rope on the full and he was awarded 6..

I'm not so sure if that's right and if it happened on the last ball of a match needing 5 to win, there would be a lot more discussion.

EDIT: I want my question edited to full not poll, lol..

 

[Umpire Money]

on the line is out. Therefore, six.

 

[Prince EWS]

Andrew Symonds did it. Hence, zero.

 

[Flem274*]

Andrew Symonds shouldn't be batting ATM.....

Apart from that I have no problem with it. It means that if the ball nicks the rope as it goes over we won't have sixes disallowed because of a mere brush of the ball on the rope.

 

[roseboy64]

Four IMO. Has to go over the rope in one go to be a six.

 

[Josh]

Six.

 

[James90]

on the line is out. Therefore, six.

Awta. The boundary is the inside of the rope. If a ball rolls along the ground and hits the rope it's four. If a fielder picks it up and touches the rope it's four. If a ball doesn't bounce and hits the rope it's six. If a fielder catches the ball and is standing on the rope it's six. It obviously isn't necessary for the ball to go past the rope. Seems consistent enough.

 

[anoop4real]

Awta. The boundary is the inside of the rope. If a ball rolls along the ground and hits the rope it's four. If a fielder picks it up and touches the rope it's four. If a ball doesn't bounce and hits the rope it's six. If a fielder catches the ball and is standing on the rope it's six. It obviously isn't necessary for the ball to go past the rope. Seems consistent enough.

Yeah thats right its a six for sure

 

[Craig]

I love lamp, I love lamp!

 

[Perm]

Six.

I don't like Anchorman. Thought it was over-rated.

 

[33/3from3.3]

Awta. The boundary is the inside of the rope. If a ball rolls along the ground and hits the rope it's four. If a fielder picks it up and touches the rope it's four. If a ball doesn't bounce and hits the rope it's six. If a fielder catches the ball and is standing on the rope it's six. It obviously isn't necessary for the ball to go past the rope. Seems consistent enough.

Perfect explanation, i voted Six.

 

[slugger]

How many runs?

Andrew Symonds just hit a ball onto the rope on the full and he was awarded 6..

I'm not so sure if that's right and if it happened on the last ball of a match needing 5 to win, there would be a lot more discussion.

EDIT: I want my question edited to full not poll, lol..

happen to d. nash against sth africa.. nz need 6 to win he hit the rope on the full and was rewarded 4 runs... cant remeber when .. but it created a fuss and the rule was modified.. at that point there was know rule about the ball hitting the rope on the full..

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/65561.html
im sure it was this game...but i cant find any info about the match..

 

[shortpitched713]

Four IMO. Has to go over the rope in one go to be a six.

AWTA.

Clearing the rope is the issue, it would seem. Back when fences and advertising hoardings were used to mark the boundary it would have seemed strange indeed if something that smashed into it on the full but did not go over were awarded six.

 

[Josh]

happen to d. nash against sth africa.. nz need 6 to win he hit the rope on the full and was rewarded 4 runs... cant remeber when .. but it created a fuss and the rule was modified.. at that point there was know rule about the ball hitting the rope on the full..

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/65561.html
im sure it was this game...but i cant find any info about the match..

Changed the rule shortly after that I think.

 

[sideshowtim]

AWTA.

Clearing the rope is the issue, it would seem. Back when fences and advertising hoardings were used to mark the boundary it would have seemed strange indeed if something that smashed into it on the full but did not go over were awarded six.

That is six though isn't it? If there is no boundary and hits advertising boards on the full? That's six mate.

 

[James90]

Awta. The boundary is the inside of the rope. If a ball rolls along the ground and hits the rope it's four. If a fielder picks it up and touches the rope it's four. If a ball doesn't bounce and hits the rope it's six. If a fielder catches the ball and is standing on the rope it's six. It obviously isn't necessary for the ball to go past the rope. Seems consistent enough.

In summary the ball doesn't have to cross the rope for it to be four so it shouldn't have to clear the rope for it to be six.

AWTA.

Clearing the rope is the issue, it would seem. Back when fences and advertising hoardings were used to mark the boundary it would have seemed strange indeed if something that smashed into it on the full but did not go over were awarded six.

Those rules were changed when fences were still being used. I do remember a period of time when it was six if you hit the fence on the full.

 

[Richard]

Haven't a clue what it actually would be by the rules as they are as of this post, and don't really care TBH because I have confidence in those who do know them to properly implement them.

I'd prefer it to be four, mind - I'm a bowler. But I guess it makes more sense for it to be six.

 

[vic_orthdox]

That is six though isn't it? If there is no boundary and hits advertising boards on the full? That's six mate.

It definitely used to be four. Believe it may have been changed when ropes were brought in as pretty much compulsory at most international grounds, and from then on in lower levels all that the ball had to do was reach the gutter, rather than hitting the fence, to be four.

 

[Matt79]

I've always understood that its 6 if it reaches the boundary on the full, not crosses, but reaches. Hence, hitting the rope on the full is 6 for me.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'm pretty sure that should be four. And perusing Law 19 supports that:

b) Unless agreed differently under (a) above, the allowances for boundaries shall be 6 runs if the ball having been struck by the bat pitches beyond the boundary, but otherwise 4 runs. These allowances shall still apply even though the ball has previously touched a fielder. See also (c) below.