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White lines to aid umpires in LBW calls

royGilchrist

State 12th Man
Trevor Bailey - England allrounder in the 1950s

The obvious thing to do is give it a trial. Try it in, say, six county matches and see if it's a success or not. That would be the obvious thing to do, but then the ICC don't always think of the obvious. I played a game at Lord's back in 1963 - I can't remember who for now - with lines down the pitch and, to be honest, it didn't make much difference then, and I'm sure it wouldn't now. It may possibly favour the batsman regarding their positioning at the crease, but any decent bowler should be able to bowl the damn thing straight without the help of lines. However, it could be a good thing for the umpires, so give it a trial and see what happens.
This sums up perfectly how I feel about this issue. Give it a try in domestic competition somewhere, if it doesnt work dump it.
 

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