Archive for 'Technology'
Ian Healy’s great idea
Umpire B Doctrove just made a great decision on the final day of the Perth test. Standing strong against a vociferous appeal from Warne and company, the umpire correctly ruled that the turning leggie marginally pitched outside leg.
Ian Healy commenting on the game, made a great observation;
“A great use of technology would be for [...]
Posted: December 20th, 2005 under Cricket, Technology.
Comments: 2
If it’s good enough for John McEnroe!
Have been a bit all consumed with the job that pays the bills recently, but was fascinated to see that Hawkeye is about to make its professional debut (albeit wearing tennis shoes instead of cricket spikes.)
John McEnroe will be (I believe) the first player to experience it in a semi professional sense in his [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2005 under Cricket, Technology.
Comments: 2
Technology - and the winner is?
Wicket to Wicket’s technology debate has come to a close and the undisputed winner of the discussion is polarisation.
This topic seems to divide more people than the Berlin Wall did and the ICC may have an equally demanding task in breaking down this particular barrier to progress.
Whilst the views of all [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2005 under Cricket, Technology.
Comments: none
Added dimension to the technology debate
Bob Woolmer has added another message to the technology debate that can only come from someone inside the game.
Bad decisions affect careers, livelihoods, and income!
Posted: November 2nd, 2005 under Technology.
Comments: 1
Are cricket fans technology freaks?
I have a completely unfounded opinion that cricket fans are by and large attracted to all things technology.
Posted: November 1st, 2005 under Cricket, Technology.
Comments: 1
Bob Woolmer endorses Hawkeye
Bob Woolmer has written an excellent piece on the technology debate running on wicket-to-wicket.
He makes the point that Hawkeye would bring a consistency to LBW decisions that is currrently lacking. I hope his views (and specifically his suggestion to host a tournament with all the tech toys being used) gain momentum within the [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2005 under Technology.
Comments: 3
Where the ICC got it wrong with technology
The ICC’s mandate to the on-field umpires during the 2005 Super Series ODI’s to refer anything they like to the 3rd umpire was not the most effective way of improving the accuracy of umpiring decisions. In fact it looked to cause more confusion in the decision making process of the men in the middle.
Give [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2005 under ICC, Super Series 2005, Technology.
Comments: 4
No Hawkeye for 3rd umpire
Why oh bloody why do the ICC do this? They allow the so-called use of technology into the game when it is so clearly needed but do their usual half arsed job by not giving the tools to the decision makers that are available to everybody else.
Hawkeye is proven. If anyone is interested in [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2005 under Super Series 2005, Technology.
Comments: 1