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Your support makes all the difference.Q. On attending the second day of the Roses match at Headingley, Ian Austin was called up during play to join the England one-day squad for the Emirates Triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. Richard Green came on as 12th man for Lancashire in Austin's place and was allowed to bowl and to bat. I always understood that substitute fielders in cricket could not bowl or bat so how was this allowed to happen?
A. According to the 1998 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, under a section entitled "Regulations for First Class matches in Britain 1997", there is an addition to Law 2 (1980 code) that normally bans substitutes from either batting or bowling. It states: "A substitute shall be allowed by right immediately in the event of a cricketer currently playing in a Championship match being required to join the England team for a Test match (or one-day international). Such a substitute shall be permitted to bat or bowl in that match, subject to the approval of the ECB." Hence the reason why Richard Green could bowl and bat in the recent Roses game.
Tim Mickleburgh, Grimsby
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