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On this day, 1997 at Cuttack (photo), Hemulal Yadav became the first batsman to be given timed out in a First-Class match.
However, Yadav is not the first anymore (yes, I know that sounds confusing).
Here is what happened.
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However, Yadav is not the first anymore (yes, I know that sounds confusing).
Here is what happened.
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At 10.28 AM on the final day of the match, Ajay Barik had Vijay Bhatnagar caught by Robin Morris.
Tripura were 235/9. Yadav was the only man left to bat.
The umpires, Sankara Dendapani and KN Raghavan, decided to call drinks at this point.
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Tripura were 235/9. Yadav was the only man left to bat.
The umpires, Sankara Dendapani and KN Raghavan, decided to call drinks at this point.
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According to Brian Levison, Yadav was deep in conversation with the team manager during the break.
The conversation must have been intriguing, for he did not bother to come out even when play resumed.
Bill Frindall wrote that he just sat there and made no effort to return.
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The conversation must have been intriguing, for he did not bother to come out even when play resumed.
Bill Frindall wrote that he just sat there and made no effort to return.
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Sanjay Raul appealed, and history was created.
Yadav remained the first until 2006, when the laws were changed – and rightly so.
Matches played by non-white cricketers in South Africa during the apartheid era were awarded First-Class status.
There were 223 matches in all.
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Yadav remained the first until 2006, when the laws were changed – and rightly so.
Matches played by non-white cricketers in South Africa during the apartheid era were awarded First-Class status.
There were 223 matches in all.
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This also included Andrew Jordaan's dismissal during a Howa Bowl match in 1987-88.
Playing for Eastern Province against Transvaal, Jordaan had been unable to make it past the waterlogged Port Elizabeth streets in time.
Yadav is now the second.
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Playing for Eastern Province against Transvaal, Jordaan had been unable to make it past the waterlogged Port Elizabeth streets in time.
Yadav is now the second.
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The other four, as of today, are Vasbert Drakes (who was in another continent when his turn came!), Andrew Harris, Ryan Austin, and Charles Kunje.
