Watch: Batter Drops Mobile Phone While Taking Run During County Championship Match
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In bizarre scenes, a Lancashire batter Tom Bailey ended up dropping a mobile phone while taking a run during a County Championship match.
This one has to be one of the weirdest incidents to have happened during a cricket match at professional level. It was part hilarious and part controversial with the commentators in splits while wondering if sanctions will follow.
During a County Championship Division Two match between Lancashire and Gloucestershire, a mobile phone fell off Tom Bailey's pocket while he was attempting to take a second run.
An absent-minded Bailey walked in to bat at no. 10 for Lancashire at Old Trafford with his mobile phone in pocket which fell to the ground after he flicked one away to take two runs off Josh Shaw in the 114th over.
'Something has dropped out of his pocket. I think it's his mobile phone!" said one of the commentators.
While trying to contain his laughter, the commentator also wondered if Bailey, a fast bowler, will be reported to the match officials for the offense.
'As much as it is hilarious and we are laughing about it, I almost wonder if that's going to have to be reported. The fact that he was out in the middle with a mobile phone in his pocket," the commentator said.
According to reports, Ajeet Singh Dale of Gloucestershire retrieved the phone and took it off the field before the play resumed.
As per the rules, usage of electronic communication devices and equipment that enables communication between players on field and off it is not allowed.
'With the exception of player movement technology the use of electronic communication devices and equipment of any kind which enables communication between on-field players and anyone not on the field of play shall not be permitted during the scheduled or rescheduled hours of play," states the clause 41.5 of the County Championship Playing Conditions.
Bailey scored an unbeaten 22 off 31 with the help of two fours as Lancashire were bowled out for 450 in response to Gloucestershire's 589-all out.
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May 05, 2025, 10:07 IST
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