Cullinan makes history (27 January 1999)

27 January 1999

Cullinan makes history

Atul Kahate

Darryl Cullinan has become only the second player to be given out 'Handled the Ball' in Limited Overs International (LOI) cricket. The only previous batsman to be dismissed in this fashion was India's Mohinder Amarnath, 13 years ago.

Incidentally, Amarnath was also given out 'Obstructing the Field' once - a 'feat' later achieved by Pakistan's Ramiz Raja. Ramiz was attempting to complete his hundred off the last ball of the innings and when he realized that he could not do so easily, obstructed the field.

The following table lists unusual dismissals in LOI cricket, the last one happening a decade ago.

Batsman      How out  Runs Teams    Ground         Season     Date
M Amarnath      HB    15   Ind-Aus  Melbourne      1985-86    29 Feb 86
Ramiz Raja      OF    99   Pak-Eng  Karachi        1987-88    20 Nov 87
M Amarnath      OF    28   Ind-SL   Ahmedabad (2)  1989-90    22 Jan 89
DJ Cullinan     HB    46   RSA-WI   Durban         1998-99    27 Jan 99

Note: HB - Handled the Ball, OF - Obstructing the Field

Source :: Atul Kahate