I seemed to frequently get out down leg side when the ball had clearly hit thigh pad/jumper/trousers, ****ing infuriating
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Meh. A win's a win. :shrug:
It has always bothered me that there's supposed to be a moral imperative for the batsman to own up when he thinks he's out, but absolutely none for the fielding side not to appeal for absolutely everything even when they know it's not out.
Funny thing was I don't think in years of cricket I ended up with that many bad calls against me. Only one that really sticks out I was given out caught behind when I was nowhere near it - umpire tried to excuse himself by saying I the other umpire would have given me out stumped anyway (even though the shot - admittedly poor - was off the back foot). I got 75 and had just been robbed of a six by a cheating fielder calling it a four. Needless to say I very much enjoyed the fact that we routed the opposition in the field