MCC: Umpires right in Angelo Mathews’s Timed Out call

Angelo Mathews. Pic/AFP

The umpires had correctly ruled Angelo Mathews ‘timed out', but the Sri Lankan batter could have avoided getting dismissed in that fashion by consulting the officials before asking for a new helmet, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of the rules governing the game, said on Saturday.

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Mathews had become the first batter to be dismissed ‘timed out' in international cricket when he failed to take strike within the stipulated time of two minutes following the dismissal of S Samarawickrama in their World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday, triggering a huge controversy.

"When the helmet broke, it appears that Mathews did not consult with the umpires, which a player would be expected to do when seeking new equipment. Given that Time had not been called, and that at the time of the appeal more than two minutes had elapsed, the umpires correctly gave Mathews out," the MCC said in a statement.

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