MELBOURNE: Suspect bowling actions should face more scrutiny, said a senior International Cricket Council (ICC) official on Wednesday, with reporting and testing up for discussion.
Illegal actions were discussed at the ICC’s annual conference in Melbourne, along with the prospect of fields being set to the maximum boundary.
“The message out of the cricket committee was that there are enough bowlers with suspect actions that should be being scrutinised,” said Geoff Allardice, ICC’s general manager of cricket.
“By scrutinised, it just means they’re being tested whenever concerns are raised,” he told reporters.
“At this stage, it’s been pretty quiet for a couple of years. The cricket committee was of the view there are some bowlers operating with suspect actions that should be scrutinised a bit more closely.”
The ICC allows a tolerance limit of 15 degrees’ bend to the bowling arm — a relaxation questioned in some quarters.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2014.
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