List of Players Dismissed 'obstructing the field' in ODIs and Test matches

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Published on: Mar 21, 2013

Here is a list of players dismissed while obstructing the field in One Day Internationals, Tests:Mohammad Hafeez became the 3rd Pakistani and the 4th batsman overall to be given out 'obstructing the field' in ODIs.

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Based on Law 37 which states that: “Batsman is out obstructing the field if he wilfully obstructs or distracts the opposing side by word or action. It shall be regarded as obstruction if either batsman wilfully, and without the consent of the fielding side, strikes the ball with his bat or person, other than a hand not holding the bat, after the ball has touched a field.”

If the obstruction is accidental, then it is not wilful, and so the batsman cannot be given out Obstructing the field.

Mohammad Hafeez became the 3rd Pakistani and the 4th batsman overall to be given out 'obstructing the field' in ODIs.

Here is a list of players dismissed while obstructing the field in One Day Internationals:

No Batsman Country Opposition Venue Date
1 Rameez RajaPakistanEngland Lahore, Pakistan November 1987
2 Mohinder AmarnathIndiaSri Lanka logoSri Lanka Ahmedabad, India October 1989
3 Inzamam-ul-HaqPakistanIndiaIndia Peshawar, Pakistan 6 February 2006
4 Mohammad HafeezPakistanSouth AfricaSouth Africa Durban, South Africa 21 March 2013

Players dismissed while obstructing the field in Test Matches:

Len Hutton is the only man given out this way in Test cricket, for an incident that occurred at The Oval during the fifth test of South Africa's tour of England in 1951.

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