A Quote by Jonathan Agnew

A bowler should be allowed to point out to an umpire that a batsman is backing up, leaving the officials to watch what is going on.

Jonathan Agnew

Quote Topics

Allowed Backing Backing Up Bowler Going Leaving Officials Out Point Should Umpire Up Watch

Quote Author

Jonathan Agnew
English - Entertainer
Born: April 4, 1960

If you ask me, a batsman has very few opportunities as compared to a bowler. A bowler knows, if he gets hit for a six or a boundary, he has another delivery left to get back and take a wicket. For a batsman, one loose shot, and you are out. A bowler will always have 24 opportunities.

Gautam Gambhir

I am the batsman and the bat, / I am the bowler and the ball, / The umpire, the pavilion cat, / The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all.

Andrew Lang

You have to assume as a bowler that the batsman is going to hit every ball that he will face. That's where as a bowler you have to fancy your chances. If he is going to hit you, you can dismiss him. That is the confidence I give to my bowlers.

Wasim Akram

Fast bowling is not an easy job. Especially if you are also a batsman as well as being a fast bowler, a fast bowler has to work harder than any other cricketer on his fitness.

Shahid Afridi

I don't want to lose any of that passion for the game; as a bowler I need to have that real desire to get the batsman out and be in their face and be aggressive.

Stuart Broad

When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game.

Gautam Gambhir

It's going to get harder and harder to find guys who will play for ten years in all formats of the game, and whoever does it, good luck to him - he'll be a great batsman or bowler.

Ravi Shastri

I was an all-rounder but more of a batsman, maybe second-choice bowler.

Ben Chilwell

I have always seen myself more as a batsman than a bowler.

Steve Smith

If you watch a guy go out on court and have a meltdown, you're not going to think, 'Oh my God, now I'm screwed.' Or you're not going to think, 'The umpire's going to give him calls because he's just told him he's an idiot or the pits of the world.'

John McEnroe

If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy.

Earl Weaver

You are here and you are allowed to be here and therefore you are allowed to make decisions about yourself and the people in your life; rather than sort of backing up and making sure it's okay with everybody at every turn.