Firsts Of Bowled To Timed-Out: How Every Dismissal Panned Out In Cricket History
Mathews becomes the first player to be timed out (AP Photo)
In the World Cup 2023, we are getting to see everything, whether it is a ton on a birthday or a weird type of dismissal. In the ongoing clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Angelo Mathews was dismissed without playing a ball, but it wasn't the run out that dismissed him, it was the time that ran out for him and Shakib Al Hasan appealed for it to which umpire responded with an OUT signal.
This was the first time in international cricket that a batter got 'timed out. There's a rule in the MCC laws, which states that within two minutes of the batter's dismissal or retiring out, the coming batter should be ready to play the next ball or else he can be declared out, which is what happened today.
With the 'timed out' dismissal today, all 11 types of dismissals have happened in international cricket. Let us look at the first player who got out for each kind of dismissal.
Bowled - Nat Thomson (Australia) in 1877
Nat Thomson was an Australian opening batter who was a part of the first two Test matches of international cricket. He became the first batter to be dismissed in International cricket and also the first batter to get dismissed by bowled. He could not play international cricket further due to his business commitments.
Caught - Tom Horan (Australia) in 1877
Tom Horan was the right-handed Australian batter who featured in 27 Test innings and was quite consistent in first-class cricket. The Aussie was born in Dublin but moved to Australia and eventually decided to play cricket. He was the first man to be dismissed via caught out. He has over 400 international runs, which includes two centuries with a highest score of 124.
Run Out - Dave Gregory (Australia) in 1877
Dave Gregory was the first-ever Australian captain. He led the Australian team for the first three Test matches of international cricket but could not contribute with bat much. He was the first ever cricketer to be dismissed by run-out. In 1878, he went on to lead the team on the England tour but again failed to score runs even after trying new batting positions in each game.
Leg Before Wicket - George Ulyett (England) in 1877
George Ulyett, who could not live even for 47 years was one of the best batters of the England team at that time. Even if he would not score runs still he was worth to be playing due to his exceptional bowling and fielding skills. In 39 Test innings, he scored 949 runs including the highest score of 149 and five fifties. He became the first cricketer to be the bunny for LBW in the year 1877 against Australia.
Stumped - Alfred Shaw (England) in 1877
Alfred Shaw was nothing but a dedicated cricketer as his connection lasted for more than forty years. He was one of the great all-rounders from English cricket but could not express himself on the international stage as he got to play a mere seven Tests. He could only play seven Test matches and could only score 111 runs. With 177 first-class wickets, he was an asset to the cricket world for sure and was also the first one to get dismissed by stumping in international cricket.
Hit Wicket - George Bonnor (Australia) in 1884
George Bonnor may have not been successful at the international level, but he was one of the best when it came to first-class cricket. He had scored over 4000 runs in first-class cricket in 148 games. While in international cricket, he could only score 512 runs in 30 Test innings with a high score of 128. In the year 1884, he became the first batter to be dismissed through hit wicket in international cricket.
Obstructing the field - Len Hutton (England) in 1951
Len Hutton was one of the stalwarts of first-class cricket as he compiled over 40000 runs with an average of over 55. He also completed his 100 first-class centuries in 619 innings. In 138 Test innings, he scored nearly 7000 international runs including 19 centuries and a highest score of 364. Unfortunately, he became the first-ever cricketer to be out by obstructing the field.
Handled the ball - Russell Endean (South Africa) in 1957
Russell Endean was one of the greatest fielders in the cricket world. He made his debut from wicket-keeping but left it after some time. He has been dismissed weirdly twice in international cricket, the first time by obstructing the field and the second time by handling the ball. He became the first cricketer to be dismissed by handling the ball in 1957.
Retired out - M Atapattu & M Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) in 2001
Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene were among the best batters in the cricket world and the stalwarts when it comes to Sri Lankan cricket. In the Asian Test Championship, both the batters made a huge partnership and were torturing the Bangladeshi bowlers, soon after Atapattu and Jayawardene reached their individual milestones of 200 and 150 respectively, and both retired out and became the first ones to walk off like this to the pavilion in international cricket.
Hit the ball twice - Fanyan Mughal (Malta) in 2023
The wicket-keeper batter of Malta, Fanyan Mughal recently became the first player to get dismissed by hitting the ball twice in international cricket. It was a T20I game between Malta and Romania in the Continental Cup 2023, where Fanyan hit the ball twice and was eventually declared out and became the first one to get out this weirdly at the greatest level.
Timed out - Angelo Matthews (Sri Lanka) in 2023
Angelo Mathews, who was called in as a replacement for an injured player in the ongoing World Cup 2023, got dismissed without playing a ball as he ran out of time to face the ball. After the dismissal of Samarawickrama, Mathews went in to bat but brought a defective helmet with him. He called the 12th man to bring the other helmet and Shakib Al Hasan, who was aware of the rules, took advantage and appealed. The Umpires declared him out as he was supposed to be ready to face the ball within the dismissal of the prior batter.
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