Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Jake Weatherald’s Bizarre Boundary Denied After Dead-Ball Call
Jake Weatherald was batting for South Australia against Tasmania.
The bowler, Raf MacMillan, accidentally released a very unusual ball.
It bounced away from the pitch and moved toward the leg side.
Weatherald ran toward it and hit it toward the boundary.
It looked like he had scored four runs.
Umpire Gerard Abood said the ball was a no-ball because it bounced outside the playing area.
He also said the ball became dead before Weatherald hit it.
Because of that decision, the boundary was taken away.
Jake Weatherald struck a bizarre delivery toward the leg-side boundary during South Australia’s One Day Cup match against Tasmania.
Tasmania spinner Raf MacMillan lost control of the ball, which bounced outside the playing area and moved toward leg side.
Weatherald charged down the pitch and hit the unusual delivery toward deep mid-wicket and deep square leg.
Umpire Gerard Abood ruled the delivery a no-ball because it first bounced outside the playing area.
Abood also declared the ball dead after it settled, so Weatherald’s apparent boundary did not count.
- Who
- Jake Weatherald, Tasmania spinner Raf MacMillan, and umpire Gerard Abood were central to the incident.
- What
- Weatherald hit a strange delivery for what appeared to be a boundary, but the umpire ruled it a no-ball and dead ball.
- When
- The incident occurred during the 15th over of South Australia’s innings.
- Where
- Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide, during South Australia’s One Day Cup match against Tasmania.
- Why
- The ball first bounced outside the playing area and was judged to have settled before Weatherald played his shot.
- Match
- South Australia versus Tasmania, One Day Cup
- Venue
- Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
- Over
- 15th over
- Bowler
- Raf MacMillan
- Batter
- Jake Weatherald
- Umpire
- Gerard Abood
- Earlier innings position
- Weatherald came to the crease at 120/1 after Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 88 from 47 balls