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Johan Chucka?

22/10/2009

Today South African spinner Johan Botha has been reported for having an illegal action, but is it?

According to Wikipedia:

In the sport of cricket, throwing, commonly referred to as chucking, is an illegal bowling action which occurs when a bowler straightens their arm by more than 15 degrees when delivering the ball.

Now in the video above it seems Johan Botha straightens his arm by more than 15 degrees to me. Going on that video, in my opinion he is undoubtedly a ‘chucker’. Will be interesting to see what happens from now onwards, because this could well spell the end of Botha’s international career if he fails to rectify the problem, if his action is judged to be illegal. If the player is reported and suspended a second time within two years of his last report, he is automatically suspended for a period of one year before he can apply for a reassessment of his action.

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