On big grounds in sponsered matches there is the little triangle thing
with the logo covering the rope. If those little tringle segments have
been disturbed during matches and are "within" the field of play, then
what happens if the ball would roll to a stop against one. Say 2
inches from the rope?

max.it

On Fri, 16 May 2008 22:17:56 GMT, (max.it) tapped the keyboard and
brought forth:

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>On big grounds in sponsered matches there is the little triangle thing
>with the logo covering the rope. If those little tringle segments have
>been disturbed during matches and are "within" the field of play, then
>what happens if the ball would roll to a stop against one. Say 2
>inches from the rope?

The playing conditions for Tests say that the boundary must be marked
by a rope or similar object. I would have thought that a thingummy
which is laid with the rope is a smiliar object, and that the ball has
reached the boundary when it hits either the rope or the thingummy
(since obviously the thingummy can be displaced the other way as
well).

Cheers,

Mike
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On Sat, 17 May 2008 01:30:18 +0100, Mike Holmans
 wrote:

>On Fri, 16 May 2008 22:17:56 GMT, (max.it) tapped the keyboard and
>brought forth:
>
>>
>>On big grounds in sponsered matches there is the little triangle thing
>>with the logo covering the rope. If those little tringle segments have
>>been disturbed during matches and are "within" the field of play, then
>>what happens if the ball would roll to a stop against one. Say 2
>>inches from the rope?
>
>The playing conditions for Tests say that the boundary must be marked
>by a rope or similar object. I would have thought that a thingummy
>which is laid with the rope is a smiliar object, and that the ball has
>reached the boundary when it hits either the rope or the thingummy
>(since obviously the thingummy can be displaced the other way as
>well).
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike
>-- 

I was thinking Law 19, the thingy is not the boundary but a boundary
marker, that has managed to get "disturbed' the real boundary is still
there, 2 inches away, in rope or line form. 

Should the little triangle things be placed outside of the "rope'
rather than on the rope? Then if one managed to make it's way onto the
field of play, it could be regarded as an obsticle instead of a
prolem?

max.it

In message , ?@?.?.invalid writes
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>On big grounds in sponsered matches there is the little triangle thing
>with the logo covering the rope. If those little tringle segments have
>been disturbed during matches and are "within" the field of play, then
>what happens if the ball would roll to a stop against one. Say 2
>inches from the rope?
>

Surely it would simply be counted as a local hazard (and subject to 
locval rules) and play would continue as the ball would still be live? 
RH
>max.it

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