Throw your hands up

[prab]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

A player raised his hands saying the ball was out of play. It was at the base of the fence in play. I saw the hands up and killed it. After the game another umpire walked up and told me I had been duped by the player. The guy even climbed over the fence and kicked the ball "back under the fence" (actually kicked the fence so the ball rolled away).

When you say "another umpire", do you mean an umpire who was not working the game but just observing? Hopefully this "other umpire" was not part of your crew.