Throwing the bat

Rules

Ben Evans
Ben Evans Asked 13 years ago

hey pingskills i just wanted to know, is it legal to throw the bat when the ball is out of reach. cause maybe if i threw the bat and it hit the ball and got the opposition out, i would probably have one lots of matches and would save me a lot of times


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Ben,

Unfortunately, you have to have your bat in your hand when you hit the ball. 


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