Prelude:
Have you ever wondered, how can one get Out in a cricket match, on a ball that has been cleared out of the ground for a Sixer? For sure the batsman cant be declared "caught". Neither is he bowled nor declared lbw (the ball is out of the ground off a clean hit). Nor is the batsman retired hurt (the statement say "Out"). He cant be run-out, because the batsman has hit the ball out of boundary and is not running.
This incident happened in the 1975 World Cup in England on the day of Summer (Northern Hemisphere) Solstice (June 21). The favorites West Indies had begun their innings on the sunny day at the Lord's, however, there was some moisture on pitch that early morning.
The Incident:
Dennis Lillee, the fiery Aussie bowler fired a short ball and left handed Roy Fredericks who was facing him, hooked it in fine leg region. The ball was hit so hard that it probably sailed out of the stadium. However, while the ball was on its way across the boundary, Roy Fredericks, still swirling around as follow through of the hook shot, slipped at the crease and hit the stumps with this legs knocking off the bails. While the spectators were watching the ball disappearing from the ground, the unfortunate Roy was already on his way back to the pavilion.
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