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Handled the ball

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According to this Cricinfo page, Scotton was not the first man to be out "handled the ball" in first-class cricket. Since an example from 1797 is quoted, when the first was probably depends on when you think first-class cricket started, but a pretty solid example from many years before Scotton is mentioned: this match from June 1857 in which James Grundy was so dismissed. Loganberry (Talk) 01:55, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there any reason for this? Doesn't the cited source verify all of the content? Phil Bridger (talk) 17:56, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Cliftonian (talk · contribs) 11:38, 12 September 2013 (UTC) Oh, this does look like fun. I'll review this shortly. Cliftonian (talk) 11:38, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


From first glance this looks pretty solid, and quite entertaining to boot. I'll make notes as I go through.

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose is clear and concise, without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
    I have copy-edited here and there but nothing major. Generally looks very good.
    B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. Has an appropriate reference section:
    B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
    All very well done.
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
    No issues.
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
    Very good. I tweaked one of the captions a little bit.
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    A comfortable GA for sure. A fine article, an interesting bit of cricketing history and a great little read—very well done indeed. Cliftonian (talk) 12:12, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bonus comments, for further improvement beyond GA:
  • Is it recorded what inspired Walker to choose Smokers and Non-Smokers as the theme for the first game?
  • Did the team selection in each game actually reflect who did and didn't smoke?
  • Is it recorded who ultimately got the ball from the second game?