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John Holder's verdict
1) The batsman is out bowled. Strictly speaking it is your duty to ascertain whether or not the bowler is going to bowl over or round the wicket, or right or left arm. But this sort of thing happens all the time – the batsman cannot claim he should be given not out. Thanks to Rob Kaye.
2) No, he's not out. As soon as the ball landed on the cap you should have called and signalled dead ball to prevent any further development. Had the cap not been there, the ball would have landed safely on the ground. Also, the fielder did not deliberately put his cap there – that would be a case of illegal fielding, resulting in five penalty runs awarded to the batting side. Thanks to George Barlow.
3) A clever attempt, but he's out run out. It's not sufficient for the hand to be on the bat – it must be actually held in the hand to be lawful. Had he managed to pick up his colleague's bat and ground it behind the popping crease, that would have saved him. Tom Wrobel wins the shirt.
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