In the 16th match of the ongoing Sheffield Shield at Adelaide Oval, Victoria faced off against South Australia. Despite a shaky start for South Australia at 16/4, they managed to recover, posting a total of 252 in the first innings. A noteworthy moment unfolded when Jake Fraser-McGurk, initially declared out by the umpire, was later recalled by Victoria skipper Will Sutherland.

Fraser-McGurk’s Disbelief and the Umpiring Turnaround

Assuming the strike in the 30th over, Fraser-McGurk, on 10 runs, swung at a delivery, getting beaten comprehensively. The ball deflected off the wicketkeeper’s gloves into the hands of the first slip. Initially dismissed by the umpire, Fraser-McGurk’s fate took a turn when Sutherland overturned the decision.

This call proved pivotal as the 21-year-old went on to score a century, contributing 101 off 106 deliveries and stabilizing South Australia’s innings.
Expressing his reaction to the incident, Fraser-McGurk conveyed his initial disbelief regarding the umpire’s decision. He acknowledged missing the ball by a considerable margin, citing the spin it underwent and the involvement of Sam Harper’s glove before Peter Handscomb caught it.

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Bizarre scenes at Adelaide Oval as Jake Fraser-McGurk is given out caught, but is allowed to keep batting moments later 😲 #SheffieldShield pic.twitter.com/WaDPTGYkt3

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Despite some discontent from the Victoria team, who felt they had encountered several unfortunate decisions, Fraser-McGurk emphasized the correctness of the final umpiring call.
In his words, “I missed it by probably three feet; it spun a fair bit, and I think it came off Sam Harper’s glove before Peter Handscomb caught it. Sometimes they (the opposition teams) are just like, ‘yay’… and it could have been not a serious appeal, but then the umpire’s starting to nod his head, and I was a bit in disbelief.”

“So I started walking off, then seconds later he (umpire Michael Graham-Smith) changed his decision, and the Vic boys weren’t too happy with that because they thought they had made a few unlucky decisions. But that’s the game, and in the end, it was the right umpiring call, and that’s what you want.”

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