Bowler denies batsman a century by throwing the ball out for a boundary

In what was a bizarre and unsportsmanlike behavior, a bowler in Somerset Cricket League intentionally threw the ball away for a boundary so that the batsman could not complete his century. The incident occurred during the fixture between Purnell Cricket Club and Minehead.

Minehead's Jay Darrell was batting on 98. He needed two runs to complete his century and win his side the match. But inexplicably, Purnell's bowler intentionally threw the ball away for a four while also bowling a no-ball. It meant Minehead won the match, but Darrell was denied a well deserved century.

Following the match, the player was disappointed to miss out on a ton, though, was happy about his side's win. Darrell posted a message on Twitter, which read, "Hell of game today shame the way it ended but oh well!!! Thanks for all the support today!! #UTP #Mineheadcc #litter"
 

His team, Minehead were also not happy with the incident. After the match, they revealed on Twitter that the opposing captain had apologised. Their message read, "Not nice to see. But more to the point, a great innings and a great win. Respect to the @purnellcc captain who apologised to the batsman on behalf of his bowler. But some things just can't be undone :("

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Taking note of the whole saga, Purnell apologized for their bowler's actions, and released a statement. "The club understands that one of its members acted outside the spirit of the game in our league fixture at Minehead yesterday. The individual involved will be dealt with inline with the clubs constitution and disciplinary proecedure.

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"Whilst the club do not wish to comment on the players identity during this process we are aware of several rumours regarding one player in particular. Therefore, we can confirm that R. Casling was not involved in the incident. We would like to ensure you that this incident is not typical of our club and that we take this matter very seriously," the message read.