Question

Explain the following term in cricket:

Overthrow

Briefly explain the following:

An over-throw

Explain the term overthrow.

Answer 1

1. It is an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder near the pitch area and the ball continues into the outfield again, the batsman may take more runs.
2. If the ball reaches the boundary on an overthrow, four runs are scored in addition to the runs taken before the overthrow occurred.