Can someone explain the cricinfo commentary

[vvvslaxman]

17.1 Nazmul Hossain to Zuiderent, 1 run, through sqaure leg on the back foot and they jog one 17.2 Nazmul Hossain to Barresi, no run, blocked away in to the covers 17.3 Nazmul Hossain to Barresi, 2 runs, pulled round to fine leg, there's two out there to the big boundary 17.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Zuiderent, no run, pulled round to fine leg, there's two out there to the big boundary 17.4 Nazmul Hossain to Barresi, 1 run, too straight and easily worked to midwikcet, straight to the fielder though and he would have been out if that hit 17.4 Nazmul Hossain to Barresi, 1 run, hit hard and high over the fielders, they give chase to keep it to three 17.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Zuiderent, 3 runs, too straight and easily worked to midwikcet, straight to the fielder though and he would have been out if that hit 17.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Zuiderent, 3 runs, hit hard and high over the fielders, they give chase to keep it to three 17.5 Nazmul Hossain to Zuiderent, no run, swing and a miss as the ball whistles over the stumps 17.5 Nazmul Hossain to Zuiderent, no run, too short and pulled away for four through midwicket 17.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Barresi, FOUR, swing and a miss as the ball whistles over the stumps 17.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Barresi, FOUR, too short and pulled away for four through midwicket 17.6 Nazmul Hossain to Zuiderent, 1 run, tap and run to the off-side as the field are back 17.6 Nazmul Hossain to Zuiderent, 1 run, blocked back to the bowler 17.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Barresi, no run, tap and run to the off-side as the field are back 17.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Barresi, no run, blocked back to the bowler :cantstop: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/450105.html

[gaurav92]

So Sir John started commentating in CI for the minnow games as there was no other more interested :hmmm:

[Ultimate_Game]

Looks like a technical glitch to me. Occasionally you see it on cricinfo

[Stuge]

minnow writers behind the pc for minnow matches

[the_indian_fan]

heres some interesting commentary from the england v netherlands match in 2011 wc when ten doeschate was smashing the england bowling -

40.4 Collingwood to de Grooth, 1 run, 100.8 kph, de Grooth doing just the right thing and picking off a single to get Sachin ten Doeschate back on strike

[Sidhoni]

:cantstop:

[Stuge]

Looks like a technical glitch to me. Occasionally you see it on cricinfo

what do you mean> ROBOTS typing comentary ?

[Cricket Tragic]

Quite common in matches that no one cares about.

[achilles]

Its ok. Everyone makes mistakes.

[Ultimate_Game]

what do you mean> ROBOTS typing comentary ?

Nope. What I meant was a technical gitch in the platform/application/system they use to post the commentary. Do you guys think they type everything every ball? They must have a few templates being used where the delivery no. (e.g., 17.3, 17.4 etc.) is automatically generated and even the bowler name would be entered just once so that the part is generated automatically. Only the commentary part which deals with the live action part like "dabbed down on the leg side for a single" would be entered/written/texted live. rest would be auto-generated by the template/presentation piece. And that is where the problem seemed to be. And you do see the problem occasionally when the same delivery shows up twice.