List of cricketers called for throwing in major cricket matches in Australia

This is a list of cricketers called for throwing in major cricket matches in Australia. In the sport of cricket, strict rules govern the method of bowling the ball. The rules relate to the bending of the arm at the elbow, the extent of which has always been open to interpretation by the umpires. [cite web
url = http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball,50,AR.html
title = Law 24 (No ball)
date = 2003
publisher = Marylebone Cricket Club
accessdate = 2007-12-18 ] More recently, the International Cricket Council has attempted to codify the maximum permissible flexing of the elbow as 15 degrees. [cite news
url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/11/1100131136261.html
title = Bending the rules on chucking
date = 2004-11-12
publisher = "The Sydney Morning Herald"
accessdate = 2007-12-18 ]

When a player is found by the umpire to have delivered the ball contrary to those rules, the umpire will call a no ball and he is said to have been called for throwing. Where public opinion is that a player's bowling action appears to be that he routinely throws, he is said to have a 'suspect' or an 'illegal' action, or more derogatorily, is said to be a 'chucker'. [cite news
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/828531.stm
title = Chucking: Why the fuss?
date = 2000-07-11
publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation
accessdate = 2007-12-18 ] The issue is often highly emotive with accusers considering that deliveries with an illegal action are akin to cheating. [cite news
url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/cricket/article1220846.ece
author = Fraser, Angus
authorlink = Angus Fraser
title = Clean bowled: Why cricket has double standards over cheating
date = 2006-08-22
publisher = "The Independent"
accessdate = 2007-12-18 ]

Over the years, a number of players have been called in major cricket matches—Test matches, One Day Internationals and domestic first-class matches—invariably creating controversy and occasionally destroying cricket careers. [Whimpress, p. 144.] Whimpress, p. 146.] Often the player has been able to modify his action to appease his critics and the umpires, but more commonly, especially when the bowler has been called on more than one occasion, his career in international cricket is effectively ended. [Whimpress, pp. 5–9.]

List of players called for throwing

:"Note: Entries marked with blue backgrounds were called for throwing in a Test match or One Day International (ODI) played in Australia."

ee also

*List of international cricketers called for throwing

References

;General
*cite book| first=Bernard |last=Whimpress |title=Chuckers: A history of throwing in Australian cricket| year=2004 |publisher=Elvis Press |location=Adelaide | isbn=0-9756746-1-7

;Specific

Further reading

*cite web
url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/79411.html
author = Ahmed, M Shoaib
title = Muralithran episode: Brief history of 'chucking' (1 February 1999)
date = February 1, 1999
publisher = Cricinfo
accessdate = 2008-03-31
*cite web
url = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/138634.html
author = Haigh, Gideon
title = The great taboo
date = July, 1999
publisher = Cricinfo
accessdate = 2008-03-31