Much like some recreational softball fields, the edge of the playable area was just wherever the ball stopped.
To be fair on the Hampshire batsman, the ball which dismissed him stopped slightly on the pitch and Crawley could only stab it to cover.
He stole the ball from Lawson, stopped in heavy traffic and dropped in a 27-footer before sprinting all the way to the bench high-fiving and chest-bumping teammates.
Suzuki stopped tracking the ball as it zipped by and hit off the wall.
Blackpool broke down the left and when LuaLua's shot was stopped, the ball fell to Matt Phillips on the edge of the area, and he found the bottom corner with a bobbling shot for his 10th of the season.
Minutes later it took desperate last-ditch defending to prevent Kenny-Dowall from adding a second on the right-hand side, as he was stopped from grounding the ball.
Hull FC argued they could have been playing against 12 men when Fox stopped Briscoe playing the ball following a lightning break down the middle with 10 minutes left.
Nevertheless some fear that once this next stage is approved it would start a ball rolling whose momentum could not be stopped.
Replays showed McCullum had not come close to hitting the ball, but this seemed to have stopped the Kiwi revival in its tracks, and from there they sought to play out time.
Another Munster score soon followed, the forwards driving to suck in the defence before the ball was spun wide to Mafi, who was stopped but popped the pass for O'Leary to shunt over.
Only two deliveries had been sent down after the re-start when bad light stopped play but Sidebottom's first ball after the resumption knocked back Tim Southee's middle stump - the 19-year-old playing across the line to a full-pitch ball that swung back at him a touch.
Eight minutes into the second half, the home side extended their lead when James Graham was stopped just short of the line and when the ball came lose, Wellens pounced.
But Spain were level within three minutes when Ribas' drag flick from the hosts' seventh penalty corner was only half-stopped by Mason's left hand and the ball trickled over the line.
The Rhinos made the most of their good fortune and when Kevin Sinfield's high kick got to Danny McGuire who was stopped by Orford, over the line, the ball went lose and hit Jamie Jones-Buchanan who touched down.
As the ball came within an inch of falling, "My heart nearly stopped, " Scott said.
Craig Beattie almost produced a fine solo effort charging through a number of challenges before being stopped in the box and later he raced on to a ball down the left but Sinclair was beaten to it at the near post.
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook was stopped just short of the line, but Danny Orr quickly sent the ball wide for Howell to set up Gafa before Esders, currently on loan from Hull KR, followed him over moments later from a Luke Gale pass.
Collin Samuel came on but his side almost lost their lead immediately when Lynch lobbed the ball into the six-yard box following a half-cleared corner, however Enckelman stopped Lee Mair's header right on his line.
While the visiting team stopped in anticipation of the referee's whistle, Robben continued his run and lashed the ball into the far corner before turning away to celebrate.
For now, the ICC have stopped short of employing the services of Hawkeye and the Snickometer - devices which suggest whether the ball has taken the edge of the bat or hit the pad - as they are not deemed factual.
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