UNUSUAL FOUL AND A MISS SITUATIONPlayer A pots a Red, then pots the Blue, followed by another red after the Blue is re-spotted. The Brown is then selected as the ball on. Player A can 'see' the Brown, but misses and the referee correctly calls "Foul and a Miss. — Player A, 7, — Player B, 4" and these points are then recorded on the scoreboard. Player B now examines the position left and decides to request Player A play again from the original position. The referee replaces the cue ball and asks the offender to play again. There are Reds still on the table. Nothing unusual so far! Player A plays at the Brown again, but this time pots it. As Brown is the ball on, it is therefore a scoring stroke. The referee re-spots the Brown and calls "4". Player A is still the striker and may then continue his break and the next ball on is now a Red. This occurred in a C grade roster match and the referee in charge of the game, after consultation with other players, should be commended for the correct decision. The only incorrect conclusion he made is that the potting of the Brown is not the continuation of the original break of 7, as it was scored at the previous visit to the table, after Player B asked Player A to play again. The original break of 7, and that visit to the table, ceased when the Foul and a Miss was played. This may be academic, as it makes no difference to the scores, but in interests of accuracy any break commencing with this Brown is another break. This situation is unusual and its recurrence would be very rare. Tommy Watson Director of Referees, TBSA |