The call, being made well within the laws, has irked a section of the fans

Leicestershire's Tom Scriven was caught off a bouncer at short mid-off, but the square leg umpire deemed it a no-ball for height, a decision which irked a section of the fans despite being legal.

Several rules of cricket continue to divide opinions despite being in existence for a very long time. One of them came into play during the Somerset vs Leicestershire One Day Cup semi final on Sunday (August 18). Notably, Somerset put on 334 runs batting first with the help of Lewis Goldsworthy's knock, who scored an unbeaten 115 off 86 balls.

In response, Leicestershire seemed down and out at one stage and were reeling at 106/4 before a 131-run partnership for the fifth wicket that brought them back into the match. Peter Handscomb scored 111 off 86 deliveries, but the team went on to lose the match by 23 runs.

It was during Leicestershire's run chase that the incident in question happened. Tom Scriven walked out to bat at number 9. Ben Green came in to bowl over number 47 for Somerset and conceded four runs off his first five deliveries. However, off the last ball, he managed to get Scriven caught at short third man as the batter looked to come down the track, but he looked to outwit him with a head-high bouncer and nearly succeeded as the batter appeared out.

However, the square leg umpire deemed it a "no ball" for being over head height and out of reach of the batter, which meant that the batter got a life. Despite the call being made well within the laws of the game and the One Day Cup playing conditions, the dismissal seems to have irked a section of the fans.