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'No words': Cricket world baffled by bizarre optical illusion

sam goodwin
Sports Editor
Georgia Voll, pictured here being clean-bowled but no one seemed to notice.
Georgia Voll was clean-bowled but no one seemed to notice. Image: Cricket Network

The cricket world was left stunned by extraordinary scenes on Sunday after Georgia Voll was bowled in the Women’s National Cricket League and no one noticed.

Voll was in action for the Queensland Fire against the Tasmanian Tigers in Hobart when she was bowled by Belinda Vakarewa.

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Vakarewa's delivery just clipped the top of the off bail, which was dislodged and dropped to ground.

However Vakarewa didn't even react as wicketkeeper Rachel Priest scurried away after the ball.

Priest appeared to think that she'd knocked the bail off with her gloves, with replays showing she came very close to doing so.

However it was actually the ball that had removed the bail, but Voll survived in bizarre scenes.

“That is out,” commentator Julia Price said.

“I tell you what, I hope they’re staying at the casino - I’d be going to the casino after that!”

Voll survived for another 10 overs before skying a catch to Amy Smith off the bowling of Sarah Coyte on 31.

Fans were also left in disbelief over the strange anomaly.

Ellyse Perry stars but Victoria lose to NSW

Elsewhere on Sunday, Ellyse Perry hit a brilliant century but Victoria lost to NSW by 27 runs at Junction Oval.

Phoebe Litchfield was the star for the Breakers, scoring 88 from 72 deliveries as NSW made 7-300.

Ashleigh Gardner (57 from 56) and Tahlia Wilson (54 from 51) also starred in an innings interrupted by rain on multiple occasions.

With Victoria chasing a revised target of 256 from 35, Perry blasted a sensational 120 from 94 balls.

Ellyse Perry, pictured here raising her bat after scoring a century for Victoria against NSW.
Ellyse Perry raises her bat after scoring a century for Victoria against NSW. (Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images)

However she was dismissed in the final over as her side finished on 9-229.

Stella Campbell, Hannah Darlington and Erin Burns all took two wickets for NSW, while Gardner chipped in with one of her own.

Perry was also at her brilliant best with the ball for Victoria, taking 1-10 from four overs.

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