 A study in 2011 by Douglas Miller shows that in English county cricket , the proportion of wickets to fall lbw has increased steadily since the First World War . In the 1920s , around 11 % of wickets were lbw but this rose to 14 % in the 1930s . Between 1946 and 1970 , the proportion was approximately 11 % but subsequently increased until reaching almost 19 % in the decade before 2010 . Miller also states that captains of county teams were statistically more likely to receive the benefit of lbw decisions — less likely to be out lbw when batting and more likely to dismiss batsmen lbw when bowling . For many years , county captains submitted end @-@ of @-@ match reports on the umpires ; as umpires were professionals whose careers could be affected , captains consequently received leeway whether batting or bowling . Before 1963 , when the status was abolished in county cricket , umpires were also more lenient towards amateur cricketers . Amateurs administered English cricket , and offending one could end an umpire 's career . Elsewhere in the world , lbws are more statistically likely in matches taking place on the Indian subcontinent . However , batsmen from the subcontinent were less likely to be lbw wherever they played in the world . 
 A study in 2011 by Douglas Miller <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>shows</mark></a> that in English county cricket , the proportion of wickets to fall lbw <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> increased steadily since the First World War . In the 1920s , around 11 % of wickets <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> lbw but this rose to 14 % in the 1930s . Between 1946 and 1970 , the proportion was approximately 11 % but subsequently increased until reaching almost 19 % in the decade before 2010 . Miller also <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>states</mark></a> that captains of county teams <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> statistically more likely to receive the benefit of lbw decisions — less likely to be out lbw when batting and more likely to dismiss batsmen lbw when bowling . For many years , county captains submitted end @-@ of @-@ match reports on the umpires ; as umpires <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> professionals whose careers could be affected , captains consequently received leeway whether batting or bowling . Before 1963 , when the status was abolished in county cricket , umpires <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> also more lenient towards amateur cricketers . Amateurs administered English cricket , and offending one could end an umpire <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>career . Elsewhere in the world , lbws <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>are</mark></a>more statistically likely in matches taking place on the Indian subcontinent . However , batsmen from the subcontinent <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> less likely to be lbw wherever they played in the world . 
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