Half-a-frame

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Vinay Kumar to McCullum, 2 runs, good length outside off, McCullum steers it down to third man, an accurate throw from the man, McCullum is like a hound, running back and putting in the desperate dive, which just saved him, Sriram did well, but a half-a-frame, McCullum is in

Please explain to me the emboldened parts.

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

I have no idea what this means. Just in case it sheds any light, how does the sentence continue?

User_gary · Answer

Thank you Mr. Wordy.

I wonder what you mean by this "Just in case it sheds any light, how does the sentence continue?"

I guess "half a frame" here describes the camera angle though.

Mr Wordy · Answer

You wrote: "Sriram did well, but a half-a-frame, McCullum is in"

There is no full stop, and I thought you had stopped in the middle of a sentence. I thought the sentence continued "McCullum is in ... ". I was asking you how it continued.

Now I see that the sentence may end at "McCullum is in.", with "in" meaning that he didn't lose his wicket.

I still don't really understand "half-a-frame", but your idea that is has something to do with cameras seems plausible. Perhaps it is referring to half the time between one frame and the next in a TV or film moving picture sequence.

User_gary · Answer

Thank you Mr. Wordy again.

The para ends with "in" as it's not a formal writing but just a commentator spoken words.

Anyway, now I'm concerned about your framing of the sentence "Just in case it sheds any light, how does the sentence continue".

Though I know meaning of each and every word and phrase of the sentence, I wonder what it exactly conveys. I never come across similar type of sentence ever before.

Could you provide me with some more examples of it?

Mr Wordy · Answer

User_garyThe para ends with "in" as it's not a formal writing but just a commentator spoken words.

Even so, sentences should end with a full stop when transcribed (this is not meant as a criticism of you).

User_garyAnyway, now I'm concerned about your framing of the sentence "Just in case it sheds any light, how does the sentence continue".

The main point is to ask "How does the sentence continue?" -- in other words, what comes after "McCullum is in"?

"sheds any light" means "clarifies the situation". In other words, the answer to "How does the sentence continue?" might help to clarify the answer to your original question about what "half-a-frame" means.

"just in case" means that I don't know for sure that the answer to "How does the sentence continue?" will clarify the situation, but it may do, so let's try it.

Does that make sense?

User_gary · Answer

Thank you Mr. Wordy. Very nice of you.

I got it now.

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