The wide that wasn't

Our bowler bowled a short ball that pitched and went so high that it passed clean over the batsman's head. Even our athletic wicketkeeper couldn't leap high enough to stop it, and the ball bounced twice and went over the rope. Why did the umpire call and signal this as a No ball? Surely it was a Wide? The umpire then signalled a boundary four. But the scorers recorded five runs. Why?"

A delivery this high used to be called a Wide. To discourage bowlers from such negative tactics, it's now a No ball. The one-run penalty for any Wide or No ball is now credited to the batting side, regardless of what else happens to that delivery. Five No ball extras were scored - the one run penalty, plus four more because the ball crossed the boundary.
It should be noted that in International cricket the umpire does call a wide. These matches are seen on television and viewers become confused when they see the same scenario in recreational cricket.