The Original Laws of Cricket (Original Rules)

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for the purpose of this law only, by the striker’s bat not in hand, or by any part of the bat which has become detached,

the umpire considers that a bowler deliberately bowled a non-pitching delivery, deemed to be unfair as defined in 41.7.1, then the caution and warning in 41.7.3 shall be dispensed with. The umpire shall A.8.2 A Replacement is a player who takes the place of a nominated player and who, thereby, becomes a nominated player. A replacement’s activities on the field of play are no more limited than those of any other nominated player. If the ball, delivered by the bowler, not being a Wide, passes the striker without touching his/her bat or person, any runs completed by the batters from that delivery, or a boundary allowance, shall be credited as Byes to the batting side. Additionally, if the delivery is a No ball, the one run penalty for such a delivery shall be incurred. Twine binding and the covering grip may extend beyond the junction of the upper and lower portions of the handle, to cover part of the shoulders of the bat as defined in B.3.1. A.5.4 Umpires together agree applies to decisions which the umpires are to make jointly, independently of the players.A.1.6 During the match is at any time after the toss until the conclusion of the match, whether play is in progress or not.

Before the match, two umpires shall be appointed, one for each end, to control the match as required by the Laws, with absolute impartiality. The umpires shall be present on the ground and report to the Executive of the ground at least 45 minutes before the scheduled start of each day’s play. hitting the ball twice and obstructing the field are emphatically out following experiences in the 17th century; Wherever in these Laws provision is made for the scoring of runs or awarding of penalties, such runs and penalties will be subject to any provisions that may be applicable for a run to be disallowed or a run not to be scored (see Appendix A.11) or for the non-award of penalties. is for either one of the umpires to decide whether any distraction, deception or obstruction is wilful or not.It is important that we announce these changes now as part of the Club’s global commitment to the game" B.3.3 Covering the blade- Type A and Type B bats shall have no covering on the blade except as permitted in Law 5.4. Type C and Type D bats may have a cloth covering on the blade. This may be treated as specified in B.4 below. inform the captain of the fielding side and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of the reason for this action.