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Rules of Circket
Rules of Circket
Although there are many more rules in cricket than in many other sports,
it is well worth your time learning them as it is a most rewarding sport.
Whether you are looking to play in the backyard with a mate or join a
club Cricket-Rules will help you learn the basics and begin to enjoy one
of the most popular sports in the world.
The game is ever popular, with many fans attending to watch their local
and national teams, the craze is always growing. With a number of big
tournaments like The Ashes, IPL League and the granddaddy of them
all, the ICC World Cup Cricket 2019! The game of cricket is highly
popular, and the number of cricket betting fans who place bets on their
national and local teams is also growing.
The twelfth man is not allowed to bowl, bat, wicket keep or captain the
team. His sole duty is to act as a substitute fielder.
The original player is free to return to the game as soon as they have
recovered from their injury. o apply the law and make sure the cricket
rules are upheld throughout the game there are two umpires in place
during games. Umpires are responsible for making decisions and
notifying the scorers of these decisions.
Two umpires are in place on the playing field while there is also a third
umpire off the field who is in charge of video decisions.
This is where the call is too close for the on field umpires and they refer
it to the third umpire who reviews slow motion video replays to make a
decision.
Game Structure
Once the first team has been bowled out the second team would then go
into bat. Once the second team is then bowled out it would normally
return to the first team batting again. However there is an exception to
this in the cricket rules, it is called the follow-on. The follow-on is when
the first team makes at least 200 runs more than the second team made
(in a 5 day test match). This then gives the first team the option to make
the second team bat again. This is particularly useful if the game is
progressing slowly or affected by bad weather and there might not be
enough time for both teams to play a full innings. Should this be the case
the batting team’s captain also has the right to forfeit their innings at any
time. This is called a declaration. Some may wonder why a captain
would forfeit the opportunity for his team to bat. However if the game is
coming close to a close and it looks like they will not be able to bowl the
other team out again this could be an option. If one team is not bowled
out twice and a winner determined in the five days of play the game is
declared a draw. Therefore it may be worth declaring an innings to creat
the possibility of a win rather than a draw.
Other ways runs can be scored according to the cricket rules include no
balls, wide balls, byes & leg byes. Cricket rules state that all runs scored
by these methods are awarded to the batting team but not the individual
batters.
A “No Ball” can be declared for many reasons: If the bowler bowls
the ball from the wrong place, the ball is declared dangerous (often
happens when bowled at the batsmen’s body on the full), bounces
more than twice or rolls before reaching the batsman or if fielders are
standing in illegal positions. The batsman can hit a no ball and score
runs off it but cannot be out from a no ball except if they are ran out,
hit the ball twice, handle the ball or obstruct the field. The batsman
gains any runs scored off the no ball for his shot while the team also
gains one run for the no ball itself.
A “Wide Ball” will be declared if the umpire thinks the batsman did
not have a reasonable opportunity to score off the delivery. However
if the delivery is bowled over the batsmen’s head it will not be
declared a wide but a no ball. Umpires are much stricter on wide
deliveries in the shorter format of the game while being much more
relaxed in test cricket. A wide delivery will add one run to the batting
team and any runs scored by the batsman. The batsman is not able
to get out off a wide delivery except if they are stumped, run out,
handle the ball, hit their wicket or obstruct the field.
A “Bye” is where a ball that isn’t a no ball or wide passes the striking
batsman and runs are scored without the batsman hitting the ball.
A “Leg Bye” is where runs are scored by hitting the batsman, but not
the bat and the ball is not a no ball or wide. However no runs can be
scored if the striking batsman didn’t attempt to play a shot or if he was
avoiding the ball.
Ways Batsmen can be given out according to cricket rules
There are a number of different ways a batsman can be given out in the
game of cricket. When a bowler gets a batsman out it is said that the
bowler gets a “wicket”. Following are the different ways a batsman can
be given out according to the rules of cricket:
Bowled – Cricket rules state that if the ball is bowled and hits the
striking batsman’s wickets the batsman is given out (as long as at
least one bail is removed by the ball). It does not matter whether the
ball has touched the batsman’s bat, gloves, body or any other part of
the batsman. However the ball is not allowed to have touched another
player or umpire before hitting the wickets.
Caught – Cricket rules state that if a batsman hits the ball or touches
the ball at all with his bat or hand/glove holding the bat then the
batsman can be caught out. This is done by the fielders, wicket
keeper or bowler catching the ball on the full (before it bounces). If
this is done then cricket rules state the batsman is out.
Leg Before Wicket (LBW) – If the ball is bowled and it hits the
batsman first without the bat hitting it then an LBW decision is
possible. However for the umpire to give this out he must first look at
some of the factors stated in the cricket rules. The first thing the
umpire need to decide is would the ball have hit the wickets if the
batsman was not there. If his answer to this is yes and the ball was
not pitched on the leg side of the wicket he can safely give the
batsman out. However if the ball hits the batsman outside the line of
off stump while he was attempting to play a stroke then he is not out.
Stumped – A batsman can be given out according to cricket rules
when the wicketkeeper puts down his wicket while he is out of his
crease and not attempting a run (if he is attempting a run it would be
a runout).
Run Out – Cricket rules state that a batsman is out if no part of his
bat or body is grounded behind the popping crease while the ball is in
play and the wicket is fairly put down by the fielding side.
Hit Wicket – Cricket rules specify that if a batsman hits his wicket
down with his bat or body after the bowler has entered his delivery
stried and the ball is in play then he is out. The striking batsman is
also out if he hits his wicket down while setting off for his first run.
Handled The Ball – Cricket rules allow the batsman to be given out if
he willingly handles the ball with the hand that is not touching the bat
without the consent of the opposition.
Timed Out – An incoming batsman must be ready to face a ball or be
at the non-strikers end with his partner within three minutes of the
outgoing batsman being dismissed. If this is not done the incoming
batsman can be given out.
Hit The Ball Twice – Cricket rules state that if a batsman hits a ball
twice other than for the purpose of protecting his wicket or with
consent from the opposition he is out.
Obstructing The Field – A batsman is out if he willingly obstructs the
opposition by word or action
There are many other cricket rules. However these are most of the
basics and will get you well on your way to playing the game. Many of
the more advanced rules & laws can be learned along the way and are
not vital to general play.
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