Cricket rules & regulations are a set of rules which is established by Marylebone Cricket Team (MCC) which describes the rules & regulations of cricket globally, to ensure consistency & globally. Read this full guide on Cricket Rules and Regulations to know everything about it.
Index
- Players & Umpires
- Playing Field & Equipment
- Score and Winning rules
- Different types of Out
- Conclusion
- FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Players & Umpires
Players
Each team has 11 Active players with 4 reserved players. Every team plays different-different roles by their players. While batting, there are only two players on the ground. One is on the strike side and the other one is on the non-striking side. However, at the inning of bowling, there are all 11 players on the ground. Some active roles by players are: 1 Wicket Keeper, 1 Bowler and all fielders are set on the ground to catch the ball.
Umpires
In a match, four umpires are playing their roles. Two umpires on the field, one standing at the end of the pitch where the bowler delivers the balls, and another one is square leg umpire. Both the umpires make decisions for runs, outs, power-play, or all actions on the ground. Decisions are making by on-ground umpires. If on-ground umpires are failed to give any decision due to any reason, then they gave to the third umpire. The third umpire making all decisions with the help of camera footage or other techniques. Alongwith this, the fourth umpire plays the role of a reserved umpire. He performs duties like bringing a new ball, carrying drinks on the field to umpires, checking the batteries to the light meter, observing the pitch during lunch or tea breaks.
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Playing Field & Equipments
Bat
The bat is close to 38 inches (97 cm) long and close to 4.25 inches (10.8 cm) wide. The hand or glove holding the bat is viewed as a feature of the bat. Since the time the overwhelming metal episode, a profoundly broadcasted promoting endeavor by Dennis Lillie, who drew out an aluminum bat during a global game. The laws have given that the cutting edge of the bat must be made of wood.
Ball
A cricket ball is between 8 and 9 inches (22.4 cm and 22.9 cm) in perimeter. It weighs somewhere in the range of 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9g and 163g). Just each ball is utilized in turn, except if it is lost, when it is supplanted with a bundle of comparable wear. It is additionally supplanted toward the beginning of every inning, and may, in line with the handling side, be supplanted with another ball, after a specific number of overs have been bowled (80 in Test matches, 34 in ODIs). The continuous debasement of the ball through the innings is a significant part of the game.
Pitch
The pitch is a rectangular area of the ground 22 yards (20 m) long and 10 ft. (3.0 m) wide. The Ground Authority selects and prepares the pitch, but once the game has started, the umpire’s control what happens to the pitch. The umpires are also the arbiters of whether the pitch is fit for play. If they deem it unfit, with the consent of both captains can change the pitch. Professional cricket is almost always played on a grass surface. However, in the event a non-turf pitch is used, the artificial surface must have a minimum length of 58 ft. (18 m) and a minimum width of 6 ft. (1.8 m).
Wickets
The wicket comprises of three wooden stumps that are 28 inches (71 cm) tall. The stumps are put along the batting wrinkle with equivalent separations between each stump. They are situated so they are 9 inches (23 cm) wide. Two wooden bails are put on the stumps.
The bails must not extend more than 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) over the stumps, and should, for men’s cricket, be 4+5⁄16 inches (10.95 cm) long. There are likewise indicated lengths for the barrel and nozzles of the bail. There are various details for the wickets and bails for junior cricket. The umpires may get rid of the bails if conditions are unfit (for example it is breezy so they may tumble off without anyone else). Moreover, subtleties on the details of the wickets are contained in Addendum A to the laws.
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Score & Winning Rules
Scoring Runs Rules
When a batsman hits the ball or both batsman run and changes their strike then runs are added in scorecard four maximum runs in one ball makes batsman by changing their strikes.
Boundaries Rules
There is a round marked boundary at the end of the ground If the batsman hits the ball or ball goes directly to the out of boundary without any contact with the ground that adds Six runs in scorecard but if balls make any contact with the ground before reaching the ground it adds 4 runs to the scorecard.
Bye & Leg Bye Rules
If a bowler delivers the ball or batsman didn’t make any contact with the ball or make a strike with another batsman that’s called byes however if balls hit the batsman only not the bat or batsman make the run that’s called leg bye run, Byes & Leg Byes runs are scored in team total as extras not included in batsman score.
Also Read :- Guide of BCCI Rules
Wide Ball Rules
If a bowler delivers the ball or ball goes out of the crease (there’s a line for the wide ball) that ball is said wide ball. As a result, it adds 1 run in team’s scorecard or bowler re-delivers the ball.
No Ball Rules
If a bowler delivers any type of illegal delivery to the batsman, then this can add 1 run in batting scorecard or batsman hit the ball or make runs as all normal deliveries. In addition, if batsman got out umpire gives it not out expect run out.
Over Rules
An over consists of 6 legal deliveries by a bowler.
Result Rules
The team which scores the most runs wins the game. If both teams score a similar number of runs, the match is tied. Moreover, in a tied match, there as an option of super over. Subsequently, in super over there is a 6 balls game per side or check the result for announcing the winner.
Different types of Out Cricket Rules
- Bowled: when the bowler delivers the ball or ball hits the wickets with or without any contact with a bat that’s called bowled.
- Caught: If a ball hit by batsman or ball goes directly to any fielder or bowler without any contact with the ground that’s called caught out.
- Hit Wicket: If a batsman hit the bat or himself into the wicket by mistake that’s called hit wicket.
- LBW (Leg Before Wicket): If the ball hits the batsman without first hitting by a bat or if a ball is in the front of wickets that’s called LBW Out.
- Run Out: If a batsman hit the ball or run for making a run but any fielder hits the ball at the wicket before batsman reaching in the crease that’s called run out.
- Stumped: If a batsman unable to hit the ball after that ball goes to the wicketkeeper hand or batsman is outside from the crease then the wicketkeeper hits the ball to the wicket or batsman gets out.
Information Source :- Wikipedia
Conclusion
In this blog, firstly, we talked in detail about regulations regarding players and umpires. Secondly, we talked about the rules of playing field or equipment. Then about Score or winning rules and different types of Out-rules in cricket. To sum up, we’ve discussed all Cricket rules and regulations in this blog.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Ans 1:- There are 42 laws are registered in Cricket.
Ans 2:- When batsman goes out in the very first ball he is facing.
Ans 3:- There is not any age limit for playing cricket.
Ans 4:-There are six legal deliveries in an over.
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