Changes in Laws: Substitutes & runners, injured striker, no ball, obstructing the field

1. Changes in Laws

2. Substitutes & runners • Injured striker can’t be ‘run out’ off no ball if • his runner is behind crease and • if he’s only out of crease to play at the ball and • if the wicketkeeper acts alone (‘stumping’)

3. Practise on field • No practise on pitch or adjacent strips at any time • On square: not within 30 mins from startnot if umpires say it’s damaging square

4. Practise on field • Outfield: • not within 5 mins from start/restart • not delaying match • no batting/bowling practise • nominated fielders only • match ball only • practise run-up allowed if not delaying match • throwing over arm allowed if not delaying match or changing condition of ball

5. Practise on field - penalties • Fielders:can’t bowl for next hour or 30 mins of playing time, whichever occurs first • Bowler in over:not allowed to finish over • Batsmen:final warning, then 5 penalty runs

6. Scoring runs • Out ‘obstructing field’:completed runs count unless obstructing catch • Out ‘run out’:completed runs count unless injured striker is out of ground & considered run out • Relay catch at boundary:1st player in contact MUST have started inside rope, if then 2nd player finishes catch, they may come from outside boundary

7. ‘Finn no-ball’ • Not breaking wicket to run out non-striker • From ball in play • To stride after delivery stride finished • ‘Back’ foot now landed after delivery stride

8. Handled the ball • Only striker when in receiving or immediately after receiving • Out when defending stumps with hand not holding bat • Not when avoiding injury • Bowler doesn’t get credit • All other instances now ‘obstructing field’

9. Hit the ball twice • No runs allowed • Call dead ball after 1st completed run • Batsmen returned to original end • Overthrow not considered • Ball called dead before reaches boundary • Ball hitting helmet of fielder: no penalty runs

10. Obstructing the field • Now includes using hand not holding bat unless avoiding injury • Wilful act by either batsman to prevent catch: striker out ‘obstructing the field’ regardless of who acted • Completed runs count unless catch prevented (then no runs allowed)

11. New ball • Multi-day where new ball may be taken after X overs • X.3 overs bowled and new ball takenthat over will be completed but not taken into account to calculate when next new ball may be taken • 83.3 overs bowled, new ball taken (> 80 overs)next new ball available at start of 164th over (84 + 80)