Summary of key changes to CCNSW Laws of for 2017-18 Season

Important Note: This summary document is intended to be a general guide only and may not capture every change in the Laws. Players and umpires should familiarise themselves with the Laws, which shall take precedence over anything contained in this summary document.

 Official Umpires now have authority to impose all ‘Penalty runs’ specified under the Laws, including five run penalties for breaches of: o Law 18.5.2 (deliberate short runs) o Law 24.4 (player returning without permission) o Law 41 (Unfair play) o Law 42 (Players’ conduct)  Unofficial umpires can still only impose five run penalties for illegal fielding of ball (Law 28.2) or ball striking fielder’s helmet on ground (Law 28.3) [no change] (see Note to Law 18)  Ball can be changed after 200 runs or 50 overs (see Note (iii) to Law 4)  In view of ’13 player rule’, special provision for clergyman discontinued (Notes to Law 1)  Bat dimensions, including maximum thickness, more tightly regulated (Appendix B)  Improved process for authorising change of ground at short notice (see Note (ii) to Law 6)  Simplification of calculation of overs in one-day matches if late start (see Note (iii) to Law 13)  Potential scoring error – either captain may insist (within 10 minutes of players leaving the field) that players remain at ground while scorebooks are checked in case play needs to resume (see Note (v) to Law 16)  Full tosses above the waist (see Laws 21.10.1 and 41.7): o clarification that ‘waist’ means navel height, not hip height o automatic no-ball regardless of pace of bowler o if ‘genuine risk’ that it may injure striker (can apply to a slow bowler, although less likely) it is deemed ‘dangerous and unfair’ under Law 41.7, triggering warning sequence o after two warnings for ‘dangerous and unfair’ if bowler bowls another ‘dangerous and unfair’ full toss he is suspended for the rest of the innings (see Law 41.7)  Clarification that a ball that, after pitching, passes over a batsman’s head (in an upright position) is a no-ball, not a wide (see Law 21.10) [this is not a change, just a clarification]  If a no-ball goes for byes or leg-byes, only one run goes against the bowler, the byes or leg-byes are recorded normally. (see Law 21.16) [Wides off a no-ball obviously still go against the bowler]  It is now a No ball if the ball bounces more than once before reaching the popping crease (see Law 21.7)  Note to Law 21 added to confirm that an unofficial umpire may not call No ball in cases where the bowler may have straightened his arm in the swing (except in the case of an obvious ‘baseball style’ throw). In such cases the unofficial umpire should report the bowler to CCNSW, through the Secretary, for prompt assessment by an Official Umpire. There is also an onus on the bowler’s captain to ask the bowler to cease bowling if the bowler’s captain believes the bowler’s

Summary of 2017 CCNSW Law changes Page 1 action may breach Law 21. In other words the bowling captain should not seek to take advantage of the limitation placed on unofficial umpires under the Note to Law 21.  If the wicketkeeper is genuinely injured, a substitute (ie someone not on the team list) may act as wicketkeeper with the consent of the umpires (see Law 24.1.2). The umpires should withhold consent if they consider that the fielding team is seeking to use this provision to gain an unfair advantage.  If a fielder does not take the field at the start of play (unless genuinely unable to arrive on time) or leaves the field during play: o they may not come onto the field without the umpire’s consent (generally to be given at a break in play or at the end of an over) (see Law 24.2.2) o they may not bowl until they have been back on the field for the same number of overs as they were off (known as ‘Penalty overs’) (see Law 24.2.2) o they may not bat or act as a runner until their Penalty overs have been served (ie the innings has been in progress for at least the same number of overs as their outstanding Penalty overs) – despite this they may bat after their side has lost 5 wickets (see Law 25.3) o if there is an unscheduled break in play, each 4 complete minutes of stoppage time counts as one Penalty over served (see Law 24.2.6) if: . the player was already fielding when the break occurred or . his side is or . he notifies the umpires that he is able to participate and does so as soon as play resumes o the maximum number of Penalty overs is 20 (see Law 24.2.3) o absence due to injury or (in the opinion of the umpires) another genuine reason does not incur Penalty overs (see Law 24.3) o fractions of a Penalty over incurred are rounded up (see Law 24.5) o Penalty overs do not carry forward to the next day of a match (see Law 24.2.7) o for clarification, similar provisions used to apply if a fielder was off the field for 3 overs or more – they now apply immediately. A practical example is that if a bowler leaves the field for a drink or a ‘freshen up’ while the over from the other end is being bowled, he may not come straight back on and bowl his next over. Similarly, a batsman cannot leave the field early to take a longer break before opening the innings (on the same day).  If possible, runners must have already batted in the innings – if not possible, a dismissed batsman must replace the runner immediately (see Law 25.5.2)  A runner for a batsman on strike (the runner is generally at square leg) may not leave his crease until the ball reaches the striker or passes the popping crease (whichever is sooner) – if he does so the umpire is to signal Dead ball and all runs are to be disallowed (see Law 25.7)  If a batsman has grounded some part of his body or bat behind the popping crease and is continuing momentum in the same direction, he won’t be regarded as out of his ground if there is a subsequent loss of contact with the ground (this applies to both Run-outs and Stumpings) (see Law 30.1.2)  Short pitched bowling. The Law has been changed to remove the word ‘repetition’ from the criteria to be used by the umpires in assessing whether short pitched bowling is dangerous. The test to be applied in determining whether a ball is dangerous is whether, having regard to: o the skill of the batsman o the speed of the ball o the length of the ball o the height of the ball o the direction of the ball

Summary of 2017 CCNSW Law changes Page 2 but disregarding protective equipment, the ball is “likely to inflict physical injury”. It is important to distinguish the word “likely” in this context from the expression “genuine risk” in the context of high full tosses. “Likely” means >50% whereas a “genuine risk” arises at a much lower threshold. As in the case of high full tosses, a bowler is suspended from bowling for the remainder of the innings if he bowls a dangerous short pitched ball after receiving two prior warnings for the same thing in the same innings.  The warnings for dangerous high full tosses and dangerous short pitched bowling are separate (ie a warning for one does not count as a warning for the other) (see Law 41.7.3).  If an umpire considers that a bowler has deliberately delivered: o a front foot No-ball (see Law 41.8) or o a dangerous high full toss (see Law 41.7.4) the umpire shall immediately suspend the bowler from bowling for the rest of the innings (see Law 41.8). Note, such action by an umpire is likely to be rare and should only be taken in obvious, clear- cut cases – in determining whether a bowler’s actions were deliberate, the bowler should be given the benefit of any reasonable doubt. If umpires take this action they must promptly report the circumstances to CCNSW, through the Secretary, who may take further action against anyone involved.  Boundary catch – all airborne fielders involved in a boundary catch (this includes fielders taking deflections from other fielders) must have taken off from within the boundary before their first contact with the ball (see Law 19.5.2). Also, a fielder outside the boundary cannot deliberately support or push another fielder to prevent them from going beyond the boundary (see Law 19.5.1).  The “Lost ball” Law has been deleted – the umpire is to call “Dead ball” if he considers the ball is lost in the field of play (eg it’s stuck in a goal post hole). All runs completed up to that time, plus any run then in progress shall count (see Law 18.9).  No runs may be scored from a lawful second strike of the ball by the batsman (see Law 34.4)  “Handled the ball” is no longer a separate form of dismissal – it now forms part of “Obstructing the field” (see Law 37.1.2). The change does not affect whether the batsman is out, just how it is recorded  Helmets are now deemed to be part of a fielder’s person – so a batsman can now be caught (or stumped or run out) off a fielder’s helmet (including where the ball lodges in a fielder’s helmet)  The “Mankad” rule. Non-strikers are considered to be gaining an advantage from leaving their ground early and the moral onus has now shifted to non-strikers to remain in their ground until the bowler has released the ball. Law 41.16 now specifically permits a bowler to attempt to run out a non-striker at any time until the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball. No prior warning from the bowler is (legally or morally) required.  “Mock fielding” – pretending to field the ball and/or feigning to throw a non-existent ball in order to prevent the batsmen from running is regarded as deception and is in the same category of unfair play as deliberately distracting or obstructing a batsman (see Law 41.5)  Recalling a batsman. The time limit for the umpires (Law 31.7) or the captain of the fielding side (Law 31.8) to recall a batsman is when the ball comes into play for the next delivery (previously when the batsman left the field).  Leg before wicket – (really to accommodate slow motion replays and unlikely to have practical effect in CCNSW competitions) if the ball strikes bat and pad simultaneously, the batsman is not out (see Law 36.2)  Players’ conduct (new Law 42). Major changes have been introduced, primarily in order to empower umpires to take immediate action in response to player misconduct. In the CCNSW competition,

Summary of 2017 CCNSW Law changes Page 3 Official Umpires are empowered to take any and all of the actions referred to in the new Law 42, up to and including sending a player off for the remainder of the match. Unofficial umpires do not have these powers but all umpires and players are strongly encouraged to report misconduct to CCNSW, through the Secretary, for potential action by the Judiciary Committee. In summary: o There are four levels of sanction: . Level 1 – warning (followed by 5 run penalty for repeat offence) . Level 2 – immediate 5 run penalty . Level 3 – immediate 5 run penalty and offending player suspended for 20% of the overs allocated for the innings (his team must play short) . Level 4 – immediate 5 run penalty and offending player suspended for remainder of the match (his team must play short) o Examples of each level of offence: . Level 1  mistreating equipment  showing dissent at umpire’s decision  obscene, offensive or insulting language  obscene gesture  excessive appealing  advancing aggressively toward umpire when appealing . Level 2  showing serious dissent at umpires decision  inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with another player  throwing the ball at anyone in an inappropriate and dangerous manner  language or gesture that is obscene or seriously insulting . Level 3  intimidating an umpire by language or gesture  threatening to assault any person except an umpire . Level 4  threatening to assault an umpire  making inappropriate and deliberate contact with an umpire  physically assaulting any person  any other act of violence o It is important to note that the powers contained in the new Law 42 are in addition to and in no way substitute for or detract from an Official Umpire’s power to issue a Yellow Card or to refer any misconduct to the Judiciary Committee. As a non-binding guide, a Level 1 offence under Law 42 could be expected to result in the issue of a Yellow Card, a Level 2 offence should result in either the issue of a Yellow Card or a reference to the Judiciary Committee and Level 3 & 4 offences should result in an immediate reference to the Judiciary Committee.

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