ICC Men's One Day International Playing Conditions
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ICC Men’s One Day International Playing Conditions Effective May 2021 CONTENTS 1 THE PLAYERS .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2 THE UMPIRES ............................................................................................................................................... 3 3 THE SCORERS ............................................................................................................................................. 7 4 THE BALL ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 5 THE BAT........................................................................................................................................................ 8 6 THE PITCH .................................................................................................................................................. 10 7 THE CREASES ............................................................................................................................................ 11 8 THE WICKETS ............................................................................................................................................. 11 9 PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING AREA .................................................................. 12 10 COVERING THE PITCH ............................................................................................................................... 14 11 INTERVALS ................................................................................................................................................. 14 12 START OF PLAY; CESSATION OF PLAY .................................................................................................... 15 13 INNINGS ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 14 THE FOLLOW-ON........................................................................................................................................ 19 15 DECLARATION AND FORFEITURE ............................................................................................................. 19 16 THE RESULT ............................................................................................................................................... 19 17 THE OVER .................................................................................................................................................. 22 18 SCORING RUNS ......................................................................................................................................... 23 19 BOUNDARIES ............................................................................................................................................. 26 20 DEAD BALL ................................................................................................................................................. 28 21 NO BALL...................................................................................................................................................... 30 22 WIDE BALL .................................................................................................................................................. 33 23 BYE AND LEG BYE ..................................................................................................................................... 34 24 FIELDER’S ABSENCE; SUBSTITUTES ........................................................................................................ 34 25 BATSMAN’S INNINGS ................................................................................................................................. 36 26 PRACTICE ON THE FIELD .......................................................................................................................... 37 27 THE WICKET-KEEPER ................................................................................................................................ 38 28 THE FIELDER .............................................................................................................................................. 39 29 THE WICKET IS DOWN ............................................................................................................................... 42 30 BATSMAN OUT OF HIS GROUND ............................................................................................................... 43 31 APPEALS .................................................................................................................................................... 44 32 BOWLED ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 33 CAUGHT...................................................................................................................................................... 45 34 HIT THE BALL TWICE ................................................................................................................................. 46 35 HIT WICKET ................................................................................................................................................ 47 36 LEG BEFORE WICKET ................................................................................................................................ 47 37 OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD ......................................................................................................................... 48 38 RUN OUT .................................................................................................................................................... 49 39 STUMPED ................................................................................................................................................... 50 i 40 TIMED OUT ................................................................................................................................................. 50 41 UNFAIR PLAY.............................................................................................................................................. 51 42 PLAYERS’ CONDUCT ................................................................................................................................. 60 Appendix A Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 63 1 The match .................................................................................................................................................... 63 2 Implements and equipment ........................................................................................................................... 63 3 The playing area........................................................................................................................................... 64 4 Positioning ................................................................................................................................................... 64 5 Umpires and decision-making ....................................................................................................................... 64 6 Batsmen ...................................................................................................................................................... 65 7 Fielders ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 8 Substitutes ................................................................................................................................................... 66 9 Bowlers ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 10 The ball ........................................................................................................................................................ 67 11 Runs ............................................................................................................................................................ 67 12 The person ................................................................................................................................................... 67 13 Off side / on side; in front of / behind the popping crease. .............................................................................. 68 Appendix B Equipment ......................................................................................................................................... 69 1 The Bat ........................................................................................................................................................ 69 2 The wickets .................................................................................................................................................. 71 3 Wicket-keeping gloves .................................................................................................................................. 71 Appendix C The venue ........................................................................................................................................