ICC ODI Playing Conditions
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ICC Men’s One Day International Playing Conditions (incorporating the 2017 Code of the MCC Laws of Cricket) Effective 1 August 2019 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 .................................................................................................................................................... 12 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 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