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WTC Playing Conditions ICC Test Match Playing Conditions Effective May 2021 CONTENTS 1 THE PLAYERS .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2 THE UMPIRES............................................................................................................................................... 4 3 THE SCORERS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 4 THE BALL ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 5 THE BAT ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 6 THE PITCH .................................................................................................................................................. 10 7 THE CREASES ............................................................................................................................................ 12 8 THE WICKETS............................................................................................................................................. 12 9 PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING AREA .................................................................. 13 10 COVERING THE PITCH ............................................................................................................................... 15 11 INTERVALS ................................................................................................................................................. 16 12 START OF PLAY; CESSATION OF PLAY .................................................................................................... 18 13 INNINGS ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 14 THE FOLLOW-ON ....................................................................................................................................... 25 15 DECLARATION AND FORFEITURE ............................................................................................................. 26 16 THE RESULT ............................................................................................................................................... 26 17 THE OVER .................................................................................................................................................. 28 18 SCORING RUNS ......................................................................................................................................... 29 19 BOUNDARIES ............................................................................................................................................. 32 20 DEAD BALL ................................................................................................................................................. 34 21 NO BALL ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 22 WIDE BALL .................................................................................................................................................. 38 23 BYE AND LEG BYE ..................................................................................................................................... 39 24 FIELDER’S ABSENCE; SUBSTITUTES ........................................................................................................ 40 25 BATSMAN’S INNINGS ................................................................................................................................. 42 26 PRACTICE ON THE FIELD .......................................................................................................................... 42 27 THE WICKET-KEEPER ................................................................................................................................ 44 28 THE FIELDER .............................................................................................................................................. 45 29 THE WICKET IS DOWN ............................................................................................................................... 46 30 BATSMAN OUT OF HIS GROUND ............................................................................................................... 47 31 APPEALS .................................................................................................................................................... 48 32 BOWLED ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 33 CAUGHT ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 34 HIT THE BALL TWICE ................................................................................................................................. 50 35 HIT WICKET ................................................................................................................................................ 51 36 LEG BEFORE WICKET ................................................................................................................................ 52 37 OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD ......................................................................................................................... 52 38 RUN OUT .................................................................................................................................................... 53 39 STUMPED ................................................................................................................................................... 54 40 TIMED OUT ................................................................................................................................................. 55 41 UNFAIR PLAY ............................................................................................................................................. 55 42 PLAYERS’ CONDUCT ................................................................................................................................. 65 Appendix A Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 68 1 The match .................................................................................................................................................... 68 2 Implements and equipment ........................................................................................................................... 68 3 The playing area .......................................................................................................................................... 69 4 Positioning ................................................................................................................................................... 69 5 Umpires and decision-making ....................................................................................................................... 69 6 Batsmen ...................................................................................................................................................... 70 7 Fielders ........................................................................................................................................................ 71 8 Substitutes and Concussion Replacements ................................................................................................... 71 9 Bowlers ........................................................................................................................................................ 71 10 The ball ........................................................................................................................................................ 72 11 Runs ............................................................................................................................................................ 72 12 The person................................................................................................................................................... 72 13 Off side / on side; in front of / behind the popping crease. .............................................................................. 73 Appendix B Equipment......................................................................................................................................... 74 1 The Bat ........................................................................................................................................................ 74 2 The wickets .................................................................................................................................................. 76 3 Wicket-keeping gloves .................................................................................................................................. 76 Appendix C The venue........................................................................................................................................
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