SECTION I - Recording of No Balls
One penalty run is awarded for a no ball any runs scored are in addition to that penalty.
It may be convenient to remember that the circle symbol represents the one run penalty and the dots or figures within that circle represent any runs completed by the batsmen or boundaries scored.
Symbol Situation Umpire Signal(s) Scored as used Batsman does not play the 1 no ball extra; debit one run No ball ball; batsmen do not run against bowler 2/3/4 no ball extras ie one for the Batsman does not play the penalty circle plus one for each ball; batsmen run one, two or No ball then bye dot; debit 2/3/4 runs against three runs bowler Batsman does not play the 5 no ball extras ie one for the No ball then bye ball; ball hits the boundary penalty circle plus one for each then boundary four marking dot; debit 5 runs against bowler Batsman plays the ball with 1 no ball extra; debit one run No ball his bat; batsmen do not run against bowler
Batsman plays the ball with 1/2/3 runs to the striker plus 1 no his bat; batsmen run one, two No ball ball extra; debit 2/3/4 runs or three runs against bowler
Batsman plays the ball with No ball then 4/6 runs to striker plus 1 no ball his bat; ball hits or pitches boundary four or extra; debit 5 or 7 runs against over the boundary marking boundary six bowler Back to Top
SECTION II - Recording Wide balls
One penalty run is awarded for a wide ball any runs scored are in addition to that penalty.
It may be convenient to remember that the cross symbol represents the one run penalty and the dots in the quadrant(s) of that cross represent any runs completed by the batsmen or boundaries scored. Umpire Symbol Situation Scored as Signal(s) used 1 wide ball extra; debit one run against Batsmen do not run Wide ball bowler
2/3/4 wide ball extras ie one for the penalty Batsmen run one, Wide ball cross plus one for each dot; debit 2/3/4 runs two or three runs against bowler
5 wide ball extras ie one for the penalty Ball hits the Wide ball then cross plus one for each dot; debit 5 runs boundary marking boundary four against bowler
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SECTION III - Recording Penalty extras
Scorers may have difficulty in reconciling their normal practices with those required for penalty extras.
• Although the ball may be in play at the time of the incident which leads to an award of penalty runs it does not have to be.
• Because the ball is not necessarily live a penalty extra may not always be attributable to a particular delivery. The Law makers have therefore decided that an award should never be attributed to a delivery whatever the circumstances
• Since it is never attributed to a delivery it follows that it cannot be attributed to a bowler (even though you may be aware that it was the action(s) of the bowler who is bowling the current over which caused the penalty to be awarded), therefore it cannot be recorded in the bowling analysis
• Since it is never attributed to a delivery it follows that it cannot be attributed to a striker since he cannot receive it, therefore it cannot be recorded in the batting record
• A penalty extra awarded to the fielding side may be caused by the actions of a particular batsman at the crease but it is not entered in his batting record
• A penalty extra is classified as a Fielding extra since it is regarded as not necessarily having been caused by the actions of a particular bowler and cannot be a Bowling extra
• Note particularly that although the concept of a 5 run penalty extra has been introduced to cater for the changes in Law 42, Fair and Unfair play, the old penalty award for illegal fielding, which was attributable to a particular delivery, credited to the batsman who struck the delivery or to byes, leg byes, no balls or wides as the case may be, this is now included within the new 5 run penalty group and so the same principles will apply to an award for illegal fielding as for other offences (see Law42.17). Thus if a batsman having struck a fair delivery completes 2 runs and the ball then strikes a helmet not being worn by a member of the fielding side this is scored as 7 to the total score, being two runs to the striker and five penalty extras. Previously all 7 runs would have been credited to the striker and charged against the bowler.
• Penalty extras awarded to the fielding side (ie against the batsmen for deliberate short running, wasting time, damaging the pitch or stealing a run) will be added as penalty extras to that side's total in its most recently completed innings or if they have not yet completed an innings then to their next innings.
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