ICC T20 ALMANAC 2017 / 2018 ICC Match Officials’ T20 Almanac 2017/18 (Incorporating the 2017 Code of the MCC Laws of Cricket) Effective 28 September 2017 Effective 28 September 2017 Page 1 ICC T20 ALMANAC 2017 / 2018 ICC Men’s T20 Playing Conditions CONTENTS THE PREAMBLE – THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET…………………………………………………………………………5 1 THE PLAYERS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 2 THE UMPIRES ......................................................................................................................................................7 3 THE SCORERS................................................................................................................................................... 17 4 THE BALL ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 5 THE BAT ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 6 THE PITCH ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 7 THE CREASES ................................................................................................................................................... 23 8 THE WICKETS .................................................................................................................................................... 24 9 PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING AREA ..................................................................... 25 10 COVERING THE PITCH ..................................................................................................................................... 27 11 INTERVALS ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 12 START OF PLAY; CESSATION OF PLAY .......................................................................................................... 29 13 INNINGS ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 14 THE FOLLOW-ON ............................................................................................................................................... 35 15 DECLARATION AND FORFEITURE ................................................................................................................... 36 16 THE RESULT ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 17 THE OVER .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 18 SCORING RUNS ................................................................................................................................................. 41 19 BOUNDARIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 20 DEAD BALL ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 21 NO BALL ............................................................................................................................................................. 50 22 WIDE BALL ......................................................................................................................................................... 55 Effective 28 September 2017 Page 2 ICC T20 ALMANAC 2017 / 2018 23 BYE AND LEG BYE ............................................................................................................................................ 59 24 FIELDER’S ABSENCE; SUBSTITUTES ............................................................................................................. 60 25 BATSMAN’S INNINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 64 26 PRACTICE ON THE FIELD ................................................................................................................................. 65 27 THE WICKET-KEEPER ....................................................................................................................................... 67 28 THE FIELDER ..................................................................................................................................................... 69 29 THE WICKET IS DOWN ...................................................................................................................................... 73 30 BATSMAN OUT OF HIS GROUND ..................................................................................................................... 74 31 APPEALS ............................................................................................................................................................ 75 32 BOWLED ............................................................................................................................................................. 77 33 CAUGHT ............................................................................................................................................................. 77 34 HIT THE BALL TWICE ........................................................................................................................................ 78 35 HIT WICKET ........................................................................................................................................................ 79 36 LEG BEFORE WICKET ....................................................................................................................................... 80 37 OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD ............................................................................................................................... 81 38 RUN OUT ............................................................................................................................................................ 83 39 STUMPED ........................................................................................................................................................... 84 40 TIMED OUT ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 41 UNFAIR PLAY ..................................................................................................................................................... 85 42 PLAYERS’ CONDUCT ...................................................................................................................................... 101 Decision Review System (DRS) and Third Umpire Protocol ..................................................................................... 103 Appendix A Definitions………………………………………………………………………………………………………....121 1 The match ......................................................................................................................................................... 122 2 Implements and equipment ............................................................................................................................... 122 3 The playing area ................................................................................................................................................ 123 4 Positioning ......................................................................................................................................................... 123 5 Umpires and decision-making ........................................................................................................................... 124 6 Batsmen ............................................................................................................................................................ 125 Effective 28 September 2017 Page 3 ICC T20 ALMANAC 2017 / 2018 7 Fielders .............................................................................................................................................................. 125 8 Substitutes ......................................................................................................................................................... 125 9 Bowlers .............................................................................................................................................................. 125 10 The ball .............................................................................................................................................................. 126 11 Runs .................................................................................................................................................................. 126 12 The person ........................................................................................................................................................ 126 13 Off side / on side; in front of / behind the popping crease. ................................................................................