PLAYING HANDBOOK The official handbook for international cricket players, officials and administrators 2012–2013 www.icc-cricket.com ICC PLAYING HANDBOOK 2012 - 2013 The official handbook for international cricket players, officials and administrators SECTION 01 ICC Structure and Contacts 02 ICC Member Countries 03 Standard Test Match Playing Conditions 04 Standard One-Day International Match Playing Conditions 05 Standard Twenty20 International Match Playing Conditions 06 Duckworth-Lewis 07 Women’s Test Match Playing Conditions 08 Women’s One-Day International Playing Conditions 09 Women’s Twenty20 Playing Conditions 10 Standard ICC Intercontinental Cup and ICC Intercontinental Shield Playing Conditions 11 Pepsi World Cricket League Championship Standard Playing Conditions 12 Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Standard Playing Conditions 13 ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel 14 ICC Code of Conduct for Umpires 15 ICC Anti-Racism Code for Players and Player Support Personnel 16 ICC Anti-Doping Code 17 ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Participants 18 ICC Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions 19 Clothing and Equipment Rules and Regulations 20 Other ICC Regulations All information valid at 22 October 2012 0.1 0.2 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 2012-13 edition of the ICC Playing Handbook. This handbook draws together the main regulations that govern international cricket. The print version of the handbook is a streamlined document that contains the key information that is referred to most regularly by officials and players (13 sections). The USB and online versions of the handbook contain all 20 sections, including: • Section 6: Duckworth-Lewis • Section 7: Women’s Test match playing conditions • Section 10: Standard ICC Intercontinental Cup playing conditions • Section 11: Pepsi World Cricket League Championship standard playing conditions • Section 12: Pepsi World Cricket League standard playing conditions • Section 14: ICC Code of Conduct for umpires • Section 18: ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions There is also information regarding the ICC Head Office, the five regions and the 106 Member countries. We hope that the ICC Playing Handbook helps to provide an understanding of the international game that will enable everyone involved in the sport to uphold the unique spirit of Cricket. It is important to the ICC that this publication is a resource that is relevant, so, if there is any useful information missing from the handbook or any details that have changed since publication, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and the ICC will make the necessary updates. We would also strongly urge you to visit our website www. icc-cricket.com and go to the Rules and Regulations section as, over the next 12 months, some of the regulations contained within this book may change. If you can’t find what you are looking for in these pages, please contact us at [email protected]. 0.3 0.4.