The Preamble, The Spirit of Cricket. Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself.
The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains. There are two Laws which place the responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the captain. Responsibility of captains The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws.
Player's conduct In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, or criticising by word or action the decisions of an umpire, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player's captain, and instruct the latter to take action.
Fair and unfair play According to the Laws the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play. The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required.
The umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of: Time wasting Damaging the pitch Dangerous or unfair bowling Tampering with the ball Any other action that they consider to be unfair 4. It is against the Spirit of the Game: To dispute an umpire's decision by word, action or gesture To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance: a to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out b to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing c to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side 6.
Violence There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play. Players Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is expected to make an important contribution to this. Before the toss is at any time before the toss on the day the match is expected to start or, in the case of a one day match, on the day that match is due to take place. Before the match is at any time before the toss, not restricted to the day on which the toss is to take place.
During the match is at any time after the toss until the conclusion of the match, whether play is in progress or not. Implements of the game are the bat, the ball, the stumps and bails. The field of play is the area contained within the boundary edge.
The square is a specially prepared area of the field of play within which the match pitch is situated. Inside edge is the edge on the same side as the nearer wicket. Behind in relation to stumps and creases, is on the side further from the stumps and creases at the other end of the pitch.
Conversely, in front of is on the side nearer to the stumps and creases at the other end of the pitch. A batsman's ground - at each end of the pitch, the whole area of the field of play behind the popping crease is the ground at that end for a batsman. In front of the line of the striker's wicket is in the area of the field of play in front of the imaginary line joining the fronts of the stumps at one end; this line to be considered extended in both directions to the boundary.
Behind the wicket is in the area of the field of play behind the imaginary line joining the backs of the stumps at one end; this line to be considered extended in both directions to the boundary. Behind the wicket-keeper is behind the wicket at the striker's end, as defined above, but in line with both sets of stumps, and further from the stumps than the wicket-keeper.
Umpire - where the word 'umpire' is used on its own, it always means 'the umpire at the bowler's end', though this full description is sometimes used for emphasis or clarity. Otherwise, the phrases the umpire concerned, the umpire at the striker's end, either umpire indicate which umpire is intended. Umpires together agree applies to decisions which the umpires are to make jointly, independently of the players.
Fielder is any one of those 11 or fewer players currently on the field of play who together compose the fielding side. This definition includes not only both the bowler and the wicket-keeper but also any legitimate substitute fielding instead of a nominated player.
It excludes any nominated player absent from the field of play, or who has been absent from the field of play and who has not obtained the umpire's permission to return.
A player going briefly outside the boundary in the course of discharging his duties as a fielder is not absent from the field of play nor, for the purposes of Law 2. Delivery swing is the motion of the bowler's arm during which normally he releases the ball for a delivery.
Delivery stride is the stride during which the delivery swing is made, whether the ball is released or not. It starts when the bowler's back foot lands for that stride and ends when the front foot lands in the same stride. External protective equipment is any visible item of apparel worn for protection against external blows.
For a batsman, items permitted are a helmet, external leg guards batting pads , batting gloves and, if visible, fore-arm guards. For a fielder, only a helmet is permitted, except in the case of a wicket-keeper, for whom wicket-keeping pads and gloves are also permitted. Clothing - anything that a player is wearing that is not classed as external protective equipment, including such items as spectacles or jewellery, is classed as clothing, even though he may be wearing some items of apparel, which are not visible, for protection.
A bat being carried by a batsman does not come within this definition of clothing. The bat - the following are to be considered as part of the bat - the whole of the bat itself. Equipment - a batsman's equipment is his bat, as defined above, together with any external protective equipment that he is wearing. Number Of Players A match is played between two sides, each of eleven players, one of whom shall be captain. By agreement a match may be played between sides of more or less than eleven players, but not more than eleven players may field at any time.
Nomination Of Players Each captain shall nominate his players in writing to one of the empires before the toss. No player may be changed after the nomination without the consent of the opposing captain.
Captain If at any time the captain is not available, a deputy shall act for him. If this has not already been done, and for the toss. See 2 above and Law Responsibility Of Captains The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the spirit and traditions of the game as well as within the Laws.
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