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LAW
10 - PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING AREA
10.1 Law 10.1 - Rolling
The following shall apply in addition to Law 10.1:
10.1.1 Prior to tossing for choice of innings the
artificial drying of the pitch and outfield shall be at the discretion of the
ground curator. Thereafter and throughout the match the drying of the outfield
may be undertaken at any time by the ground curator, but the drying of the
affected area of the pitch shall be carried out only on the instructions and
under the supervision of the umpires. The umpires shall be empowered to have
the pitch dried without reference to the captains at any time they are of the
opinion that it is unfit for play.
10.1.2 The umpires may instruct the ground curator to
use any available equipment, including any roller for the purpose of drying the
pitch and making it fit for play.
10.1.3
An absorbent roller may be used to remove water
from the covers including the cover on the match pitch.
10.2 Law 10.6 - Maintenance of
footholes
The following shall apply in addition to Law 10.6:
The umpires shall see that wherever possible and
whenever it is considered necessary, action is taken during all intervals in
play to do whatever is practicable to improve the bowler’s foot holes. As soon
as possible after the conclusion of each day’s play, bowler’s foot holes will
be repaired.
10.3 Watering the outfield
The watering of the outfield will be permitted during the match subject
to the following:
10.3.1 Such watering shall only be possible if the
“watering plan” is requested by the ground curator and approved by the umpires
before the match has started. Once the match has started, any such request will
not be considered.
10.3.2 The consent of the captains is not required but
the umpires shall advise both captains and the ICC Match Referee before the
start of the match on what has been agreed.
10.3.3
The watering shall occur as soon as possible
after the conclusion of the day’s play.
10.3.4
The watering shall only be carried out to the extent
that it is necessary to retain the good condition of the outfield.
10.3.5
The square and bowlers’ run ups will be
adequately covered prior to any watering taking place.
10.3.6 All ongoing matters of interpretation and
implementation of watering requirements and regulations shall be resolved
between the umpires and ground curator, but with the umpires retaining ultimate
discretion over whether to approve any watering.
The protection (by way of an appropriate cover)
and preparation of pitches which are adjacent to the match pitch will be
permitted during the match subject to the following:
10.4.1
Such measures will only be possible if requested
by the ground curator and approved by the umpires before the start of the
match.
10.4.2 Approval should only be granted where such
measures are unavoidable and will not compromise the safety of the players or
their ability to execute their actions with complete freedom.
10.4.3
The preparation work shall be carried out under
the supervision of the fourth umpire.
10.4.4 Any necessary watering shall be carried out only
to the extent necessary for such preparations and shall not be permitted in
circumstances which may in any way affect the match pitch.
10.4.5 The consent of the captains is not required but
the umpires shall advise both captains and the ICC Match Referee before the
start of the match on what has been agreed.
11 LAW 11 - COVERING THE PITCH
11.1 Law 11.1 - Before the match
The following shall apply in addition to Law 11.1:
The pitch shall be entirely protected against rain up to the
commencement of play.
11.2 Law 11.2 - During the match
Law 11.2 shall be replaced by the following:
The pitch shall be entirely protected against
rain up to the commencement of play and for the duration of the period of the
match. It shall be wholly covered at the termination of each day’s play or
providing the weather is fine, within a period of two hours thereafter.
Note:
the covers must totally protect the pitch and
also the pitch surroundings, a minimum 5 metres either side of the pitch and
any worn or soft areas in the outfield.
11.3 Law 11.3 - Covering
bowlers’ run ups
Law 11.3 shall be replaced by the following:
The bowlers’ run-ups shall be covered in inclement weather, in order to
keep them dry, to a distance of at least 10 x 10 metres.
11.4 Law 11.4 - Removal of
covers
Law 11.4 shall be replaced by the following:
All covers (including “hessian” or “scrim”
covers used to protect the pitch against the sun) shall be removed not later
than 21/2 hours before the scheduled start of play provided it is
not raining at the time, but the pitch will be covered again if rain falls
prior to the commencement of play.
Attention is drawn to clauses 3.5 and 10.4 above.
12 LAW 12 - INNINGS
Law 12 shall apply subject to the following:
12.1 Law 12.1 (a) shall be replaced by the following:
A match shall be two innings per side subject to the provisions of Law
13.1.
12.2 Law12.1 (b) and Law 12.3 (e) shall not apply.
12.3 Matches shall be of five days scheduled duration. The two participating
countries may:
12.3.1
Provide for a rest day during the match, and/or
a reserve day after the scheduled days of play.
12.3.2
Play on any scheduled rest day, conditions and circumstances
permitting, should a full day’s play be lost on any day prior to the rest day.
12.3.3 Play on any scheduled reserve day, conditions
and circumstances permitting, should a full day’s play be lost on any day. Play
shall not take place on more than5 days
12.3.4
Make up time lost in excess of five minutes in
each day’s play due to circumstances outside the game other than Acts of God.
12.4 Law 12.4 - The toss
Law 12.4 shall be replaced by the following:
The captains shall toss for the choice of
innings, on the field of play and in the presence of the ICC Match Referee, who
shall supervise the toss. The toss shall take place not earlier than 30
minutes, nor later than 15 minutes before the scheduled or any rescheduled time
for the match to start. Note, however, the provisions of Law 1.3 (Captain).
13 LAW 13 - THE FOLLOW-ON
13.1 Law 13.3 - First day’s play
lost
If the provisions of clause 16.1.3 (b) are
applied, the additional time is regarded as part of that day’s play, i.e. it is
the number of days remaining, and not the total number of hours available.
Law 14 shall apply.
15 LAW 15 - INTERVALS
15.1 Law 15.3 - Duration of
intervals
15.1.1
Luncheon Interval: The interval shall be of 40
minutes duration.
15.1.2
Tea Interval: The interval shall be of 20
minutes duration.
Notes:
Home Boards may, prior to the start of the
series and with the consent of the visiting Board, seek the approval of ICC to
amend this playing condition to provide
for lunch and tea intervals of 30 minutes each.
For day/night Test matches, the Home Boards with
the consent of the visiting Board, may seek the approval of ICC to amend this
playing condition provided the combined duration of the two intervals shall be
equal to 60 minutes (see also clause 16.1.12).
15.2 Law 15.8 - Tea interval - 9
wickets down
Law 15.8 shall apply.
In addition, the provisions of Law 15.8 as applicable to the tea
interval shall also apply to the lunch interval.
15.3 Law 15.9 - Intervals for Drinks
The provisions of Law 15.9 shall be strictly observed except that under
conditions of extreme heat the umpires may permit extra intervals for drinks.
An individual player may be given a drink either
on the boundary edge or at the fall of a wicket, on the field, provided that no
playing time is wasted. No other drinks shall be taken onto the field without
the permission of the umpires. Any player taking drinks onto the field shall be
dressed in proper cricket attire. (subject to the wearing of bibs – refer to
the note in clause 2.2.3).
16 LAW 16 - START OF PLAY;
CESSATION OF PLAY
Law 16 shall apply subject to the following:
16.1 Start and Cessation Times
Subject to the provisions of clause 16.1.12
below, the Home Board shall determine the hours of play, subject to there being
6 hours scheduled play per day, and subject to:
16.1.1
Minimum
over’s in the day subject to clause 16.1.2 below
a) On days other than the last day, play shall
continue on each day until the completion of a minimum target of 90 overs (or a
minimum of 15 overs per hour) or the completion of the scheduled or rescheduled
cessation time, whichever is the later but provided that play shall not
continue for more than 30 minutes beyond the scheduled or rescheduled cessation
time (permitted overtime). For the sake of clarity, if any of the minimum
target number of overs have not been bowled at the completion of the permitted
overtime, play shall cease upon completion of the over in progress. The overs
not bowled shall not be made up on any subsequent day.
b) On the last day, a minimum of 75 overs (or a
minimum of 15 overs per hour) shall be bowled during the playing time other
than the last hour of the match where clause 16.1.6 below shall apply. If any
of the minimum of 75 overs, or as recalculated, have not been bowled when one
hour of the scheduled playing time remains, the last hour of the match for the
purposes of clause 16.1.6 shall be the hour immediately following the
completion of these overs.
16.1.2
Reduction in minimum overs
Except in the last hour of the match, for which
clause 16.1.6 makes provision, if play is suspended due to adverse weather or
light or any other reason (other than normal intervals) for more than 1 hour on
any day, the minimum number of overs shall be reduced by 1 over for each full 4
minutes of the aggregate playing time lost. For the avoidance of doubt, the
aggregate of 1 hour shall be inclusive of any time that may have been brought
forward from previous days due to playing time lost on such previous days under
clause 16.1.3 (b) below.
16.1.3
Making Up Lost Time
a)
On The Day
Subject to weather and light, except in the last
hour of the match, in the event of play being suspended for any reason other
than normal intervals, the playing time on that day shall be extended by the
amount of time lost up to a maximum of 1 hour. For the avoidance of doubt, the
maximum of 1 hour shall be inclusive of any time that may have been added to
the scheduled playing time due to playing time having been lost on previous
days under clause 16.1.3 (b) below.
b)
On Subsequent Days
If any time is lost and cannot be made up under
clause 16.1.3 (a) above, additional time of up to a maximum of 30
minutes per day shall be added to the scheduled playing hours for the next day,
and subsequent day(s) as required (to make up as much lost time as possible).
Where appropriate this additional time shall be added prior to the scheduled
start of the first session. In circumstances where it is not possible to add
this additional time prior to the scheduled start of the first session, the
additional time may be added to the second and/or the third sessions (see also
clause 16.1.4). When such additional time is added, the minimum overs for that
day shall be increased by one over for each four minutes of additional time or
part thereof.
c)
On the Last Day only (Refer Appendix 5)
Clause 16.1.3 (a) applies. However, for the
purposes of this clause, the definition of playing time shall exclude the last
hour. No time is made up in respect of any interruptions that commence after
the start of the last hour.
Should play be interrupted prior to the last hour being signalled, the
playing time lost will be made up (subject to the maximum of 1 hour described
in
(a) above) with the previously scheduled time for the last hour being
updated to reflect the time made up during this interruption.
In order to determine the minimum overs to be bowled prior to the last
hour and the rescheduled starting time for the last hour, it is necessary to complete
the template in Appendix 5
16.1.4
Change of Intervals
a) If play has been suspended for any reason other
than normal intervals for 30 minutes or more prior to the commencement of the
scheduled or rescheduled tea interval on that day, the tea interval shall be
delayed for 1/2 hour.
b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause a)
above, the timings of intervals can be altered under Law 15.5 at any time on
any day if playing time has been lost irrespective of whether the time has been
lost on that day or on any previous days.
16.1.5
Change of Innings
Where there is a change of innings during a
day’s play (except where the change of innings occurs at lunch or tea or when
pla y is suspended for any reason) 2 overs will be deducted from the minimum
number of overs to be bowled.
The over in progress at the end of an innings is
regarded as a completed over for the purposes of determining the minimum number
of remaining overs to be bowled in the day.
16.1.6
Last Hour
Law 16.6, 16.7 and 16.8 will apply except that a
minimum of 15 overs shall be bowled in the last hour and all calculations with
regard to suspensions of play or the start of a new innings shall be based on 1
over for each full 4 minutes (refer clause 16.1.9 below).
On the final day, if both captains (the batsmen
at the wicket may act for their captain) accept that there is no prospect of
either side achieving a victory, they may agree to finish the match after (a)
the time for the commencement of the last hour has been reached OR (b) there
are a minimum of 15 overs to be bowled, whichever is the later.
16.1.7
Notwithstanding
any other provision, there shall be no further play on any day, other than the
last day, if a wicket falls or a batsman retires or if the players have
occasion to leave the field during the last minimum over within 2 minutes of
the scheduled cessation time or thereafter. This shall also apply to the
additional time permitted in order to complete the minimum over requirement for
the day. If an over is interrupted in these circumstances stumps shall be drawn
for the day and the over shall be completed on the resumption of play.
16.1.8
An over completed on resumption of a new day’s
play shall be disregarded in calculating minimum overs for that day.
16.1.9
Stumps Drawn
Except on the final day:
a) In the event of play being suspended for any
reason at or after the most recently scheduled or rescheduled cessation time,
stumps shall be drawn upon play being suspended.
b) In the event of the players already being off
the field for a suspension of play at the most recently rescheduled cessation
time, then stumps will be drawn at that time.
16.1.10
The scoreboard shall show:
a)
the total number of overs bowled with the ball
currently in use: and
b)
the minimum number of overs remaining to be
bowled in a day.
16.1.11
Penalties shall apply for slow over rates (refer
ICC Code of Conduct and see clause 16.3 below).
16.1.12
Home Boards
may, prior to the commencement of a Test, and with the agreement of the
visiting Board, seek the approval of ICC to play the match as a day/night Test.
In such a case the hours of play shall be determined by agreement between the
participating Boards subject to there being 6 hours scheduled play per day.
16.2 Extra Time
16.2.1
The umpires may
decide to play 30 minutes (a minimum of eight overs) extra time at the end of
any day (other than the last day) if requested by either captain if, in the
umpires opinion, it would bring about a definite result on that day [this is in
addition to the additional time provided for in clause 16.1.3 above]. If the
umpires do not believe a result can be achieved no extra time shall be allowed.
If it is decided to play such extra time on one
or more of these days, the whole period shall be played out even though the
possibility of finishing the match may have disappeared before the full period
has expired.
Only the actual amount of playing time up to the
maximum 30 minutes extra time by which play is extended on any day shall be
deducted from the total number of hours of play remaining, and the match shall
end earlier on the final day by the amount of time by which play was previously
extended under this clause.
16.2.2
The umpires may
decide to play 15 minutes (a minimum of four overs) extra time at the scheduled
lunch or tea interval of any day if requested by either captain if, in the
umpires’ opinion, it would bring about a definite result in that session. If
the umpires do not believe a result can be achieved no extra time shall be
allowed.
If it is decided to play such extra time, the
whole period shall be played out even though the possibility of finishing the
match may have disappeared before the full period has expired.
Only the actual amount of playing time up to the
maximum 15 minutes extra time by which play is extended on any day shall be
deducted from the total number of hours of play remaining, and the following
session of play shall be reduced by the amount of time by which play was
previously extended under this clause.
For the avoidance of doubt, Law 15.8, as amended
by Clause 15.2, shall still apply subsequent to the application of this clause,
i.e when 9 wickets are down following the extra 15 minutes. However, this
clause shall not apply when Law 15.8, as amended by Clause 15.2, has already
been applied, i.e. the 15 minutes shall not be added at the end of 30 minutes
extra time.
16.3 Minimum Over Rates
The minimum over rate to be achieved in Test Matches will be 15 overs
per hour.
The actual
over rate will be calculated at the end of the match by the umpires and will be
the average rate which is achieved by the fielding team across both of the batting
team’s innings.
In calculating the actual over rate for the match, allowances will be
given as follows:
16.3.1
The time lost as a result of treatment given to
a player by an authorised medical personnel on the field of play;
16.3.2
The time lost as a result of a player being
required to leave the field as a result of a serious injury;
16.3.3
The time taken for all third umpire referrals
and consultations and any umpire or player reviews;
16.3.4
The time lost as a result of time wasting by the
batting side; and
16.3.5
The time lost due to all other circumstances
that are beyond the control of the fielding side.
16.3.6 2 minutes per wicket taken, provided that such
wicket results in the subsequent batsmen immediately commencing his innings.
For the avoidance of any doubt, no time allowance will be given for the final
wicket of an innings or where a wicket falls immediately prior to any interval;
16.3.7
4 minutes per drinks break taken (one per
session).
In the event of any time allowances being
granted to the fielding team under 16.3.4 above (time wasting by batting team),
then such time shall be deducted from the allowances granted to such batting
team in the determination of its over rate.
If a side is bowled out in 31/2 hours
or less (taking into account all of the time allowances set out above) in any
particular innings, no account will be taken of the actual over rate in that
innings when calculating the actual over rate at the end of the match.
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