Third Umpire TV Replay System – Playing
Conditions
1 GENERAL
1.1 Save with the express written consent of the
Chief Executive Officer of the ICC the Home Board will ensure the live
television broadcast of all Test Matches played in its country.
1.2
Where matches are broadcast the camera
specification set out in Appendix 4A shall be mandatory as a minimum
requirement.
1.3
Where matches are not broadcast the camera
specifications set out in Appendix 4B shall be mandatory as a minimum
requirement.
1.4 The Home Board will ensure a separate room is
provided for the third umpire and that he has access to television monitors and
direct sound link with the television control broadcast director to facilitate
as many replays as is necessary to assist him in making a decision.
1.5 In the circumstances detailed in paragraphs 2,
3, 4, 5 and 6 below, the on-field umpire has the discretion to refer the
decision to the third umpire or, in the case of paragraph 3.1, 5 and 6, to
consult with the third umpire before making his decision and should take a
common sense approach.
Players may not appeal to the umpire to use the
replay system - breach of this provision would constitute dissent and the
player could be liable for discipline under the ICC Code of Conduct.
1.6 The third umpire shall call for as many replays
from any camera angle as is necessary to reach a decision. As a guide, a
decision should be made within 30 seconds whenever possible, but the third
umpire shall have a discretion to take more time in order to finalise a
decision.
1.7 The third umpire shall only have access to TV
replays for the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 below. Other
technology which may be in use by the broadcaster for broadcast purposes (Hot
Spot, ball tracking, Snicko) shall not be permitted.
2 RUN OUT, STUMPING AND HIT
WICKET DECISIONS
2.1
The on-field umpire shall be entitled to refer
an appeal for a run-out, stumping or hit wicket to the third umpire.
2.2
An on-field umpire wishing to refer a decision
to the third umpire shall signal to the third umpire by making the shape of a
TV screen with his hands.
2.3 If the third umpire decides the batsman is out a
red light is displayed; a green light means not-out. Should the third umpire be
temporarily unable to respond, a white light (where available) will remain
illuminated throughout the period of interruption to signify to the on-field
umpires that the TV replay system is temporarily unavailable, in which case the
decision will be taken by the on-field umpire. (As an alternative to the
red/green light system and where available, the big screen may be used for the
purpose of conveying the third umpire’s decision.)
2.4 In the case of a referral of a hit wicket or
stumping decision, the third umpire shall first check the fairness of the
delivery (all modes of No ball except for the bowler using an illegal action,
[for clarity, a specific type of banned delivery can be reviewed and called no
ball]). Additionally, if the third umpire finds the batsman is out by another
mode of dismissal (excluding LBW), or not out by any mode of dismissal
(excluding LBW), he shall notify the on-field umpire so that the correct
decision is made.
2.5
LED Wickets are permitted to be used for
run-out, stumping and hit wicket decisions (using the lights to determine if
the wicket is broken).
3 CAUGHT DECISIONS,
OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD
The on-field umpire shall be entitled to refer an appeal for a caught
decision to the third umpire in the following circumstances:
3.1 Fair Catches, Bump Ball and
obstructing the field
a) Should the bowler’s end umpire be unable to
decide whether or not a catch was taken fairly, or if a catch was taken from a
bump ball or not, or if, on appeal from the fielding side, the batsman
obstructed the field, he shall first consult with the square leg umpire.
b) Should both on-field umpires require assistance
from the third umpire to make a decision, the bowler’s end umpire shall firstly
take a decision on-field after consulting with the other umpire, then he shall
consult by two-way radio with the third umpire. Such consultation shall be
initiated by the bowler’s end umpire to the third umpire by making the shape of
a TV screen with his hands, followed by an ‘out’ or ‘not out’ signal made with
the hands close to the chest at chest height. If the third umpire advises that
the replay evidence is inconclusive, the on-field decision communicated at the
start of the consultation process shall stand.
c) The third umpire has to determine whether the
batsman has been caught or if it was a bump ball or not, or if the batsman
obstructed the field. However, when reviewing the television replay(s), the
third umpire shall first check the fairness of the delivery for decisions
involving a catch (all modes of No ball except for the bowler using an illegal
action, [for clarity, a specific type of banned delivery can be reviewed and
called no ball]). Additionally, if it is clear to the third umpire that the
batsman is out by another mode of dismissal (excluding LBW), or not out by any
mode of dismissal (excluding LBW), he shall notify the on-field umpire so that
the correct decision is made.
For clarity, the third umpire shall not check for another mode of
dismissal when there is an appeal for obstructing the field.
d)
The third umpire shall communicate his decision
by the system as in paragraph 2.3.
4 BOUNDARY DECISIONS
4.1 The on-field umpire shall be entitled to refer
to the third umpire for a decision about whether the fieldsman had any part of
his person in contact with the ball when he touched the boundary or when he had
any part of his person grounded beyond the boundary, or whether a four or six
had been scored. A decision is to be made immediately and cannot be changed
thereafter.
4.2 An on-field umpire wishing the assistance of the
third umpire in this circumstance shall communicate with the third umpire by
use of a two-way radio and the third umpire will convey his decision to the
on-field umpire by this method.
4.3 The third umpire may initiate contact with the
on-field umpire by two-way radio if TV coverage shows a boundary line
infringement or incident that appears not to have been acted upon by the
on-field umpires.
5.1 In the event of both batsmen running to the same
end and the umpires are uncertain over which batsmen made his ground first, the
on-field umpire may consult with the third umpire.
5.2
The procedure in paragraph 4.2 shall apply.
6 NO BALLS
If the on-field umpire is uncertain as to the
fairness of the delivery following a dismissal, either affecting the validity
of the dismissal or which batsman is dismissed, he shall be entitled to request
the batsman to delay leaving the field and to check the fairness of the
delivery (all modes of No ball except for the bowler using an illegal action,
[for clarity, a specific type of banned delivery can be reviewed and called no
ball]) with the third umpire. Consultation with the third umpire shall be by
way of two way radio. If the delivery was not a fair delivery the on-field
umpire shall indicate that the batsman is not-out and signal no-ball. For the
avoidance of doubt, the third umpire shall apply clause 24.2 when deciding
whether a no-ball should have been called.
7 CAMERAS ON OR OVER THE
FIELD OF PLAY
The on-field umpire shall be entitled to refer
to the third umpire for a decision as to whether the ball has been in contact
with any part of the camera, its apparatus or its cables above the playing
area.
A decision is to be made immediately and cannot be changed thereafter.
An on-field umpire wishing the assistance of the
third umpire in this circumstance shall communicate with the third umpire by
use of a two-way radio and the third umpire will convey his decision to the
on-field umpire by this method.
The third umpire may initiate contact with the
on-field umpire by two-way radio if TV coverage shows the ball to have been in
contact with any part of the camera or its cables above the playing area as
envisaged under this paragraph.
Refer to clause 23.1.
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