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- Dead ball Home
- 20.1 Ball is dead
- 20.2 Ball finally settled
- 20.3 Call of Over or Time
- 20.4 Umpire calling and signalling Dead ball
- 20.5 Ball ceases to be dead
- 20.6 Dead ball: ball counting as one of over
20.1 BALL IS DEAD
1 When the ball is finally settled in the hands of the bowler or wicket-keeper
This is for the umpire to decide and if the batters are not attempting a run and/or the fielding side have no chance of dismissing a batter then the umpire would consider the ball to be dead
2 When the ball crosses the boundary
3 When a batter is dismissed or he retires, the ball is dead from the instant the batter is out; it is not from the moment he is dismissed by an umpire
This means that only one batter can be dismissed at any one time
Normally a batter will make known his intention to retire when the ball is dead
1 When the ball is finally settled in the hands of the bowler or wicket-keeper
This is for the umpire to decide and if the batters are not attempting a run and/or the fielding side have no chance of dismissing a batter then the umpire would consider the ball to be dead
2 When the ball crosses the boundary
3 When a batter is dismissed or he retires, the ball is dead from the instant the batter is out; it is not from the moment he is dismissed by an umpire
This means that only one batter can be dismissed at any one time
Normally a batter will make known his intention to retire when the ball is dead