Index
- Over Home
- 17.1 Number of balls
- 17.2 Start of an over
- 17.3 Validity of balls
- 17.4 Call of over
- 17.5 Umpire miscounting
- 17.6 Bowler changing ends
- 17.7 Finishing an over
- 17.8 Bowler incapacitated or suspended during an over
Example A
Green has bowled over number 14
White has bowled 3 balls of over number 15 when he falls heavily and is unable to continue
Brown is expected to bowl over number 16
Green and Brown cannot finish White's over
White has bowled 3 balls of over number 15 when he falls heavily and is unable to continue
Brown is expected to bowl over number 16
Green and Brown cannot finish White's over
Example B
In a limited overs match, White has bowled 3 balls of his 5th over when he falls heavily and is unable to continue
Green has bowled 7 overs at the start of the innings and finishes White's over
White has now bowled 5 overs and Green has bowled 8 overs
17.8 BOWLER INCAPACITATED OR SUSPENDED DURING AN OVER
If a bowler is unable to finish an over because of suspension or injury, the umpire shall call and signal "Dead ball"
The unfinished part of the over must be completed at the same end by another bowler who
In limited overs matches, both parts of an over bowled by 2 bowlers will count as 1 over in each of their bowling analysis (Example B)
If a bowler is unable to finish an over because of suspension or injury, the umpire shall call and signal "Dead ball"
The unfinished part of the over must be completed at the same end by another bowler who
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has not bowled the previous over or part of the previous over
and
will not bowl the next over or part of the next over (Example A)
In limited overs matches, both parts of an over bowled by 2 bowlers will count as 1 over in each of their bowling analysis (Example B)