Index
- Runner Home
- 25.1 Eligibilty to act as a batsman or runner
- 25.2 Commencement of a batsman's innings
- 25.3 Restriction on batsman commencing an innings
- 25.4 Batsman retiring
- 25.5 Runners
- 25.6 Dismissal and conduct of a batsman and his runner
- 25.7 Restriction on a striker's runner
25.4 BATSMAN RETIRING
A batsman can retire at any time during his innings when the ball is dead and he must inform the umpires why he is retiring
If the retirement is caused by illness, injury or any unavoidable cause, the batsman can resume his innings at the fall of a wicket or another retirement
If he does not resume his innings, he is recorded as 'Retired - not out' in the scorebook
If a batsman retires for any other reason, he can only bat again if the opposing captain agrees. If he does not resume his innings he is recorded as 'Retired - out'
If after retiring, a batsman resumes his innings it shall only be at the fall of a wicket or another retirement
A batsman can retire at any time during his innings when the ball is dead and he must inform the umpires why he is retiring
If the retirement is caused by illness, injury or any unavoidable cause, the batsman can resume his innings at the fall of a wicket or another retirement
If he does not resume his innings, he is recorded as 'Retired - not out' in the scorebook
If a batsman retires for any other reason, he can only bat again if the opposing captain agrees. If he does not resume his innings he is recorded as 'Retired - out'
If after retiring, a batsman resumes his innings it shall only be at the fall of a wicket or another retirement