Index
- Umpires Home
- 2.1 Appointment and attendance
- 2.2 Change of umpire
- 2.3 Consultation with captains
- 2.4 Wickets, creases and boundaries
- 2.5 Conduct of game, implements ....
- 2.6 Fair & unfair play
- 2.7 Fitness for play
- 2.8 Suspension of play ...
- 2.9 Position of umpires
- 2.10 Umpires changing ends
- 2.11 Disagreement and dispute
- 2.12 Umpire's decision
- 2.13 Signals
- 2.14 Informing the umpires
- 2.15 Correctness of scores
2.3 CONSULTATION WITH CAPTAINS
Before the toss, the umpires and captains must agree any special playing conditions:
Competition regulations, applicable to the match, need to be explained to the captains such as
Many provisions of the Laws depend on accurate timing such as at the fall of a wicket, length of intervals, start of the last hour, and the umpires must be aware of the time
During their walk around the ground, the umpires may have encountered some obstacles within the field of play which cannot be moved such as a broken-down roller. The umpires will inform the captains of their ruling should the ball strike the obstacle
Before the toss, the umpires and captains must agree any special playing conditions:
Competition regulations, applicable to the match, need to be explained to the captains such as
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interpretation of a Wide ball
limitation in number of overs a bowler can bowl
fielding restrictions
Many provisions of the Laws depend on accurate timing such as at the fall of a wicket, length of intervals, start of the last hour, and the umpires must be aware of the time
During their walk around the ground, the umpires may have encountered some obstacles within the field of play which cannot be moved such as a broken-down roller. The umpires will inform the captains of their ruling should the ball strike the obstacle