Index
LAW 2 CHANGES
The most significant change to this Law is in relation to the suspension of play
If one umpire thinks that conditions are dangerous or unreasonable, then play will be suspended. Previously, both umpires had to agree to suspend play. Similarly, both umpires must agree that conditions are safe for play to be resumed. These changes follow a recent court case in the UK and legal advice received by M.C.C. Under the previous Law, if an incident occurred after one umpire thought that play should be suspended but the other thought it was safe, the latter could potentially be subject to a negligence claim
There is also more clarification of what might constitute unreasonable conditions, with a return of some of the wording from the Law prior to the changes made in 2010
The changes in Law 2.3 deal with arrangements and what is to be agreed at the toss, which clarifies that it is the umpires who will determine the outcomes, having discussed the issues with the captains. This Law now absorbs the previous Law 15.2 (Agreement of intervals), so it is in a more logical place
The Law now clarifies that an umpire may revoke any decision, not just in response to an appeal (moved from Law 27.9) and that multiple signals should be given in the order in which the events occurred
The new signals stemming from Level 3 and Level 4 offences under Law 42 are included
The most significant change to this Law is in relation to the suspension of play
If one umpire thinks that conditions are dangerous or unreasonable, then play will be suspended. Previously, both umpires had to agree to suspend play. Similarly, both umpires must agree that conditions are safe for play to be resumed. These changes follow a recent court case in the UK and legal advice received by M.C.C. Under the previous Law, if an incident occurred after one umpire thought that play should be suspended but the other thought it was safe, the latter could potentially be subject to a negligence claim
There is also more clarification of what might constitute unreasonable conditions, with a return of some of the wording from the Law prior to the changes made in 2010
The changes in Law 2.3 deal with arrangements and what is to be agreed at the toss, which clarifies that it is the umpires who will determine the outcomes, having discussed the issues with the captains. This Law now absorbs the previous Law 15.2 (Agreement of intervals), so it is in a more logical place
The Law now clarifies that an umpire may revoke any decision, not just in response to an appeal (moved from Law 27.9) and that multiple signals should be given in the order in which the events occurred
The new signals stemming from Level 3 and Level 4 offences under Law 42 are included