Index
LAW 41.6 to 41.10 CHANGES
Law 41.6 to 41.8 Dangerous and unfair bowling
These clauses deal with all types of dangerous and unfair bowling, including high full tosses. Due to the increasing concerns over players’ safety, it was felt appropriate to tighten up these Laws and provide additional guidance as to when bowling is angerous or unfair
Two major changes from the previous Code are
For non-pitching deliveries, all deliveries, irrespective of their speed, which pass above waist height of the upright striker are to trigger the sanctions
Previously, the umpire had to judge the speed of the delivery, with slow balls being allowed up to shoulder height
The warning sequence for each type of delivery is separate, but the initial warning is dispensed with and only a first and final warning will be given for each type of dangerous bowling before the bowler is suspended
The bowling of over head-height bouncers is moved to Law 21 (No ball), but repetitive such deliveries can be considered unfair and trigger a warning and action under Law 41.6
A new clause 41.8 covers the bowling of a deliberate front foot No ball, which will lead to immediate suspension from bowling, in the same way as a deliberate beamer
It is felt that a bowler deliberately ‘running through the crease’ and releasing the ball from closer to the striker can be very dangerous and deserved a harsh punishment
Law 41.6 to 41.8 Dangerous and unfair bowling
These clauses deal with all types of dangerous and unfair bowling, including high full tosses. Due to the increasing concerns over players’ safety, it was felt appropriate to tighten up these Laws and provide additional guidance as to when bowling is angerous or unfair
Two major changes from the previous Code are
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to separate short-pitched deliveries and high full-pitched deliveries (now
‘non-pitching deliveries’) into separate sections and
to reduce the level of tolerance for each.
For non-pitching deliveries, all deliveries, irrespective of their speed, which pass above waist height of the upright striker are to trigger the sanctions
Previously, the umpire had to judge the speed of the delivery, with slow balls being allowed up to shoulder height
The warning sequence for each type of delivery is separate, but the initial warning is dispensed with and only a first and final warning will be given for each type of dangerous bowling before the bowler is suspended
The bowling of over head-height bouncers is moved to Law 21 (No ball), but repetitive such deliveries can be considered unfair and trigger a warning and action under Law 41.6
A new clause 41.8 covers the bowling of a deliberate front foot No ball, which will lead to immediate suspension from bowling, in the same way as a deliberate beamer
It is felt that a bowler deliberately ‘running through the crease’ and releasing the ball from closer to the striker can be very dangerous and deserved a harsh punishment