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LAW 22 CHANGES
Under the previous Law, a Wide was deemed to be bowled at the instant of delivery, whereas Hit wicket could occur at any time after the bowler had entered the delivery stride
The Law has been amended to bring these two times in line, to avoid the problem of when a striker hits his/her wicket after the bowler enters the delivery stride, but before the instant of delivery when the delivery became a Wide. A delivery will now be deemed to have been a Wide from the instant the bowler enters the delivery stride. This will not have an effect on whether or not the batsman is dismissed, but it could be important if it happened when the scores were level
The Law has also clarified that a call of Wide should be revoked if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, whilst the striker is receiving and playing at the ball
Unlike the change in Law 21.16 for runs resulting from a No ball, there is no change to this part of the Wide Law, with all runs off a Wide being debited against the bowler, except for any award of 5 Penalty runs.
Under the previous Law, a Wide was deemed to be bowled at the instant of delivery, whereas Hit wicket could occur at any time after the bowler had entered the delivery stride
The Law has been amended to bring these two times in line, to avoid the problem of when a striker hits his/her wicket after the bowler enters the delivery stride, but before the instant of delivery when the delivery became a Wide. A delivery will now be deemed to have been a Wide from the instant the bowler enters the delivery stride. This will not have an effect on whether or not the batsman is dismissed, but it could be important if it happened when the scores were level
The Law has also clarified that a call of Wide should be revoked if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, whilst the striker is receiving and playing at the ball
Unlike the change in Law 21.16 for runs resulting from a No ball, there is no change to this part of the Wide Law, with all runs off a Wide being debited against the bowler, except for any award of 5 Penalty runs.