Laws of Cricket
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The Laws of Cricket are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how the game of cricket is played and administered.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laws of Cricket for junior cricket | 1 |
| Laws of Cricket for men's cricket | 1 |
| Laws of Cricket for women's cricket | 1 |
| MCC Laws of Cricket | 1 |
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket law code
ⓘ
sports rulebook ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MCC Laws of Cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ all formats of cricket ⓘ |
| defines |
ball
ⓘ
bat ⓘ boundary ⓘ bye ⓘ dead ball ⓘ dismissal ⓘ fair delivery ⓘ innings ⓘ leg bye ⓘ no ball ⓘ over ⓘ pitch ⓘ run ⓘ wicket ⓘ wide ball ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
match referee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
on-field umpires ⓘ |
| firstCodifiedInYear | 1744 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Marylebone Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | game of cricket ⓘ |
| governsAspect |
appeals
ⓘ
boundaries ⓘ dead ball ⓘ decision review ⓘ dismissals ⓘ equipment ⓘ field layout ⓘ match result ⓘ no-balls ⓘ player conduct ⓘ playing conditions ⓘ scoring ⓘ substitutes ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ umpiring ⓘ wides ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLaws | 42 ⓘ |
| hasSupplement |
playing conditions issued by ICC
ⓘ
playing conditions issued by domestic boards ⓘ |
| includesLaw |
Law 18: Scoring runs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law 1: The players ⓘ Law 20: Dead ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 21: No ball ⓘ Law 22: Wide ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 27: The wicket-keeper ⓘ Law 28: The fielder NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 2: The umpires NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 30: Bowled ⓘ Law 32: Caught NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 36: Leg before wicket NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 38: Run out NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 3: The scorers ⓘ Law 41: Unfair play NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 42: Players’ conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 4: The ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Law 5: The bat ⓘ Law 7: The pitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | global ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| latestCodeEffectiveFrom | 1 October 2017 ⓘ |
| listsDismissalMethod |
bowled
ⓘ
caught ⓘ handled the ball ⓘ hit the ball twice ⓘ hit wicket ⓘ leg before wicket ⓘ obstructing the field ⓘ run out ⓘ stumped ⓘ timed out ⓘ |
| majorCodeRevision |
1947
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ 2000 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
International Cricket Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
national cricket boards ⓘ |
| revisedInYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| specifies |
ball weight and circumference
ⓘ
dimensions of the bat ⓘ dimensions of the pitch ⓘ dimensions of the stumps ⓘ |
| updatedEdition | 2019 Code 2nd Edition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur cricket
ⓘ
club cricket ⓘ professional cricket ⓘ school cricket ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MCC Laws of Cricket
this entity surface form:
Laws of Cricket for men's cricket
this entity surface form:
Laws of Cricket for women's cricket
this entity surface form:
Laws of Cricket for junior cricket