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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laws of Cricket canonical | 4 |
| 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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6405821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laws of Cricket Context triple: [Lord's Cricket Ground, associatedWith, Laws of Cricket]
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A.
Laws of the Game of association football
The Laws of the Game of association football are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how soccer is played, administered, and officiated.
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B.
Laws of the Game of rugby union
The Laws of the Game of rugby union are the official, globally recognized rules that define how rugby union is played, administered, and officiated.
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C.
Laws of Australian Football
The Laws of Australian Football are the official rules that define how Australian rules football is played, administered, and officiated across all levels of the sport.
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D.
ICC Playing Conditions
ICC Playing Conditions are the official set of rules and regulations issued by cricket’s global governing body that standardize how international matches are played and officiated.
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E.
Bye-laws to the Rules
Bye-laws to the Rules are detailed regulatory provisions within the Olympic Charter that clarify and operationalize its overarching rules for the governance of the Olympic Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laws of Cricket Target entity description: The Laws of Cricket are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how the game of cricket is played and administered.
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A.
Laws of the Game of association football
The Laws of the Game of association football are the official, globally recognized rules that govern how soccer is played, administered, and officiated.
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B.
Laws of the Game of rugby union
The Laws of the Game of rugby union are the official, globally recognized rules that define how rugby union is played, administered, and officiated.
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C.
Laws of Australian Football
The Laws of Australian Football are the official rules that define how Australian rules football is played, administered, and officiated across all levels of the sport.
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D.
ICC Playing Conditions
ICC Playing Conditions are the official set of rules and regulations issued by cricket’s global governing body that standardize how international matches are played and officiated.
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E.
Bye-laws to the Rules
Bye-laws to the Rules are detailed regulatory provisions within the Olympic Charter that clarify and operationalize its overarching rules for the governance of the Olympic Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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 ⓘ |
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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