You can't consume food without knowing that you have to put food in your mouth first. In the same way, you can't play cricket without knowing what the rules of cricket are first. There are actually 42 Laws of Cricket. However, as a budding cricketer, you need not lose hair over remembering all of them; here I will cover just the absolute must-know rules of the game. Let us first look at bowling violations.
Wide Delivery
This occurs when the bowler bowls the ball too far away from the batsman, either behind his legs or too far from his bat. 1 penalty run is usually awarded to the batting side, and an extra ball has to be bowled. The signal made by the umpire is both hands raised to the side, parallel to the ground.
In addition, a wide delivery may run down to the boundary if not stopped by the wicketkeeper or fielders. In this case, 4 runs are also awarded.
No-ball
A no-ball is bowled when the bowler oversteps when delivering the ball to the batsman. This occurs when, at the point of release of the ball by the bowler, his leading foot (which he uses to gain torque), is over the crease. This is the same crease in which the batsman must be to prevent himself from being run out.
The bowler is said to have overstepped. Another way in which a no-ball can be bowled is when the delivery does not bounce and goes straight to the batsman, above waist height, or when after the bounce, the ball reaches the batsman above shoulder height. The signal made by the umpire is similar to that made when a wide delivery is bowled, except that in this case, only the right arm is raised.
Again, a penalty run is usually awarded, and an extra ball has to be bowled. Unlike with a wide delivery, a batsman cannot be dismissed off a no-ball. For example, if a bowler oversteps and manages to hit the wicket with his delivery, a wicket is not granted and the batsman is not dismissed.
Now let us look at mistakes that fielders can make.
Overthrows
An overthrow occurs when a fielder thorws the ball at either wicket in an attempt to get a run out but misses it, with the ball rolling further past the wicket. The 2 batsmen can keep running and score more runs until the ball is thrown back towards the stumps and a fielder or the wicketkeeper at either wicket collects its, and the umpire signals a dead ball. An overthrow can even occur when a fielder manages to hit the stumps, but with the batsman already in his crease, such that the ball continues moving in another direction after hitting the stumps, allowing the batsman to take more runs. If an overthrow reaches the boundary 4 or 6 runs are awarded taking into account how it crossed the boundary, whether along the ground or directly through the air.
Now let us look at another rule, the leg-bye rule.
Leg-Bye
A leg-bye is awarded when the ball delivered by the bowler hits the pads of the batsman (covering his legs; check the section on cricketing equipment and apparel for more information), in such a fashion that it is not LBW, and the batsmen manage to take runs. The number of runs are of course awarded accordingly. Again, if the ball manages to reach the boundary after taking a touch of the batsman's pads, 4 runs are awarded.
Now that you know these rules, you are effectively on your way to becoming a full-fledged cricketer. Check out the next section on cricketing equipment and apparel to find out what you need to kick-start your journey into the cricketing world, and learn how to play cricket.
Wide Delivery
This occurs when the bowler bowls the ball too far away from the batsman, either behind his legs or too far from his bat. 1 penalty run is usually awarded to the batting side, and an extra ball has to be bowled. The signal made by the umpire is both hands raised to the side, parallel to the ground.
In addition, a wide delivery may run down to the boundary if not stopped by the wicketkeeper or fielders. In this case, 4 runs are also awarded.
No-ball
A no-ball is bowled when the bowler oversteps when delivering the ball to the batsman. This occurs when, at the point of release of the ball by the bowler, his leading foot (which he uses to gain torque), is over the crease. This is the same crease in which the batsman must be to prevent himself from being run out.
The bowler is said to have overstepped. Another way in which a no-ball can be bowled is when the delivery does not bounce and goes straight to the batsman, above waist height, or when after the bounce, the ball reaches the batsman above shoulder height. The signal made by the umpire is similar to that made when a wide delivery is bowled, except that in this case, only the right arm is raised.
Again, a penalty run is usually awarded, and an extra ball has to be bowled. Unlike with a wide delivery, a batsman cannot be dismissed off a no-ball. For example, if a bowler oversteps and manages to hit the wicket with his delivery, a wicket is not granted and the batsman is not dismissed.
Now let us look at mistakes that fielders can make.
Overthrows
An overthrow occurs when a fielder thorws the ball at either wicket in an attempt to get a run out but misses it, with the ball rolling further past the wicket. The 2 batsmen can keep running and score more runs until the ball is thrown back towards the stumps and a fielder or the wicketkeeper at either wicket collects its, and the umpire signals a dead ball. An overthrow can even occur when a fielder manages to hit the stumps, but with the batsman already in his crease, such that the ball continues moving in another direction after hitting the stumps, allowing the batsman to take more runs. If an overthrow reaches the boundary 4 or 6 runs are awarded taking into account how it crossed the boundary, whether along the ground or directly through the air.
Now let us look at another rule, the leg-bye rule.
Leg-Bye
A leg-bye is awarded when the ball delivered by the bowler hits the pads of the batsman (covering his legs; check the section on cricketing equipment and apparel for more information), in such a fashion that it is not LBW, and the batsmen manage to take runs. The number of runs are of course awarded accordingly. Again, if the ball manages to reach the boundary after taking a touch of the batsman's pads, 4 runs are awarded.
Now that you know these rules, you are effectively on your way to becoming a full-fledged cricketer. Check out the next section on cricketing equipment and apparel to find out what you need to kick-start your journey into the cricketing world, and learn how to play cricket.
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