No allowance
for interval between innings
In addition to the provisions of 6 and 7 below,
a) if an innings ends when 10 minutes or less remain before the time agreed for
close of play on any day, there will be no further play on that day. No change
will be made to the time for the start of play on the following day on account
of the 10 minutes between innings.
b) if a captain declares an innings closed during an interruption in play of
more than 10 minutes duration, no adjustment shall be made to the time for
resumption of play on account of the 10 minutes between innings, which
shall be considered as included in the interruption. Law 10.1(e) (Insufficient
time to complete rolling) shall apply.
c) if a captain declares an innings closed during any interval other than an
interval for drinks, the interval shall be of the agreed duration and shall be
considered to include the 10 minutes between innings. Law 10.1(e)
(Insufficient time to complete rolling) shall apply.
Changing agreed times for intervals
If for adverse conditions of ground, weather or light, or for any other reason,
playing time is lost, the umpires and captains together may alter the time of
the lunch interval or of the tea interval. See also 6, 7 and 9(c) below.
Changing agreed time for lunch interval
a) If an innings ends when 10 minutes or less remain before the agreed time for
lunch, the interval shall be taken immediately. It shall be of the agreed
length and shall be considered to include the 10 minutes between innings.
b) If, because of adverse conditions of ground, weather or light, or in
exceptional circumstances, a stoppage occurs when 10 minutes or less remain
before the agreed time for lunch then, notwithstanding 5 above, the interval
shall be taken immediately. It shall be of the agreed length. Play shall resume
at the end of this interval or as soon after as conditions permit.
c) If the players have occasion to leave the field for any reason when more
than 10 minutes remain before the agreed time for lunch then, unless the
umpires and captains together agree to alter it, lunch will be taken at the
agreed time.
Changing agreed time for tea interval
a) i) If an innings ends when 30 minutes or less remain before the agreed time
for tea, then the interval shall be taken immediately. It shall be of the
agreed length and shall be considered to include the 10 minutes between
innings.
ii) If, when 30 minutes remain before the agreed time for tea, an interval
between innings is already in progress, play will resume at the end of the 10
minute interval.
b) i) If, because of adverse conditions of ground, weather or light, or in
exceptional circumstances, a stoppage occurs when 30 minutes or less remain
before the agreed time for tea, then unless either there is an agreement to
change the time for tea, as permitted in 5 above or the captains agree to forgo
the tea interval, as permitted in 10 below the interval shall be taken
immediately. The interval shall be of the agreed length. Play shall resume at
the end of this interval or as soon after as conditions permit.
ii) If a stoppage is already in progress when 30 minutes remain before the time
agreed for tea, 5 above will apply.
Tea interval - 9 wickets down
If 9 wickets are down at the end of the over in progress when the agreed time
for the tea interval has been reached, then play shall continue for a period
not exceeding 30 minutes, unless the players have cause to leave the field of
play, or the innings is concluded earlier.
Intervals for drinks
a) If on any day the captains agree that there shall be intervals for drinks,
the option to take such intervals shall be available to either side. Each
interval shall be kept as short as possible and in any case shall not exceed 5
minutes.
b) i) Unless both captains agree to forgo any drinks interval, it shall be
taken at the end of the over in progress when the agreed time is reached. If,
however, a wicket falls within 5 minutes of the agreed time then drinks shall
be taken immediately. No other variation in the timing of drinks intervals
shall be permitted except as provided for in
c) below.
ii) For the purpose of (i) above and Law 3.9(a)(ii) (Suspension of play for
adverse conditions of ground, weather or light) only, the batsmen at the wicket
may deputise for their captain.
d) If an innings ends or the players have to leave the field of play for any
other reason within 30 minutes of the greed time for a drinks interval, the
umpires and captains together may rearrange the timing of drinks intervals in
that ession.
Agreement to forgo intervals
At any time during the match, the captains may agree to forgo the tea interval
or any of the drinks intervals. The mpires shall be informed of the decision.
Scorers to be informed
The umpires shall ensure that the scorers are informed of all agreements about
hours of play and intervals, and of any changes made thereto as permitted under
this Law.
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