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Home :: Cric Coaching :: Cric Laws :: Law no:25
  Law No:25  
     
  so may times during crunch situations in a cricket match u wonder what book the umpires r referring to.yes it is the law book comprising of the sacrosanct 42 laws of cricket.
 
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  WIDE BALL  
     
    Judging a Wide  
    Delivery not a Wide  
    Call and signal of Wide ball  
    Ball not dead  
    Penalty for a Wide  
    Runs resulting from a Wide - how scored  
    Wide not to count  
    Out from a Wide  
     
     
  Judging a Wide

a) If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if according to the definition in (b) below, in his opinion, the ball passes wide of the striker where he is standing and would also have passed wide of
him standing in a normal guard position.
b) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within his reach for him to be able to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
 
 
Delivery not a Wide

The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide
a) if the striker, by moving, either

i) causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in 1(b) above (or)
ii) brings the ball sufficiently within his reach to be able to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
b) if the ball touches the striker's bat or person.
 
Call and signal of Wide ball

a) If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide he shall call and signal Wide ball as soon as the ball passes the striker's wicket. It shall, however, be considered to have been a Wide from the instant of delivery, even though it
cannot be called Wide until it passes the striker's wicket.
b) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is then any contact between the ball and the striker's bat or person.
c) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery is called a No ball. See Law 24.10 (No ball to over-ride Wide).
 
Ball not dead
The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.

Penalty for a Wide

A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of Wide ball. Unless the call is revoked (see 3 above), this penalty shall stand even if a batsman is dismissed, and shall be in addition to any other runs scored, any boundary
allowance and any other penalties awarded.


Runs resulting from a Wide - how scored

All runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance, together with the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide balls. Apart from any award of a 5 run penalty, all runs resulting from a Wide ball shall be debited against the
bowler.


Wide not to count

A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 22.4 (Balls not to count in the over).


Out from a Wide

When Wide ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 35 (Hit wicket), 37 (Obstructing the field), 38 (Run out) or 39 (Stumped).
 
 
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