Which is a batsman's ground
a) If only one batsman is within a ground
i) it is his ground.
ii) it remains his ground even if he is later joined there by the other
batsman.
b) If both batsmen are in the same ground and one of them subsequently leaves
it, (a) (i) above applies.
c) If there is no batsman in either ground, then each ground belongs to
whichever of the batsmen is nearer to it, or, if the batsmen are level, to
whichever was nearer to it immediately prior to their drawing level.
d) If a ground belongs to one batsman, then, unless there is a striker with a
runner, the other ground belongs to the other batsman irrespective of his
position.
e) When a batsman with a runner is striker, his ground is always that at the
wicket-keeper's end. However, (a), (b), (c) and (d) above will still apply, but
only to the runner and the non-striker, so that that ground will also belong to
either the non-striker or the runner, as the case may be.
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