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	Law No:8

	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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	THE WICKETS

	Width and pitching
	Size of stumps
	The bails
	Junior cricket
	Dispensing with bails


	Width and pitching Two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to each other at a distance of 22 yards/20.12m between the centres of the two middle stumps. Each set shall be 9 in/22.86cm wide and shall consist of three wooden stumps with two wooden bails on top. See Appendix A.

	Size of stumps The tops of the stumps shall be 28 inches/71.1cm above the playing surface and shall be dome shaped except for the bail grooves. The portion of a stump above the playing surface shall be cylindrical, apart from the domed top, with circular section of diameter not less than 13/8 in/3.49cm nor more than 1½ in/3.81cm See Appendix A.

	The bails a) The bails, when in position on the top of the stumps, i) shall not project more than ½ in/1.27cm above them. 1) shall fit between the stumps without forcing them out of the vertical. b) Each bail shall conform to the following specifications. See Appendix A. Overall length : 45/16 in/10.95cm Length of barrel : 21/8 in/5.40cm Longer spigot : 13/8 in/3.49cm Shorter spigot : 13/16 in/2.06cm

	Junior cricket In junior cricket, the same definitions of the wickets shall apply subject to following measurements being used. Width : 8 in/20.32cm Pitched for under 13 : 21 yards/19.20m Pitched for under 11 : 20 yards/18.29m Pitched fo : 18 yards/16.46m Height above playing surface : 27 in/68.58cm Each stump Diameter : not less than 11/4 in/3.18cm nor more than 13/8 in/3.49cm Each bail Overall : 313/16 in/9.68cm Barrel : 113/16 in/4.60cm Longer Spigot : 11/4 in/3.18cm Shorter Spigot : 3/4 in/1.91cm Dispensing with bails The umpires may agree to dispense with the use of bails, if necessary. If they so agree then no bails shall be used at either end. The use of bails shall be resumed as soon as conditions permit. See Law 28.4 (Dispensing with bails).


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