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Law 27 Appeals
Law 28 The wicket is down
Law 29 Batsman out of his ground
1. Umpire not to give batsman out without an appeal
Neither umpire shall give a batsman out, even though he may be out under the
Laws,
unless appealed to by the fielding side. This shall not debar a batsman who is out under
any of the Laws from leaving his wicket without an appeal having been made. Note,
however, the provisions of
7 below.
2. Batsman dismissed
A batsman is dismissed if
either (a) he is given out by an umpire, on appeal
or (b) he is out under any of the Laws and leaves his wicket as in 1 above.
3. Timing of appeals
For an appeal to be valid it must be made before the bowler begins his run up
or, if he
has no run up, his bowling action to deliver the next ball, and before Time has been
called. The
call of Over does not invalidate an appeal made prior to the start of the
following over provided Time has not
been called. See Laws 16.2 (Call of Time) and
22.2 (Start of an over).
4. Appeal “How’s That?”
An appeal “How’s That?” covers all ways of being out.
5. Answering appeals
The umpire at the bowler’s end shall answer all appeals except those arising out
of
any of Laws 35 (Hit wicket), 39 (Stumped) or 38 (Run out) when this occurs at the
striker’s wicket.
A
decision Not out by one umpire shall not prevent the other umpire from giving a
decision, provided that each is
considering only matters within his jurisdiction. When a
batsman has been
given Not out, either umpire may, within his jurisdiction, answer a
further appeal provided that it is made in accordance with 3 above.
6. Consultation by umpires
Each umpire shall answer appeals on matters within his own jurisdiction. If an
umpire is
doubtful about any point that the other umpire may have been in a better position to see,
he shall
consult the latter on this point of fact and shall then give his decision. If, after
consultation, there is still doubt
remaining the decision shall be Not out.
7. Batsman leaving his wicket under a misapprehension
An umpire shall intervene if satisfied that a batsman, not having been given
out, has
left his wicket under a misapprehension that he is out. The umpire intervening shall call
and signal Dead ball to prevent any further action by the fielding side and shall recall the
batsman.
8. Withdrawal of an appeal
The captain of the fielding side may withdraw an appeal only with the consent of
the
umpire within whose
jurisdiction the appeal falls and before the outgoing batsman has
left the field
of play. If such consent is given the umpire concerned shall, if applicable,
revoke his decision and recall the
batsman.
9. Umpire’s decision
An umpire may alter his decision provided that such alteration is made
promptly. This
apart, an umpire’s decision, once made, is final.
LAW 28 THE WICKET IS DOWN
1. Wicket put down
(a) The wicket is put down if a bail is completely removed from the top of the
stumps,
or a stump is struck out of the ground by
(i) the ball.
(ii) the striker’s bat, whether he is holding it or has let go of it.
(iii) the striker’s person or by any part of his clothing or equipment becoming
detached from his person.
(iv) a fielder, with his hand or arm, providing that the ball is held in the
hand or
hands so used, or in the hand of the arm so used. The wicket is also put
down if a
fielder pulls a stump out of the ground in the same manner.
(b) The disturbance of a bail, whether temporary or not, shall not constitute
its
complete removal from the top of the stumps, but if a bail in falling lodges between
two of the stumps this
shall be regarded as complete removal.
2. One bail off
If one bail is off, it shall be sufficient for the purpose of putting the wicket
down to remove
the remaining bail, or to strike or pull any of the three stumps out of the ground, in any of
the
ways stated in 1 above.
3. Remaking the wicket
If the wicket is broken or put down while the ball is in play, the umpire shall
not remake
the wicket until the ball is dead. See Law 23 (Dead ball). Any fielder, however, may
(i) replace a bail or bails on top of the stumps.
(ii) put back one or more stumps into the ground where the wicket originally
stood.
4. Dispensing with bails
If the umpires have agreed to dispense with bails, in accordance with Law 8.5
(Dispensing with bails), the decision as to whether the wicket has been put down is one
for the umpire
concerned to decide
(a) After a decision to play without bails, the wicket has been put down if the
umpire
concerned is satisfied
that the wicket has been struck by the ball, by the striker’s bat,
person, or
items of his clothing or equipment separated from his person as described
in 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(iii) above, or
by a fielder with the hand holding the ball or with the
arm of the hand holding the ball.
(b) If the wicket has already been broken or put down, (a) above shall apply to
any
stump or stumps still in the ground. Any fielder may replace a stump or stumps, in
accordance with 3
above, in order to have an opportunity of putting the wicket down.
LAW 29 BATSMAN OUT OF HIS GROUND
1. When out of his ground
A batsman shall be considered to be out of his ground unless his bat or some
part of
his person is grounded behind the popping crease at that end.
2. 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.
3. Position of non-striker
The batsman at the bowler’s end should be positioned on the opposite side of the
wicket
to that from which the ball is being delivered, unless a request to do otherwise is granted
by the
umpire.
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