Bohra Cricket Club
Understanding the Law of No-ball
A no-ball is a delivery which does not count as one of the bowler's six legitimate balls in one over.
The fielding team is penalized one run every time a no-ball is bowled, which is added to the extras tally of the batting team.
The extra run will also be added to the bowler's overall figures.
The umpire will call a no ball by raising an arm at shoulder height and the fielding team must bowl another legitimate delivery.
If the batsman scores off a no ball, the runs will be added to their individual score.
There are a couple of anomalies, though.
In Twenty20 cricket, a no-ball is followed by a 'free-hit', a delivery from which the batsman can not be bowled or caught out, but can still be run out.
They cannot be dismissed off a no ball - only except if the batsman is run-out.
The umpire will call a no ball if:
The fielding team is penalized one run every time a no-ball is bowled, which is added to the extras tally of the batting team.
The extra run will also be added to the bowler's overall figures.
The umpire will call a no ball by raising an arm at shoulder height and the fielding team must bowl another legitimate delivery.
If the batsman scores off a no ball, the runs will be added to their individual score.
There are a couple of anomalies, though.
In Twenty20 cricket, a no-ball is followed by a 'free-hit', a delivery from which the batsman can not be bowled or caught out, but can still be run out.
They cannot be dismissed off a no ball - only except if the batsman is run-out.
The umpire will call a no ball if:
- The heel of the bowler's front foot lands on or in front of the popping crease (the front line of the batting crease).
- However the front foot can be raised over the line as long as the heel does not go beyond the popping crease
- The bowler's back foot is touching or outside the return crease
- A full toss - a ball which does not bounce - from a seam bowler reaches the batsman at waist height.
- However, a waist-high full toss is permissible from a slower bowler, as long as it doesn't go above the batsman's shoulder. If it does, then the umpire will call a no-ball
- The bowler does not notify the umpire of a change in their mode of delivery. So if a player says they are a right-arm bowler to the umpire and then bowls left-arm, the umpire will call a no ball
- The umpire believes the bowler is throwing the ball
- The bowler bowls the ball before entering their delivery stride
- If the ball bounces more than twice before it reaches the batsman
- If the ball rolls all along the ground
- The ball stops in front of the batsman without having touched the bat
- If the wicket-keeper encroaches beyond the stumps before the ball has been struck by the batsman or has passed the stumps
- More than two fielders are positioned on the leg side behind square
- The umpire deems the bowler to be bowling dangerously and unfairly
