LIST OF LAWS FOR UMPIRES
LEVEL 1 COURSE
SECTION 1 – Umpires’ duties
The umpire must have :
Counters with spare; watch; Pencil and paper; M.C.C. Law book; League Rules; Bails with spares; bowlers start markers, balls (with spare); drying material
· Duties before the match
· Bowler’s end umpire; striker’s end umpire
· Both umpires’ interval duties
· Signals and signaling
· Positioning of the umpire
SECTION 2 – MAIN COMPONENTS IN CRICKET
| LAW # 1 – The Players |
LAW # 3 – The Umpires |
| LAW # 4 – The Scorers |
LAW # 7 – The Pitch |
| LAW # 8 – The Wickets |
LAW # 9 – The Bowling, Popping, and Return creases |
| LAW # 12 – Innings |
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SECTION 3 – IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING PLAY
| LAW # 2 |
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| i) Substitutes and runners |
ii) Batsman or Fieldsman leaving the field |
| iii) Batsman retiring |
iv) Batsman commencing innings |
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| LAW # 15 – Start of Play |
LAW # 16 – Intervals |
| LAW # 17 – Cessation of Play |
LAW # 22 – The over |
SECTION 4 – AFFECTING THE SCORE
| LAW # 18 – Scoring |
LAW # 19 – Boundaries |
| LAW # 20 – Lost Ball |
LAW # 23 – Dead Ball |
| LAW # 27 – Appeals |
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SECTION 5 – PENALTIES AND EXTRAS
| LAW # 24 – No Ball |
LAW # 25 – Wide Ball |
| LAW # 26 – Bye and Leg Bye |
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SECTION 6 – WAYS OF GETTING OUT
| LAW # 30 – Bowled |
LAW # 32 – Caught |
| LAW # 33 – Handled the ball |
LAW # 34 – Hit the ball twice |
| LAW # 35 – Hit wicket |
LAW # 36 – Leg Before Wicket |
| LAW # 40 – The Wicket keeper |
LAW # 41 – The fieldsman |
SECTION 7 – WAYS OF GETTING OUT – CONTINUED
| LAW # 28 – The wicket is down |
LAW # 29 – Batsman out of his ground |
| LAW # 31 – Timed out |
LAW # 37 – Obstructing the field |
| LAW # 38 – Run Out |
LAW # 39 – Stumped |
| LAW # 42 – Unfair Play |
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