Friday, March 4, 2011

LBW Rules


LEG BEFORE WICKET
1. Out LBW
The striker is out LBW in the circumstances set out below.

(a)The bowler delivers a ball, not being a No ball

(b) the ball, if it is not intercepted full pitch, pitches in line between wicket and wicket or on the off side of the
striker's wicket

(c) the ball not having previously touched his bat, the striker
intercepts the ball, either full pitch or after pitching, with
any part of his person

(d) the point of impact, even if above the level of the bails
Either
 (i) is between wicket and wicket
or (ii) is either between wicket and wicket or outside
the line of the off stump, if the striker has made
no genuine attempt to play the ball with his bat

(e) but for the interception, the ball would have hit the
wicket.

2. Interception of the ball
(a) In assessing points (c), (d) and (e) in 1 above, only the first
interception is to be considered.
 (b) In assessing point (e) in 1 above, it is to be assumed that the
path of the ball before interception would have continued
after interception, irrespective of whether the ball might have
pitched subsequently or not.

3. Off side of wicket
The off side of the striker's wicket shall be determined by the
striker's stance at the moment the ball comes into play for that
delivery.


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