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LAW 23 DEAD BALL
3. Umpire calling and signaling Dead ball
5. Action on call of Dead ball
(a) The ball becomes dead when
(i) it is finally settled in the hands of the wicket-keeper or the bowler.
(ii) a boundary is scored. See Law 19.3 (Scoring a boundary).
(iii) a batsman is dismissed.
(iv) whether played or not it becomes trapped between the bat and person
of a batsman or between items of his clothing or equipment.
(v) whether played or not it lodges in the clothing or equipment of a
batsman or the clothing of an umpire.
(vi) it lodges in a protective helmet worn by a member of the fielding side.
(vii) there is a contravention of either of Laws 41.2 (Fielding the ball) or
41.3 (Protective helmets belonging to the fielding side).
(viii) there is an award of penalty runs under Law 2.6 (Player returning
without permission).
(ix) Lost ball is called. See Law 20 (Lost ball).
(x) the umpire calls Over or Time.
(b) The ball shall be considered to be dead when it is clear to the umpire at the
bowler’s end that the fielding side and both batsmen at the wicket have ceased to
regard it as in play.
Whether the ball is finally settled or not is a matter for the umpire alone to decide.
3. Umpire calling and signalling Dead ball
(a) When the ball has become dead under 1 above, the bowler’s end umpire may
call Dead ball, if it is necessary to inform the players.
(b) Either umpire shall call and signal Dead ball when
(i) he intervenes in a case of unfair play.
(ii) a serious injury to a player or umpire occurs.
(iii) he leaves his normal position for consultation.
(iv) one or both bails fall from the striker’s wicket before he has the
opportunity of playing the ball.
(v) he is satisfied that for an adequate reason the striker is not ready for the
delivery of the ball and, if the ball is delivered, makes no attempt to
play it.
(vi) the striker is distracted by any noise or movement or in any other way
while he is preparing to receive or receiving a delivery. This shall
apply whether the source of the distraction is within the game or
outside it. Note, however, the provisions of Law 42.4 (Deliberate
attempt to distract the striker).
The ball shall not count as one of the over.
(vii) the bowler drops the ball accidentally before delivery.
(viii) the ball does not leave the bowler’s hand for any reason other than an
attempt to run out the non-striker before entering his delivery stride.
See Law 42.15 (Bowler attempting to run out non-striker before
delivery).
(ix) he is required to do so under any of the Laws.
The ball ceases to be dead – that is, it comes into play – when the bowler starts his
run up or, if he has no run up, his bowling action.
5. Action on call of Dead ball
(a) A ball is not to count as one of the over if it becomes dead or is to be
considered dead before the striker has had an opportunity to play it.
(b) If the ball becomes dead or is to be considered dead after the striker has had an
opportunity to play the ball, except in the circumstances of 3(vi) above and Law
42.4 (Deliberate attempt to distract striker), no additional delivery shall be
allowed unless No ball or Wide has been called.