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LAW 26 BYE AND LEG BYE
If the ball, not being a No ball or a Wide, passes the striker without touching his
bat or person, any runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance shall
be credited as Byes to the batting side.
(a) If the ball, not having previously touched the striker’s bat, strikes his person
and the umpire is satisfied that the striker has
either (i) attempted to play the ball with his bat,
or (ii) tried to avoid being hit by the ball,
then any runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance shall be credited
to the batting side as Leg byes, unless No ball has been called.
(b) If No ball has been called, the runs in (a) above, together with the penalty for
the No ball, shall be scored as No ball extras.
If in the circumstances of 2(a) above, the umpire considers that neither of the
conditions (i) and (ii) has been met, then Leg byes will not be awarded. The
batting side shall not be credited with any runs from that delivery apart from the
one run penalty for a No ball if applicable. Moreover, no other penalties shall be
awarded to the batting side when the ball is dead. See Law 42.17 (Penalty runs).
The following procedure shall be adopted.
(a) If no run is attempted but the ball reaches the boundary, the umpire shall call
and signal Dead ball, and disallow the boundary.
(b) If runs are attempted and if
(i) neither batsman is dismissed and the ball does not become dead for any
other reason, the umpire shall call and signal Dead ball as soon as one
run is completed or the ball reaches the boundary. The batsmen shall
return to their original ends. The run or boundary shall be disallowed.
(ii) before one run is completed or the ball reaches the boundary, a
batsman is dismissed, or the ball becomes dead for any other reason,
all the provisions of the Laws will apply, except that no runs and no
penalties shall be credited to the batting side, other than the penalty for
a No ball if applicable.