Laws Of Cricket

List out 42 Laws of Cricket

Here are the 42 laws of cricket as per the latest edition of the Laws of Cricket:

  1. The players.
  2. Substitutes and runners.
  3. The umpires.
  4. The scorers.
  5. The ball.
  6. The bat.
  7. The pitch.
  8. The wickets.
  9. Preparation and maintenance of the playing area.
  10. Covering the pitch.
  11. Intervals.
  12. Start of play; cessation of play.
  13. Innings.
  14. The follow-on.
  15. Declaration and forfeiture.
  16. The result.
  17. Practice on the field.
  18. Covering the ball.
  19. Boundaries.
  20. Lost ball.
  21. The umpires calling and control of matches.
  22. The umpires changing and other umpires.
  23. The umpires appointment and attendance.
  24. The umpires disputes.
  25. The match ball.
  26. Fair and unfair play.
  27. Appeals.
  28. The wicket is down.
  29. Batsman out of his/her ground.
  30. Batsman's ground.
  31. Bowled.
  32. Caught.
  33. Handled the ball.
  34. Hit the ball twice.
  35. Hit wicket.
  36. Leg before wicket.
  37. Obstructing the field.
  38. Run out.
  39. Stumped.
  40. The wicket is down.
  41. Fielder absent or leaving the field.
  42. Batsman retiring.
Each of these laws governs different aspects of the game, from the conduct of players and officials to the actions that result in the dismissal of a batsman or the cessation of play.
Laws Of Cricket