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OMERSET CRICKET LEAGUEBouncers – Beamers – No Balls
It was agreed by the Extraordinary General Meeting – April 20th 2006 that a statement should be put out giving guidance to the use of high pitched balls and that
all clubs should adopt this code for the 2006 season.The code reads as follows:-
• A ball that passes the batsman, standing in a normal upright batting
stance at the crease, above waist height without pitching must be called
‘No Ball’ at the first instance. See further details in the Handbook,
page 40 under the section ‘No Ball’.
• A ball that pitches and then passes the batsman, standing in a normal
upright batting stance at the crease, above head height must be called
‘No Ball.’
• A ball that pitches and then passes the batsman, standing in a normal
upright batting stance at the crease, between the shoulder and the top of
the head may only be bowled once per over and the umpire should
indicate that this ball has been bowled for that over. If the bowler
bowls another similar delivery in the same over then that ball must be
called ‘No Ball.’
• These bowling regulations should be read in conjunction with
‘ AGuide to the Common Laws of Cricket’
published in the SomersetCricket League Handbook on pages 40/41.
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