Laws of Cricket

MCC revised and re-wrote the Laws for the new Millennium. The major innovation in the 2000 Code is the introduction of the Spirit of Cricket as a Preface to the Laws.

Summary of Changes to Laws in 2000 Code
Penalty Runs in the Laws - as per Law 42.17

Preface
The Preamble, The Spirit of Cricket
Definitions and explanations of words or phrases not defined in the text (Appendix D)

Law 1: The Players
Law 2: Subs/runners, leaving field, retiring, commencing innings
Law 3: The Umpires
Law 4: The Scorers
Law 5: The ball
Law 6: The bat
Law 7: The Pitch
Law 8: The Wickets
Law 9: Bowling, Popping and Return Creases
Law 10: Preparation and maintenance of the playing area
Law 11: Covering the Pitch
Law 12: Innings
Law 13: The follow-on
Law 14: Declaration and Forfeiture
Law 15: Intervals
Law 16: Start of Play; Cessation of Play
Law 17: Practice on the Field
Law 18: Scoring Runs
Law 19: Boundaries
Law 20: Lost Ball
Law 21: The Result
Law 22: The Over
Law 23: Dead ball
Law 24: No ball
Law 25: Wide ball
Law 26: Bye and leg bye
Law 27: Appeals
Law 28: The wicket is down
Law 29: Batsman out of his ground
Law 30: Bowled
Law 31: Timed out
Law 32: Caught
Law 33: Handled the ball
Law 34: Hit the ball twice
Law 35: Hit wicket
Law 36: Leg before wicket
Law 37: Obstructing the field
Law 38: Run out
Law 39: Stumped
Law 40: The wicket-keeper
Law 41: The fielder
Law 42: Fair and unfair play

Appendix A (Law 8) The wickets
Appendix B (Laws 7 and 9) Pitch
Appendix C (Law 40.2) Gloves
Appendix D