MODEL QUESTION – 2
Q1. What is maximum time for absent penalty? (LAW 24.2.3)
Ans: Limited to a maximum of 90 minutes.
Q.2. A player comes on the field without permission and comes in contact with the ball in
play, what action you can take? (LAW 24.4)
Ans: The ball shall immediately become dead.
- The umpire shall award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side.
- Runs completed by the batsmen shall be scored together with the run in
progress if they had already crossed at the instant of the offence.
- The ball shall not count as one of the over.
- The umpire shall inform the other umpire, the captain of the fielding side,
the batsmen and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of the
reason for this action.
- The umpires together shall report the occurrence as soon as possible after the
match to the Executive of the offending side and to any Governing Body
responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered
appropriate against the captain, any other individuals concerned and, if
appropriate, the team.
Q3. When is an opening batsman’s innings commence? (LAW 25.2)
Ans: The innings of the first two batsmen, and that of any new batsman on the
resumption of play after a call of Time, shall commence at the call of Play.
Q.4 A batsman retires with serious injury when he can bat again? (LAW 25.4.4)
Ans: Only at the fall of a wicket or the retirement of another batsman.
Q.5. If a wicketkeeper collects the in front of the line of the striker's wicket as a striker end
umpire what action will you take? (LAW 27.3)
Ans: The striker’s end umpire shall call and signal No ball as soon as applicable after
the delivery of the ball.
Q6. If a fielder fields the ball with his cap what action will you take? (LAW 28.2)
Ans: The ball shall immediately become dead and
- the penalty for a No ball or a Wide shall stand.
- any runs completed by the batsmen shall be credited to the batting side,
together with the run in progress if the batsmen had already crossed at the
instant of the offence.
- the ball shall not count as one of the over.
In addition, the umpire shall
- award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side.
- inform the other umpire and the captain of the fielding side of the reason for
this action.
- inform the batsmen and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting
side of what has occurred.
The umpires together shall report the occurrence as soon as possible after the
match to the Executive of the offending side and to any Governing Body responsible for
the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain,
any other individuals concerned and, if appropriate, the team.
Q.7. A batsman did not attempt to play the ball with his bat the ball hits his pad and the ball
touches the helmet kept on the ground what will be your decision? (LAW 23.3)
Ans: The umpire shall call and signal Dead ball as soon as the ball touches the helmet
kept on the ground. The umpire shall then
- disallow all runs to the batting side;
- return any not out batsman to his/her original end;
- signal No ball to the scorers if applicable;
- -award any 5-run Penalty that is applicable except for Penalty runs under
Law 28.3 (Protective helmets belonging to the fielding side).
[Link] duty to remake the wicket when the ball is dead? (LAW 29.3)
Ans: The umpire.
Q.9 Who can make appeal? (LAW 31.1)
Ans: Any fielder can make appeal.
Q10. Who can withdraw the appeal and to whom? (LAW 31.8)
Ans: The captain of the fielding side may withdraw an appeal only after obtaining the
consent of the umpire within whose jurisdiction the appeal falls.
