Rule about fielders behind batsman

memphiscricket · 04-08-2010, 12:15 PM

Is there a rule in cricket about fielders behind square not allowed to walk-in? I have seen umpires call a no-ball or a dead-ball sometimes, but am not able to find that rule anywhere.

Any guidance is much appreciated.

kingkallis · 04-08-2010, 12:31 PM

Nope, there is no such rule there.

I am aware of 1 rule though and its about having 2 fielders behind square. You cant have more than 2 fielders behind the square, adding 3rd might end up as a no-ball.

outbreak · 04-08-2010, 04:55 PM

The rule that got called in a game recently (i forget which match it was now maybe england v bangladesh?) was that fielders must walk in a straight line when they walk in. Nothing about what position they were relevant to the batsmen just they had to walk straight so they kept the same position. The commentary used an example of a fielder behind the batsmen running out of his vision into a new fielding spot.

Faisal1985 · 04-08-2010, 05:34 PM

no such rule that i know of....

Julian87 · 04-08-2010, 10:22 PM

Yeah you're not allowed to change your fielding position once the run up has started. You can walk/charge in but you're not allowed to sweep around into a different position.

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memphiscricket Cricket Spectator Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Memphis Posts: 1	Rule about fielders behind batsman Is there a rule in cricket about fielders behind square not allowed to walk-in? I have seen umpires call a no-ball or a dead-ball sometimes, but am not able to find that rule anywhere. Any guidance is much appreciated.

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kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,721	Nope, there is no such rule there. I am aware of 1 rule though and its about having 2 fielders behind square. You cant have more than 2 fielders behind the square, adding 3rd might end up as a no-ball. __________________ CricZo XI - Draft League Season 1 M Hayden, G Gooch, R Dravid, W Hammond, K Pietersen, G Sobers, R Marsh (wk), R Benaud (c), D Steyn, W Hall, N Adcock Season 2 J Hobbs, B Richards, D Boon, H Taylor, C Lloyd (c), A Stewart (wk), T Goddard, A Davidson, H Tayfield, C Ambrose, H Griffith Season 3 H Sutcliffe, M Hayden, I Chappell (c), G Pollock, A Faulkner, M Hussey, D Lindsay (wk), I Botham, A Kumble, M Marshall, D Lillee

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Faisal1985 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 4,260	no such rule that i know of.... __________________ BE AFRIDI! Be VERY AFRIDI!!

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outbreak State 12th Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: australia Posts: 725	The rule that got called in a game recently (i forget which match it was now maybe england v bangladesh?) was that fielders must walk in a straight line when they walk in. Nothing about what position they were relevant to the batsmen just they had to walk straight so they kept the same position. The commentary used an example of a fielder behind the batsmen running out of his vision into a new fielding spot.

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Julian87 International 12th Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ashfield Posts: 1,623	Yeah you're not allowed to change your fielding position once the run up has started. You can walk/charge in but you're not allowed to sweep around into a different position.

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