Lincolnshire County Cricket League Handbook 1971

"The luncheon interval shall be limited to the pre– viously agreed ;period ,if ,an innings ends within 10 minutes of the scheduled commencement" 2 Law 26-No Ball . Experimental 1 Law 26 will become law when r · ·ed by the MC.C. in 1971. A diagram of the measurements and marking:; of the creases are .published .on ~he leaflet. 3 Law 30, Note 1-Leg byes The following Experimental Note 1 to ,Law 30 shall apply: ",Leg byes shall be scored only 'if, in the opinion of the Umpires, the striker: (a) has attempted ,to play the ball with his bat, or (b) has tried to avoid being hit by the ball. In the case of deflection by the striker's person, other than ·in ( a) or ( b) above, the Umpire shall call 'Dead Ball' as soon as one run has been completed, or ·the ball has reached the boundary and ,such runs shall be disallowed. The batsmen will return to their original ends." 4 Law 35-Caught The following Experimental 'Law shall apply: "The striker is out 'Caught'-if the ball, ·from a stroke off ,the bat or off ,a hand holding the bat, but not the wrist, be held by a Fieldsman before it ~ouches the ground, although it be hugged to the body by the catcher, or be accidentally lodged in his dress. The 1Fieldsman must have no part of his body grounded ·outside the playing area in the act of, or as a result of, making ~he catch. Delete present Note 2 add new Note ~ Note 2 The act of making the catch starts from t he t ime when the fleldsman first handles ,the ball. , , The Fieldsman having caught the ball, must 1in control of the ball within the field of play. lr his momentum after ,taking the catch causes him ~o ground some ,part of his person outside the boun– dary the batsman •is not out. If the ,Fieldsman carries the ball ,over the boundary, ,six runs are scored; if he disposes of