WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
Late on day 1 of a 2 dayer, a day 1 only (to be replaced player) is batting and faces the last ball of the day and scores a single. Next week he is to be replaced by a player named on the team list (in the correct fashion).
Which player puts on the pads and faces up to the first ball next week?
The actual replacement player named on the team list or any other batter who has not yet batted?
Also if the last over is being bowled by a day 1 only (to be replaced player) and there is a bad light call or a wicket falls part way through the over and stumps is called. Next week the bowler is to be replaced by a player named on the team list (in the correct fashion).
Which player completes the remainder of the over?
The actual replacement player named on the team list or any other bowler other than the guy who bowled the previous over?
DISCUSSION
Bizarre as it sounds this actually does come up from time to time.
Regulations 23.1.5, 23.1.6 and 23.1.7 might benefit from some review to make clear that the day two replacement player is not obliged to continue the innings or the over of his day 1 replaced counterpart.
Also if the Day 1 replaced player is out then the Day 2 player will be out (he can bat in the second innings). (Common enough...)
Also if the Day 1 replaced player is suspended (throwing, running on the wicket or intimidatory bowling etc) then the Day 2 replacement player is also suspended. (Very very rare...)
Okay...
| OLD REGULATION | PROPOSED NEW WORDING |
| 23.1.5 If the Day One Replaced player is out then the Day Two Replacement player is out in any continuing innings. | 23.1.5 If the Day One Replaced player is out in any continuing innings then the Day Two Replacement player is also out. |
| 23.1.6 If the Day One Replaced player is suspended from bowling in any continuing innings then the Day Two Replacement player is also suspended from bowling. |
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| 23.1.6 If the Day One Replaced player has bowled or is bowling in a continuing innings then the Day Two Replacement player can continue bowling. | 23.1.7 If the Day One Replaced player is part way through an over in a continuing innings at stumps on Day One then the over may be completed by any member of the fielding team except the one who bowled the immediately previous over. |
| 23.1.8 If the Day One Replaced player is not out in a continuing innings at stumps on Day One then the batting can be resumed by any member of the batting team who is not out and subject to Law 25.4 (Batter Retiring). | |
| 23.1.7 A Day Two Replacement player may continue batting or bowling in any unfinished innings or keep wickets and field as if named in the initial 11 players. | 23.1.9
A Day Two Replacement player may continue batting or bowling in any
unfinished innings or keep wickets or field as if named in the initial
11 players. |
| Renumber remaining regulations 23.1.10 to 23.1.16 |
ABM 10-Jun-2022
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Not sure why a bowling suspension would be applied to a previously agreed replacement player.... The replacement player didn't run in the protected zone.
ReplyDeleteIt's in the Laws of cricket. A suspended bowler is a bit like a batsman who is out. I think there's a parallel there.
ReplyDeleteIt is actually a v*e*r*y rare occurrence. In 12 years of umpiring Subbies cricket I have suspended a bowler once and that was a day 2 so this still would not have mattered.
Relax, it's not really an issue...