REVISING CRICKET LAWS

Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1947, Page 7

REVISING CRICKET LAWS

Rereiveil Tucsduv, 7 p.m. I.OXDOX, Jan. (3. Tiii' .M.C.C. Coniinitlee has preparedn ■i:t ! drat't proposals for the rcvision of: itif laws of cricket after speuding two. •ii'.M-v 011 their immense ta.sk, savs the i'ailv Telcgraph. The proposed ro-' . I -finis. whiidi were first published in' 1 J) 45, iLave been cireulatedi i"i- I'Miiniii'ut aiuong the governing! ■ "'dics of all erirkel playing countries. ' >o! ic have already been adopted as iu : ,c case of the law governing the use' •ifd sizc of bulls. Otiiers liave been on :ra!. j Tiie M .C,C. has" been experimentiug 1 lli a rule eovering a deelaration if. -"'hj is scered iiii Ihe first day of a tliree-; imitrli, and the introdur tion of a ball after 55 overs. The M.C.C. piesent proposes to give these rules v) furtlier test during the coining seaf'"a. The tinal draft shows that the ! t-3 proposals liave been little altereil :u,d the draft will be subinitted to a ■;p" ial meeting of the M.C.C. at Lords ea May 7. The new eode will not operate until 1918 Hnglish season. The Tinies • in the inain proposals have "oi clmnged .much from 1945, but " Iwi c are two importaut alterations in the new. draft. No longer will a wicket be lleld to be "down" i! a bail has nie.i . i.v been uisfi'dged. The new law hiipulatea tnafc the l)ail must be renioved completely i'nin ihe t oi is of the s.tumps. and a ncte

'has been added to cover the possibility uf the bail falling and Jodging between two of tlie stumps. In tliis ease the v icnet aiso will be eonsidered broken. To avoid any danger of the bails janin mg together over centre stump, each is 'o be shorter by one-eighth of an iu: h and except for the grooves the tops of stumps are to be donieshaped. Tin-je is also a new law on the last over of the mateh. The M.C.C. pro1 oso... tliat this shall be played right out at the request of either captain even if a wicket falls after "time" has been reached.