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New ICC Test and ODI Playing conditions
ICC Media Release - 31 August 2001

New and amended Playing Conditions for all Test match and One Day International (ODI) cricket come into force from Saturday, 1st September.

For Test cricket the most significant changes are:

  • The mandatory use of lights, where available, to allow play to continue in conditions when natural light would prevent it. The decision to use lights will be at the discretion of the umpires.

  • Awarding of all 5 runs penalties on the field of play for disciplinary breaches covered by the Laws of the game (previously only restricted penalty runs could be awarded by the umpires). This will be for a trial period of twelve months. Penalty runs cover both Test and ODI matches.

  • In order to make up lost playing and spectating time after stoppages, a new provision now allows time to be added to the scheduled playing hours for the next, and subsequent day(s). This is limited to an additional hour per day, and where conditions allow the first 30 minutes will be added prior to the scheduled start of the first session, and the remainder added to the last session.

  • Introduction of a no ball penalty for short pitched deliveries that prevent the striker from being able to hit them with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke. The existing two bouncer per over rule is maintained.

  • Judging of leg side wides, including deliveries going down the leg side when bowled into the rough outside leg stump. ICC wishes to encourage attacking bowling, particularly by spinners seeking to exploit the rough, but equally believes that umpires should be able to use judgement in calling wides, when appropriate.

    Playing Conditions for ODI Cricket

    A number of new Playing Conditions have also been introduced for One Day International matches:

  • The bowling of one bouncer per over

  • Allocation of bonus points for tournaments and series involving three or more teams. Winning teams will be awarded four points, with a tie or no result counting for two points. A single bonus point will be available to the team that achieves victory with a run rate 1.25 times that of its opponent. See below for detailed explanation and examples.

  • The Duckworth Lewis method for re-calculating target scores is to be used for a further three years

    ODI Bonus Point System

  • 1 Bonus point for any team that achieves victory with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

  • A team's run rate will be calculated by reference to the number of runs scored divided by the number of overs faced.

  • Where a side is all out, the number of overs to be used is the maximum number of overs that side was otherwise eligible to face.

  • Where matches are shortened and targets revised through the Duckworth/Lewis system, bonus run rates and bonus defensive targets are derived as a function of the revised target score and maximum overs.

    Team Batting First Team Batting Second Team Bowling Second
    Score Run Rate Req'd Run
    Rate
    Overs to
    Win
    Req'd Run
    Rate
    Target
    Score
    300 6 7.5 40 4.8 240
    275 5.5 6.875 40 4.4 220
    250 5 6.25 40 4 200
    225 4.5 5.625 40 3.6 180
    200 4 5 40 3.2 160
    175 3.5 4.375 40 2.8 140
    150 3 3.75 40 2.4 120
    125 2.5 3.125 40 2 100
    100 2 2.5 40 1.6 80
    75 1.5 1.875 40 1.2 60

    A proposal originally adopted, for the introduction of a six run penalty for each over of an ODI innings not bowled, has subsequently been removed following further discussion by the Cricket Committee-Playing.

    The first Test matches played under the new Playing Conditions will be the Asian Test Championship fixtures and Zimbabwe's two Test series against South Africa.

    The new Conditions were approved by the ICC's Cricket Committee-Playing meeting of May 2001.

    Media notes: free copies of the new ICC Playing Conditions handbook will be available upon request, or collection from the ICC office at Lord's.

    Members of the ICC Cricket Committee-Playing were:

    
    Sunil Gavaskar, India, chairman	  Allan Border, Australia
    John Reid Jnr., New Zealand	  Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan
    Brian Basson, South Africa	  Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka
    Kris Srikkanth, India		  Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe
    Jackie Hendriks, West Indies	  A Roquibal Hassan, Bangladesh
    David Acfield, England		  Geoff Edwards, Canada
    John Everett, Scotland		  Harilal Shah, Kenya
    

    For more information, please contact:

    Mark Harrison
    ICC Communications Manager
    Tel: + 44 20 7266 7913/1818
    Mobile: 0787 944 1891
    Email: mark.harrison@icc-cricket.com

    or

    Clive Hitchcock
    ICC Cricket Operations Manager
    Tel: 00 44 207 266 7909

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