In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one or two runs (depending upon the competition) to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled. In addition, the number of ways in which the batsman can be given out is reduced. No balls are not uncommon. A typical number occurring in a game might be in the range 10-30. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Muttiah Muralitharan bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. ... In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ... Darren Gough bowling In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. ... In the sport of cricket, a dismissal occurs when the batsman is out (also known as the fielding side taking a wicket and/or the batting side losing a wicket). ...

No Balls

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What constitutes a no ball

A no ball may be called for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, it is the result of a bowler's breaking one of the first two rules below (a front foot no ball or back foot no ball). Dangerous deliveries (beamers) are another common reason. In the terminology of the game of cricket, a beamer (less commonly beam ball) is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes above the batsmans waist height. ...

While there are a number of bowlers who have been called for throwing, rather than bowling, most notably Muttiah Muralitharan, this remains a relatively uncommon occurrence at the highest levels of cricket. Other violations resulting in no balls being called are sufficiently rare as to be scarcely heard of in the modern era. Muttiah Muralitharan (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. ...

An umpire will rule a no ball under any of the following conditions: An umpire in cricket (from the Old French Nompere meaning not equal, i. ...

Illegal action by the bowler

• If the bowler bowls without some part of the front foot (either grounded or raised) behind the popping crease.
• If the bowler bowls with the back foot not wholly inside the return crease (it cannot touch the line).
• If the bowler throws, rather than bowls, the ball. (See bowling (cricket) for an explanation.)
• If the bowler changes the arm with which he bowls without notifying the umpire.
• If the bowler changes the side of the wicket from which he bowls without notifying the umpire.
• If the bowler bowls underarm (made illegal in 1982).
• If the bowler bowls the ball before actually entering the "delivery stride".
• If the ball rolls or bounces more than twice before reaching the batsman's popping crease.
• If the ball comes to rest before reaching the batsman's popping crease.
• If the ball does not touch the ground in its flight between the wickets and reaches the batsman at a height above his waist when delivered by a fast bowler (this delivery is called a 'Beamer') or the shoulder when delivered by a slow bowler.
• (In Test matches) If, for the third or subsequent time in a single over, a ball bounces over the batsman's shoulder.
• (In one-day matches) If, for the second or subsequent time in a single over, a ball bounces over the batsman's shoulder.

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Illegal action by a fielder

• If the wicket-keeper moves in front of the wicket at the opposite end before the ball passes that wicket or touches the batsman or his bat.
• If any fielder touches or passes over the pitch before the ball passes the batsman's wicket or touches the batsman or his bat.
• If, at the instant of delivery, there are more than two fielders, excluding the wicket-keeper, behind the batsman's popping crease and on the leg side. (See Bodyline for an explanation of why this rule exists.)
• (In one-day matches) If, at the instant of delivery, there are more than five fielders on the leg side.
• (In one-day matches) If, during the first fifteen overs of a domestic match or the powerplay overs of an international match, and at the instant of delivery, there are more than two fielders in the outfield as demarcated by a line marked on the field.

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Effects of a no ball

The umpire signals a no ball by holding one arm out horizontally. If the call is for illegal placement of the bowler's feet, the umpire will also shout "No ball", giving the batsman some warning that the ball is a no ball. A batsman with quick enough reflexes can take advantage of this by playing an otherwise overly aggressive shot at the ball.

A batsman may not be ruled out bowled, leg before wicket, caught, stumped, or hit wicket off a no ball. (In some types of short form cricket the batsman may not be out by these methods on the following ball either.) In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. ... Short form cricket is a collective term for several modified forms of the sport of cricket, with playing times significantly shorter than more traditional forms of the game. ...

He may be out run out, handled the ball, hit the ball twice, or obstructing the field.

A no ball does not count as one of the six balls in an over, but it does count as a ball faced by the batsman.

When a no ball is bowled, a number of runs are awarded to the batting team, the number varying depending on local playing conditions in force. In Test cricket the award is one run; in some domestic competitions, particularly one-day cricket competitions, the award is two runs. These runs are scored as extras and are added to the team's total, but are not added to any batsman's total. In the sport of cricket, an extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball. ...

If the batsman hits the ball he may take runs as normal. These are scored as runs by the batsman, as normal. The batsman may also score leg byes or byes and these are recorded as no balls extras. In the sport of cricket, a leg bye is a run scored by the batting team when the batsman has not hit the ball with his bat, but the ball has hit the batsmans body or protective gear. ... In the sport of cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batsman and the ball has not hit the batsmans body. ...

If a ball qualifies as a no ball and a wide, the umpire will call it a no ball, rather than a wide. In the sport of cricket, a wide is one of two things: The event of a ball being delivered by a bowler too wide or high to be hit by the batsman, and ruled so by the umpire. ...

No balls are considered to be the fault of the bowler, and are recorded as a negative statistic in a bowler's record.

See also

• Cricket statistics
• Cricket terminology