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1. Practice on the field
(a) There shall be no bowling or batting practice
on the pitch, or on the area parallel and
immediately adjacent to the pitch, at any time on
any day of the match.
(b) There shall be no bowling or batting practice
on any other part of the square on any day of the
match, except before the start of play or after the
close of play on that day. Practice before the
start of play
(i) must not continue later than 30 minutes before
the scheduled time or any rescheduled time for play
to start on that day.
(ii) shall not be allowed if the umpires consider
that, in the prevailing conditions of ground and
weather, it will be detrimental to the surface of
the square.
(c) There shall be no practice on the field of play
between the call of Play and the call of Time, if
the umpire considers that it could result in a
waste of time. See Law 42.9 (Time wasting by the
fielding side).
(d) If a player contravenes (a) or (b) above he
shall not be allowed to bowl until either at least
one hour later than the contravention or there has
been at least 30 minutes of playing time since the
contravention whichever is sooner. If an over is in
progress at the contravention, he shall not be
allowed to complete that over.
2. Trial run up
No bowler shall have a trial run up between the
call of Play and the call of Time unless the umpire
is satisfied that it will not cause any waste of
time.
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