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1. Byes
If the ball, not being a No ball or a Wide,
passes the striker without touching his bat or
person, any runs completed by the batsmen or a
boundary allowance shall be credited as Byes to the
batting side.
2. Leg byes
(a) If a ball delivered by the bowler first
strikes the person of the striker, runs shall be
scored only if the umpire is satisfied that the
striker has either
(i) attempted to play the ball with his bat,
or (ii) tried to avoid being hit by the ball.
If the umpire is satisfied that either of these
conditions has been met, and the ball makes no
subsequent contact with the bat, runs completed by
the batsmen or a boundary allowance shall be
credited to the batting side as in (b). Note,
however, the provisions of Laws 34.3 (Ball lawfully
struck more than once) and 34.4 (Runs permitted
from ball lawfully struck more than once).
(b) The runs in (a) above shall,
(i) if the delivery is not a No ball, be scored as
Leg byes.
(ii) if No ball has been called, be scored together
with the penalty for the No ball as No ball extras.
3. Leg byes not to be awarded
If in the circumstances of 2(a) above the
umpire considers that neither of the conditions (i)
and (ii) therein has been met, then Leg byes will
not be awarded. The batting side shall not be
credited with any runs from that delivery apart
from the one run penalty for a No ball if
applicable. Moreover, no other penalties shall be
awarded to the batting side when the ball is dead.
See Law 42.17 (Penalty runs). The following
procedure shall be adopted.
(a) If no run is attempted but the ball reaches the
boundary, the umpire shall call and signal Dead
ball, and disallow the boundary.
(b) If runs are attempted and if
(i) neither batsman is dismissed and the ball does
not become dead for any other reason, the umpire
shall call and signal Dead ball as soon as one run
is completed or the ball reaches the boundary. The
batsmen shall return to their original ends. The
run or boundary shall be disallowed.
(ii) before one run is completed or the ball
reaches the boundary, a batsman is dismissed, or
the ball becomes dead for any other reason, all the
provisions of the Laws will apply, except that no
runs and no penalties shall be credited to the
batting side, other than the penalty for a No ball
if applicable.
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