Extra (cricket)
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In the sport
of cricket
, an extra (sometimes called a sundry) is a run
scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball
.
Other than runs scored off the bat from a no ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score. A game with many extras is often considered as untidy bowling
; conversely, a game having few extras is seen as tidy bowling.
The most common reason for a no ball is overstepping the popping crease for the front foot at the instant of delivery. A rarer reason is when the bowler's back foot touches or lands outside the return crease. A third reason for calling a no ball is when a bowler throws (or chucks) the ball.
The penalty for a no ball is one run (or, in some one-day
competitions, two runs, and/or a "free hit"); furthermore, the no ball does not count as one of the six in an over
and an extra ball is bowled, but it does count as a ball faced by the batsman as far as his personal statistics are concerned.
The run awarded for the no ball is not credited to an individual batsman's score but is tallied separately as part of the team's score. Any additional runs scored by the batsman off the bat, whether by running or by a boundary, are included in the batsman's score.
It is possible for a team to score byes or leg byes (but not wides) from a delivery ruled a no ball, these are in addition to the run awarded for the no ball.
Since the 1980s a no ball has been scored against the bowler, making the bowling statistics more accurate.
, because bowling unplayable balls would be a way to "waste" the batting team's innings.
Byes may be scored off the same delivery as a wide (for example if the wicket keeper misses it, or there are overthrows), either by the batsmen running between the wickets or by a boundary. If a no ball is delivered wide, then it counts only as a no ball and is not scored as a wide.
When a wide is bowled the batting team are awarded a run, which is tallied separately on the scorecard and does not count towards an individual batsman's score. Additionally, a wide is not counted as one of the six balls in the over and a replacement is bowled.
In modern cricket a wide is counted against the bowler in their bowling statistics.
, whether or not the batsmen ran, then four byes are awarded. Any runs scored are tallied separately on the scorecard and do not count towards a batsman's individual score.
Byes may be scored from no balls and wides as well as from legal deliveries.
In modern cricket, byes are normally scored against the wicket keeper in their statistics.
(lbw) and the batsman either tried to avoid being hit or tried to hit the ball with the bat, the batsman may run. In this case, regardless of the part of anatomy touched by the ball, the runs scored are known as leg bye
s.
Leg byes can be scored from no balls or legal deliveries, and are counted only towards the team's score not an individual batsman's.
Unlike no balls, byes and wides, leg byes are not scored against the bowler or the wicket keeper, because they are not their fault.
Five penalty runs are awarded to the batting team (^^^or to the batsman in some cases) if:
Five penalty runs are awarded to the fielding side if the batting team:
The penalty runs are added to the fielding team's score in their previous innings, unless they have not yet batted, in which case the runs are added to their next innings.
A recent example of penalty runs being awarded was on 3rd of January 2010 in Cape Town, when South Africa were awarded five penalty runs after Graeme Swann
's delivery hit England wicket keeper Matt Prior's helmet.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, an extra (sometimes called a sundry) is a run
Run (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball
Cricket ball
A cricket ball is a hard, solid leather ball used to play cricket. Constructed of cork and leather, a cricket ball is heavily regulated by cricket law at first class level...
.
Other than runs scored off the bat from a no ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score. A game with many extras is often considered as untidy bowling
Bowling (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...
; conversely, a game having few extras is seen as tidy bowling.
No ball
An umpire may call a no ball when the bowler, wicket-keeper, or fielder commits an illegal action during bowling.The most common reason for a no ball is overstepping the popping crease for the front foot at the instant of delivery. A rarer reason is when the bowler's back foot touches or lands outside the return crease. A third reason for calling a no ball is when a bowler throws (or chucks) the ball.
The penalty for a no ball is one run (or, in some one-day
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
competitions, two runs, and/or a "free hit"); furthermore, the no ball does not count as one of the six in an over
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
and an extra ball is bowled, but it does count as a ball faced by the batsman as far as his personal statistics are concerned.
The run awarded for the no ball is not credited to an individual batsman's score but is tallied separately as part of the team's score. Any additional runs scored by the batsman off the bat, whether by running or by a boundary, are included in the batsman's score.
It is possible for a team to score byes or leg byes (but not wides) from a delivery ruled a no ball, these are in addition to the run awarded for the no ball.
Since the 1980s a no ball has been scored against the bowler, making the bowling statistics more accurate.
Wide
A ball being delivered too far from the batsman to strike it, provided that no part of the batsman's body or equipment touches the ball, is known as a wide. The definition of what counts as wide is far more strict in a limited overs match than in a TestTest cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, because bowling unplayable balls would be a way to "waste" the batting team's innings.
Byes may be scored off the same delivery as a wide (for example if the wicket keeper misses it, or there are overthrows), either by the batsmen running between the wickets or by a boundary. If a no ball is delivered wide, then it counts only as a no ball and is not scored as a wide.
When a wide is bowled the batting team are awarded a run, which is tallied separately on the scorecard and does not count towards an individual batsman's score. Additionally, a wide is not counted as one of the six balls in the over and a replacement is bowled.
In modern cricket a wide is counted against the bowler in their bowling statistics.
Bye
If the ball is not struck by the batsman's bat (nor connects with any part of the batsman's body) the batsmen may still run if they choose. If the ball reaches the boundaryBoundary (cricket)
Boundary has two distinct meanings in the sport of cricket:# the edge or boundary of the playing field, and# a manner of scoring runs.-Edge of the field:...
, whether or not the batsmen ran, then four byes are awarded. Any runs scored are tallied separately on the scorecard and do not count towards a batsman's individual score.
Byes may be scored from no balls and wides as well as from legal deliveries.
In modern cricket, byes are normally scored against the wicket keeper in their statistics.
Leg bye
If the ball hits the batsman's body, then provided the batsman is not out leg before wicketLeg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
(lbw) and the batsman either tried to avoid being hit or tried to hit the ball with the bat, the batsman may run. In this case, regardless of the part of anatomy touched by the ball, the runs scored are known as leg bye
Leg bye
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 batsman's body or protective gear.-Scoring leg byes:...
s.
Leg byes can be scored from no balls or legal deliveries, and are counted only towards the team's score not an individual batsman's.
Unlike no balls, byes and wides, leg byes are not scored against the bowler or the wicket keeper, because they are not their fault.
Penalty runs
As well as the runs scored as penalties for no balls and wides, since the changes to the laws in 2000, 5 penalty runs may be awarded for rarer breaches of the laws.Five penalty runs are awarded to the batting team (^^^or to the batsman in some cases) if:
- The ball strikes a fielder'sFielding (cricket)Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or running the batsman out.Cricket fielding position...
helmet when it is on the pitch but not being worn i.e. vacant (^^^if the ball hit by a batsman strikes such helmet)(see Fielding (cricket)#Protective equipment). - ^^^A fielder fields the ball other than with his person (for example, using a cap or other item of clothing).
- The ball is touched by a fielder who has returned to the field without the umpire's permission.
- The umpires decide that the fielding team have illegally changed the condition of the ballBall tamperingIn the sport of cricket, ball tampering is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. Under Law 42, subsection 3 of the Laws of Cricket, the ball may be polished without the use of an artificial substance, may be dried with a towel if it is wet, and have mud removed...
. - The fielding team deliberately distract or obstruct the batsman. (If the distraction or obstruction occurs before the striker receives the ball, the fielding team must first receive a warning, however penalty runs are awarded for the first instance of such an infringement after the striker has received the ball.)
- The fielding team deliberately pushes the in play to the boundary in order to keep the weaker batsman on strike.
- After being warned, the fielding team damage the protected area of the pitch or deliberately waste time between overs.
Five penalty runs are awarded to the fielding side if the batting team:
- Attempt to "steal" a run or run short
- Deliberately waste time after having been warned
- Damage the protected area of the pitch after two warnings.
The penalty runs are added to the fielding team's score in their previous innings, unless they have not yet batted, in which case the runs are added to their next innings.
A recent example of penalty runs being awarded was on 3rd of January 2010 in Cape Town, when South Africa were awarded five penalty runs after Graeme Swann
Graeme Swann
Graeme Peter Swann is an English international cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm offspinner, and also bats right-handed. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. He often fields at slip...
's delivery hit England wicket keeper Matt Prior's helmet.