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6. Dangerous and unfair bowling
(b) Bowling of high full pitched balls
(i) Any delivery, other than a slow paced one, which passes
or would have passed on the full above waist height of the
striker standing upright at the crease is to be deemed
dangerous and unfair, whether or not it is likely to inflict
physical injury on the striker.
(ii) A slow delivery which passes or would have passed on
the full above shoulder height of the striker standing
upright at the crease is to be deemed dangerous and
unfair, whether or not it is likely to inflict physical injury on
the striker.
7. Dangerous and unfair bowling – action by the umpire
(a) As soon as the umpire at the bowler’s end decides under 6(a)
above that the bowling of fast short pitched balls has become
dangerous and unfair, or, except as in 8 below, there is an
instance of dangerous and unfair bowling as defined in 6(b)
above, he shall call and signal No ball and, when the ball is
dead, caution the bowler, inform the other umpire, the captain
of the fielding side and the batsman of what has occured. This
caution shall continue to apply throughout the innings.
(b) If there is any further instance of dangerous and unfair
bowling by the same bowler in the same innings, the umpire
at the bowler’s end shall repeat the above procedure and
indicate to the bowler that this is a final warning.
Both the above caution and final warning shall continue to apply
even though the bowler may later change ends.
(c) Should there be any further repetition by the same bowler in
that innings, the umpire shall
(i) call and signal No ball.
(ii) direct the captain, when the ball is dead, to take the
bowler off forthwith. The over shall be completed by
another bowler, who shall neither have bowled the
previous over nor be allowed to bowl the next over.
The bowler thus taken off shall not be allowed to bowl
again in that innings.
(iii) report the occurrence to the other umpire, the batsmen
and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting
side.
(iv) report the occurrence, with the other umpire, as soon as
possible to the Executive of the fielding side and to any
Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take
such action as is considered appropriate against the
captain and bowler concerned.
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