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Cricket · Laws of Cricket

Law 12: Start of Play; Cessation of Play

3 parts · 15 tests · 150 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Law 12 covers the call of Play and the call of Time, removal of the bails, starting a new over, completing an over before an interval (and the 3-minute exception), the Last hour and its minimum 20 overs, reductions for interruptions and innings breaks, the conclusion of the match, the last over of the match and a bowler unable to complete an over in the Last hour.

12.121Start and Cessation of Play: Calls, Bails, New Overs and the 3-Minute Rule

The call of Play and the call of Time, removal of the bails, starting a new over, completing an over before an interval, and bringing an interval forward when less than 3 minutes remain.

Test 1The call of PlayTake a test

  1. Law 12.1 gives the call of Play to the bowler's end umpire.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · recall

  2. Before the first ball and on resumption after any interval or interruption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · recall

  3. Play is called at the start and on resumption after an interval or interruption, not after every over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · recall

  4. Play is called after an interruption ends.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · applied

  5. Law 12.1 is headed Call of Play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · recall

  6. Law 12.1 says any interval or interruption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · applied

  7. The Law makes no exception for short stoppages.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · applied

  8. Law 12.2 gives the call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  9. The call of Play (12.1) and the call of Time (12.2).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Laws 12.1 and 12.2 · recall

  10. The call of Play must come before the bowler starts.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.1 · applied

Test 2The call of Time and the bailsTake a test

  1. The bowler's end umpire calls Time at the session's end.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  2. Time is called when the ball is dead.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  3. Law 12.2 adds: as required by the Laws.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  4. See also Law 20.3 (Call of Over or Time).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  5. Law 12.3 requires removal from both wickets.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.3 · recall

  6. Law 12.3: after the call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.3 · recall

  7. Law 12.3 is headed Removal of bails.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.3 · recall

  8. Law 12.2 is headed Call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · recall

  9. The ball is dead and a session is ending, so Time is called.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · applied

  10. Any session of play ends with a call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.2 · applied

Test 3Starting a new overTake a test

  1. Law 12.4 is headed Starting a new over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  2. The test uses the umpire walking at normal pace.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  3. The position behind the stumps at the bowler's end.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  4. Before the time agreed for the next interval or for close of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  5. Law 12.4 refers to the circumstances set out in 12.5.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  6. Another over shall always be started at any time during the match, subject to the exceptions.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  7. 12.58 pm is before the agreed time of 1.00 pm.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · applied

  8. The umpire must arrive before the agreed time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · applied

  9. It refers to the next interval or close of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

  10. The umpire's own arrival is the test.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.4 · recall

Test 4Completing an over before an intervalTake a test

  1. Law 12.5.1 completes the over before the interval.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · recall

  2. Law 12.5.1 deals with an interval time reached during an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · recall

  3. The over is completed except as provided for in 12.5.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · recall

  4. Law 12.5 begins: other than at the end of the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5 · recall

  5. The over is completed before the interval.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · applied

  6. The over is completed first.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · applied

  7. Only the 12.5.2 exceptions allow it.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.1 · applied

  8. Law 12.5.2 applies when less than 3 minutes remains.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · recall

  9. A batter being dismissed or retiring, or the players leaving the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · recall

  10. Whether this occurs during an over or at the end of an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · recall

Test 5The 3-minute rule in casesTake a test

  1. Less than 3 minutes remains and a batter is dismissed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  2. Exactly 3 minutes is not less than 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  3. A batter retiring has the same effect as a dismissal here.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  4. Except at the end of an innings, an interrupted over is completed on resumption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  5. Except at the end of an innings.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · recall

  6. The interval is taken immediately, at the end of an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  7. The completion rule has an end-of-innings exception.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  8. Less than 3 minutes remained.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  9. The threshold is less than 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

  10. The players leaving with less than 3 minutes to go brings the interval forward.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.2 · applied

12.122The Last Hour: The 20 Overs and Time Lost

When the Last hour begins, the minimum 20 overs, further overs after the minimum, and how interruptions reduce the minimum by one over per complete 3 minutes lost.

Test 1The Last hour beginsTake a test

  1. Law 12.6: when one hour of Playing time remains by the agreed hours, the over in progress is finished and the next over is the first of the minimum 20; that period is the Last hour whatever it actually lasts.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  2. The over in progress shall be completed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  3. A minimum of 20 overs must be bowled.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  4. The next over is the first of the minimum.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  5. Provided a result is not reached earlier and there is no interval or interruption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  6. The period thereafter is referred to as the Last hour.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  7. It is the Last hour whatever its actual duration.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  8. Law 12.7 is headed Last hour of match, interruptions of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7 · recall

  9. The 20 overs are subject to no result being reached earlier.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  10. Law 12.6 sets the number of overs in the Last hour.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

Test 2After the minimum overs, and simple countsTake a test

  1. Further overs can be started only if the original time for close of play has not been reached.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  2. It is before the original time for close of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  3. Further overs need the original time not to have been reached.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  4. The time had been reached, so no further over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  5. According to the agreed hours of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · recall

  6. 20 minus 13 is 7.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  7. 20 minus 18 is 2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  8. 6.10 pm minus 5.40 pm is 30 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

  9. Law 12.8 covers innings breaks in the Last hour.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8 · recall

  10. One hour of Playing time remains at 5.00 pm.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.6 · applied

Test 3Time lost in the Last hourTake a test

  1. The minimum number of overs is reduced from 20.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7 · recall

  2. The time lost is counted from the call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.1 · recall

  3. Until the time for resumption as decided by the umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.1 · recall

  4. One over is deducted for every complete 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · recall

  5. One over for every complete 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · recall

  6. Law 12.7.3: each interruption is worked out on its own, one over for every full 3 minutes it lost, rather than adding the minutes of all the interruptions together first.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.3 · recall

  7. Law 12.7.3 requires a separate calculation for each interruption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.3 · recall

  8. Law 12.7.2 sets the rate.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · recall

  9. The time for resumption is as decided by the umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.1 · recall

  10. Law 12.7.1 counts it from the call of Time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.1 · recall

Test 4Working out the overs lostTake a test

  1. Nine minutes is three complete periods of 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  2. Two complete 3-minute periods fit in 8 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  3. There is no complete 3-minute period.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  4. 15 minutes is 5 overs, and 20 minus 5 is 15.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  5. 12 minutes is 4 overs, and 20 minus 4 is 16.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  6. Each 5-minute loss is 1 over, calculated separately.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.3 · applied

  7. 7 minutes gives 2 and 5 minutes gives 1; aggregating 12 minutes would wrongly give 4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.3 · applied

  8. 20 minutes is 6 complete periods, and 20 minus 6 is 14.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  9. 30 minutes is 10 complete 3-minute periods.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.2 · applied

  10. Each is calculated separately and none holds a complete 3 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.3 · applied

Test 5An interruption already in progress, and part-oversTake a test

  1. Only the time lost after the hour begins is counted.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.1 · recall

  2. Only the 9 minutes after the hour begins count.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.1 · applied

  3. Law 12.7.4.2 covers the over in progress at the start of the interruption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.2 · recall

  4. Law 12.7.4.2: the over that was in progress when the interruption began is finished on resumption, but it is not one of the minimum overs still to be bowled.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.2 · recall

  5. The over shall be completed on resumption of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.5 · recall

  6. The two part-overs between them count as one over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.5 · recall

  7. The two parts count together as one over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.5 · applied

  8. Law 12.7.4 covers it.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4 · recall

  9. Law 12.7.5 covers an interruption during an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.5 · recall

  10. Law 12.7.4.1 limits the count to time lost after that moment.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.1 · recall

12.123The Last Hour: Innings Breaks, Concluding the Match and the Last Over

The two calculations after an innings ends in the Last hour, when the match is concluded, the completion of the last over of the match, and a bowler unable to complete an over.

Test 1An innings ending in the Last hourTake a test

  1. Law 12.8 sets it from the end of the innings to 10 minutes later.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8 · recall

  2. Law 12.8.1 applies the calculations set out in 12.7.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.1 · recall

  3. Law 12.8.1 is the interval-in-progress case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.1 · recall

  4. Two calculations, set out in 12.8.3 and 12.8.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.2 · recall

  5. The greater of the two numbers is the minimum for the new innings.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.2 · recall

  6. Law 12.8.3 is the overs-remaining calculation.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

  7. Law 12.8.4 is the time-remaining calculation.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · recall

  8. It applies during the Last hour of the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8 · recall

  9. Law 12.8.2 chooses the greater result.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.2 · recall

  10. Law 12.8 is about a new innings started during the Last hour.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8 · applied

Test 2Overs remaining: the first calculationTake a test

  1. The number of overs that remain to be bowled, of the minimum in the Last hour.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

  2. Rounded up to the next whole number.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

  3. Three overs, for the interval, are deducted.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

  4. 14 minus 3 is 11.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · applied

  5. 9 minus 3 is 6.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · applied

  6. Round 12.5 up to 13, then subtract 3 to get 10.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · applied

  7. 18 minus 3 is 15.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · applied

  8. The three overs are for the interval.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

  9. 3 minus 3 is zero.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · applied

  10. It is based on overs remaining.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.3 · recall

Test 3Time remaining: the second calculationTake a test

  1. The time remaining until the agreed time for close of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · recall

  2. 10 minutes, for the interval, are deducted.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · recall

  3. One over for every complete 3 minutes, plus one more if a further part remains.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · recall

  4. 40 minus 10 is 30 minutes, or exactly 10 periods of 3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

  5. Ten minutes go to the interval; the Playing time left is split into 3-minute periods.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

  6. The leftover two minutes add one over to the complete periods.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

  7. 25 minus 10 is 15.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

  8. Deduct the interval first, then round the remainder up to the next over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

  9. A remaining part-period adds one over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · recall

  10. 10 minus 10 leaves no Playing time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.4 · applied

Test 4Choosing the greater, and concluding the matchTake a test

  1. The greater of the two is used.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.2 · applied

  2. The greater of the two is used.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.2 · applied

  3. Law 12.9.1.1 refers to Laws 16.1 to 16.4 and 16.5.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.1 · recall

  4. Both conditions are required, unless a result is reached earlier.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.2 · recall

  5. Law 12.9.1.3 refers to the completed final innings.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.3 · recall

  6. Law 12.9.2 concludes the match if no further play is possible.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.2 · recall

  7. Law 12.9.2 covers players leaving the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.2 · recall

  8. A wicket alone concludes nothing.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1 · recall

  9. Both the minimum overs and the agreed close of play time are needed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.2 · applied

  10. Both conditions are needed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.2 · applied

Test 5The last over of the match, and a bowler unable to finishTake a test

  1. Law 12.10 completes the over in progress.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · recall

  2. Either a result has been reached or the players have occasion to leave the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · recall

  3. Law 12.10: if the players have to leave the field during the final over of the match, play does not resume and the match ends there; the one exception is a scoring mistake under Law 16.9.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · applied

  4. Law 12.10 excepts the circumstances of Law 16.9.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · recall

  5. Law 16.9 is headed Mistakes in scoring.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · recall

  6. Law 12.11 applies Law 17.8.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.11 · applied

  7. The separate parts of the over count as one of the minimum to be bowled.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.11 · recall

  8. Law 17.8 is headed Bowler incapacitated or suspended during an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.11 · recall

  9. Law 12.10 is headed Completion of last over of match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.10 · recall

  10. Law 12.11 concerns a bowler who cannot finish an over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.11 · recall

Sources

MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd edition, 2022), Law 12 with Laws 11.7, 16.9, 17.8 and 20.3 as cross-references (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Laws, not reproduced)

  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.618
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.213
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.311
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.411
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.410
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.210
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.18
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.28
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.5.16
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.106
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.35
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.25
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.84
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.14
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.54
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.114
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.33
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.13
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.23
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.72
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.4.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.8.12
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Laws 12.1 and 12.21
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.51
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.7.41
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.11
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.1.31
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 12.9.11