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Cricket · Laws of Cricket

Law 24: Fielder's Absence; Substitutes

4 parts · 20 tests · 200 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Law 24 sets out when the umpires allow a substitute fielder and what a substitute may not do, a nominated player who returns after a substitute has acted, a fielder briefly outside the boundary, what an absent fielder must do, Penalty time (the 90 minute cap, no bowling until it is served, carrying it forward, unscheduled breaks), a Level 3 suspension, when an absence incurs no Penalty time, and a player returning without permission who touches the ball (dead ball, 5 Penalty runs, the report).

24.241Fielder's Absence and Substitutes: Substitute Fielders and Absence from the Field

When the umpires allow a substitute fielder (injury or illness during the match, or another wholly acceptable reason), what a substitute may not do (bowl, act as captain, keep wicket without consent), a nominated player who returns after a substitute has acted, a fielder briefly outside the boundary, and what an absent fielder must do (tell an umpire the reason, get consent to return, no bowling until Penalty time is served).

Test 1When a substitute fielder is allowedTake a test

  1. Law 24.1.1.1 covers a fielder who has been injured or become ill during the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1 · recall

  2. Law 24.1.1.2 leaves it to the umpires' view of a wholly acceptable reason.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.2 · recall

  3. The injury or illness has to have arisen while the match was in progress.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.1 · recall

  4. Law 24.1.1 allows a substitute for a fielder injured or taken ill during the match, or for another wholly acceptable reason; if the umpires are not satisfied on either count, no substitute may take the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1 · recall

  5. Law 24.1.1.2 is the second ground.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.2 · recall

  6. Law 24.1.1 begins: the umpires shall allow a substitute fielder.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1 · recall

  7. An injury that occurred during the match qualifies under 24.1.1.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.1 · applied

  8. Illness arising during the match is named in 24.1.1.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.1 · applied

  9. Law 24.1.1 gives two grounds: a fielder injured or taken ill during the match (24.1.1.1), or any other reason the umpires find wholly acceptable (24.1.1.2).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1 · recall

  10. Law 24.1.1.1 is the first ground.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.1 · recall

Test 2What a substitute fielder may not doTake a test

  1. Law 24.1.2 bars bowling and captaincy.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  2. The umpires' consent is the condition.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  3. A substitute may keep wicket only with the umpires' consent.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  4. The note in 24.1.2 points to Law 42.7.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  5. Law 42.7 gives additional points relating to Level 3 and Level 4 offences.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  6. Bowling is barred by Law 24.1.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  7. Law 24.1.2 makes no exception for bowling.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  8. Wicket-keeping is allowed with consent, so only two things are barred.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  9. Law 24.1.2 is the restrictions sub-clause.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  10. Fielding position is not restricted; consent is needed only for keeping wicket.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

Test 3The nominated player after a substitute has actedTake a test

  1. Law 24.1.3 allows it, subject to the listed provisions.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · recall

  2. A player who was absent needs the umpire's consent to come on during a session.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · applied

  3. Law 24.1.3 names 24.2, 24.3 and Law 42.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · recall

  4. Law 24.1.3: a substitute having acted does not itself bar him.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · applied

  5. 24.2.2.3 stops a player bowling until Penalty time is served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.3 · applied

  6. Law 24.1.3 is the third sub-clause of the substitute rules.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · recall

  7. A nominated player is one on the list of the side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · recall

  8. Law 24.1.2 bars a substitute from bowling at any time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  9. Law 24.2.2.2 requires consent for a return during a session.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · recall

  10. The listed provisions can restrict what he may do.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.3 · recall

Test 4Going outside the boundary, and an absent fielderTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.1: going briefly outside the boundary on duty is not absence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.1 · applied

  2. Law 24.2.1 covers the brief trip outside the boundary.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.1 · recall

  3. Law 24.2.2.1 requires the reason for the absence to be given to an umpire.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.1 · recall

  4. He shall not come on without the umpire's consent.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · recall

  5. The umpire shall give consent as soon as practicable.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · recall

  6. Law 24.2.2.3 links bowling to Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.3 · recall

  7. Inform an umpire, seek consent to return, and no bowling until Penalty time is served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2 · recall

  8. Law 24.4 applies only if the player comes into contact with the ball while it is in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  9. The sub-clause covers a fielder who fails to take the field at any time or leaves during play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2 · applied

  10. Law 24.2 is headed Fielder absent or leaving the field of play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2 · recall

Test 5Substitutes and absence: mixed casesTake a test

  1. An injury that occurred during the match qualifies.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.1 · applied

  2. In all other circumstances a substitute is not allowed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1 · applied

  3. Fielding is not restricted by Law 24.1.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  4. Only wicket-keeping needs consent.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · recall

  5. He needed the umpire's consent to come on.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · applied

  6. Law 24.1.1, 24.1.2 and 24.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1 · recall

  7. Law 24.2.1 says a brief trip outside on fielding duties is not leaving the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.1 · applied

  8. Law 24.1 is headed Substitute fielders.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1 · recall

  9. Law 24 is headed Fielder's absence; Substitutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24 · recall

  10. Law 24.1.2 bars only bowling and captaincy.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

24.242Fielder's Absence and Substitutes: Penalty Time

What Penalty time is, the 90 minute cap on unserved Penalty time, no bowling until it has been served, how a balance is carried forward when a player leaves again and into later days and innings, how stoppage time in an unscheduled break counts as served (for a fielder on the field and for one already off, who must notify an umpire in person), and worked figures.

Test 1Penalty time and its capTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.3 limits a player's unserved Penalty time to 90 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · recall

  2. The unserved time cannot exceed the cap of 24.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · applied

  3. Law 24.2.3 is the cap.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · recall

  4. Law 24.2.5: the player shall not bowl until all Penalty time has been served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · recall

  5. It is a period back on the field before bowling is allowed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.3 · recall

  6. Law 24.2.5 adds the Playing time off the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  7. Law 24.2.5 refers to the amount of Playing time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · recall

  8. The cap applies even when time is added.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · recall

  9. Law 24.2.5 is the no-bowling rule.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · recall

  10. The wording is unserved Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · recall

Test 2A balance carried forwardTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.4 carries the balance forward.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.4 · applied

  2. Law 24.2.4 covers leaving before serving it all.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.4 · recall

  3. The balance is carried forward and his new time off is added.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  4. Law 24.2.7 carries unserved time forward into the next day.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.7 · applied

  5. Law 24.2.7 says next and subsequent days and innings.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.7 · recall

  6. Law 24.2.7 is the carry-forward rule.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.7 · recall

  7. The unserved time stays until it is served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.7 · applied

  8. The new absence is added to the balance: 15 plus 25.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  9. 80 plus 30 would pass the cap, so the limit of 24.2.3 applies.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  10. The cap of 24.2.3 is written into 24.2.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · recall

Test 3An unscheduled break: the fielder on the fieldTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.6 counts stoppage time as served, provided the conditions are met.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · recall

  2. Law 24.2.6 speaks of an unscheduled break in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · recall

  3. Law 24.2.6.1 gives those two alternatives.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · recall

  4. Law 24.2.6.1 is the first case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · recall

  5. His side batting satisfies 24.2.6.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · applied

  6. Neither alternative of 24.2.6.1 is met.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · applied

  7. The two are taking the field or his side now batting.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · recall

  8. The notification rule belongs to fielders already off the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.1 · applied

  9. Only unscheduled breaks count; the listed intervals are scheduled.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · applied

  10. The stoppage time counts as Penalty time served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · applied

Test 4An unscheduled break: the fielder already offTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.6.2 requires notification of an umpire in person.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  2. The Law says notifies an umpire in person.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  3. The notice is due as soon as he is able to participate.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  4. Stoppage time before notification shall not count.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  5. Only the time after notification counts.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · applied

  6. Law 24.2.6.2 is the second case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  7. The same two alternatives as the fielder on the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

  8. The notification step is added for the absent fielder.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · applied

  9. The notice alone does not meet the second requirement.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · applied

  10. Notification plus one of the two alternatives.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · recall

Test 5Penalty time in numbersTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.5 allows bowling once all Penalty time has been served.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  2. 40 less 25 leaves 15 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  3. The Playing time off is added to his Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  4. The cap of 24.2.3 limits the total.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · applied

  5. Unserved Penalty time is carried forward into later days.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.7 · applied

  6. The stoppage time counts as served on the conditions of 24.2.6.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · applied

  7. He never notified, so none of the stoppage time earns credit.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.2 · applied

  8. 30 plus 20, within the cap.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.5 · applied

  9. Law 24.2.2.3 refers to Penalty time as described in 24.2.3 to 24.2.7 and 24.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.3 · recall

  10. Law 24.2.3, 24.2.4, 24.2.5, 24.2.6 and 24.2.7.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2 · recall

24.243Fielder's Absence and Substitutes: Level 3 Offences and Penalty Time Not Incurred

The effect of a Level 3 suspension on Penalty time for a fielder (Law 24.2.8) and for a substitute whose nominated player returns or does not return (Law 24.2.9), and when an absence incurs no Penalty time: after an external blow, or for another wholly acceptable reason but not illness or internal injury (Law 24.3).

Test 1A Level 3 offence by a fielderTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.8: the time off as a result of the suspension is not added if he takes the field at the end of it.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  2. The condition is taking the field when the suspension ends.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  3. Law 24.2.8 is the fielder case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  4. Law 42.4 is Level 3 offences and action by umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  5. The suspension time is not added when he returns at its end.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · applied

  6. Under Law 24.2.8 the suspension itself is not added to his unserved Penalty time, because he takes the field when it ends; the 20 minutes he already owed stay as they were.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · applied

  7. A substitute's offence is covered by 24.2.9.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · applied

  8. The sub-clause names a Level 3 offence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  9. The exclusion depends on his taking the field at the end.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · applied

  10. The suspension period is left out.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

Test 2A Level 3 offence by a substituteTake a test

  1. Law 24.2.9 covers the substitute.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9 · recall

  2. Law 24.2.9.1 leaves it out when he takes the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.1 · applied

  3. Any time off before the offence stays as unserved time, subject to the cap.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.1 · recall

  4. Law 24.2.9.2 treats the entire period as Penalty time, up to the maximum.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.2 · recall

  5. Law 24.2.9.2 is the second case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.2 · recall

  6. Law 24.2.9.1 is the first case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.1 · recall

  7. The suspension is left out; only the earlier 15 minutes stays.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.1 · applied

  8. The entire period of absence, 15 plus 30, becomes Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.2 · applied

  9. The same maximum as in Law 24.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.2 · recall

  10. It depends on whether the nominated player takes the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9 · recall

Test 3No Penalty time after an external blowTake a test

  1. Law 24.3.1 speaks of an external blow suffered during the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · recall

  2. Law 24.3.1 exempts the absence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · applied

  3. Law 24.3.1 covers being unable to take the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · applied

  4. Law 24.3.1 is the external blow sub-clause.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · recall

  5. The Law says justifiably left the field or is unable to take the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · recall

  6. The blow must have been suffered during the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · recall

  7. A strain from running is not a blow from outside.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · applied

  8. Law 24.3 begins: a nominated player's absence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

  9. The Law heading is Penalty time not incurred.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

  10. The Law says justifiably left the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · recall

Test 4Other wholly acceptable reasons, but not illnessTake a test

  1. Law 24.3.2 says in the opinion of the umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · recall

  2. The Law asks for other wholly acceptable reasons.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · recall

  3. Law 24.3.2 excludes illness and internal injury.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · recall

  4. Illness is expressly excluded.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  5. A strain is an internal injury, excluded by 24.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  6. The umpires' opinion of a wholly acceptable reason avoids Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  7. Law 24.3.2 is the second exemption.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · recall

  8. Law 24.3.2 excludes internal injury, leaving the external blow of 24.3.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · applied

  9. Illness allows a substitute under 24.1.1.1 but is excluded by 24.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  10. 24.1.1.1 gives the substitute and 24.3.1 the exemption from Penalty time.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.1 · applied

Test 5Suspension, exemption and the cap: mixed casesTake a test

  1. Law 24.3 is headed Penalty time not incurred.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

  2. Law 24.3.1 and Law 24.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

  3. The blow is exempt; the strain is an internal injury.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · applied

  4. He returned at the end, so the time is not added.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · applied

  5. Both concern the Penalty time effects of a Level 3 suspension.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.8 · recall

  6. 24.2.9 is the substitute case.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9 · recall

  7. The first names a blow; the second leaves other acceptable reasons to the umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

  8. The entire 100 minutes is treated as Penalty time, up to 90.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.2 · applied

  9. Illness is excluded from 24.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  10. The cap is 24.2.3 and the exemption is 24.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3 · recall

24.244Fielder's Absence and Substitutes: A Player Returning Without Permission

When Law 24.4 applies (a player who came on without consent touches the ball in play), the immediate dead ball, the five Penalty runs to the batting side, how the runs and the run in progress are scored, the ball not counting in the over, whom the umpire informs, the report after the match, worked figures, and true statements and errors across the whole of Law 24.

Test 1When Law 24.4 appliesTake a test

  1. Law 24.4 needs contact with the ball while in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  2. Law 24.4: the ball shall immediately become dead.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  3. Law 24.4 refers to coming on in contravention of 24.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  4. Both the entry without consent and the contact are required.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  5. With consent there is no contravention.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  6. The Law says while it is in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  7. The Law says immediately.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  8. Law 24.2.2.2 is the consent rule.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  9. The Law is headed Player returning without permission.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  10. Contact with the ball is the second requirement.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

Test 2What follows when the ball becomes deadTake a test

  1. Law 24.4 awards 5 Penalty runs to the batting side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  2. The offence is by the fielding side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  3. Law 24.4 says signal No ball or Wide to the scorers, if applicable.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  4. Law 24.4: the ball shall not count as one of the over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  5. They are scored with the run in progress if the batters had already crossed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  6. Law 24.4 scores it if they had crossed at the instant of the offence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  7. The run in progress counts only if they had crossed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  8. 24.4 provides for a report, not a suspension.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  9. The list has six items: the No ball or Wide signal, the 5 Penalty runs, the scoring of completed runs, the ball not counting in the over, informing the other umpire, captains and batters, and the report after the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  10. The umpire tells the scorers which of the two, if either, the ball was.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

Test 3Informing people, and the reportTake a test

  1. Law 24.4 lists the other umpire, the captain of the fielding side and the batters.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  2. Law 24.4 says as soon as practicable.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  3. Law 24.4 says the umpires together shall report.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  4. Law 24.4 names the Executive of the offending side and any Governing Body.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  5. The Law says as soon as possible after the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  6. They take such action as is considered appropriate.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  7. Law 24.4 names the captain, any other individuals concerned and, if appropriate, the team.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  8. Law 24.4 informs the batting captain later.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  9. Both duties send the report to the same parties: the Executive and any Governing Body.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  10. The Law provides for informing and reporting.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

Test 4Law 24.4 in numbersTake a test

  1. 5 Penalty runs are awarded to the batting side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  2. The completed run and the run in progress, plus 5 Penalty runs.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  3. Only one run had been completed, so it goes with the five Penalty runs.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  4. Law 24.4 has the umpire signal the No ball to the scorers, so its one-run penalty stands, and the 5 Penalty runs are added on top of it: six runs to the batting side in all.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  5. The ball shall not count as one of the over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  6. Law 17.3.2.5 names Law 24.4 among the balls that do not count.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  7. There was no contact with the ball.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  8. 24.4 applies only to a player in contravention of 24.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  9. No suspension is part of 24.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  10. Law 20.7.1.2 lists Law 24.4 among the exceptions to the valid-ball rule.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

Test 5Law 24 as a whole: clauses, statements and errorsTake a test

  1. Law 24.4 is the last clause of Law 24.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · recall

  2. Law 24.1, 24.2, 24.3 and 24.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24 · recall

  3. Law 24.2.2.2 requires consent to come on during a session after absence.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.2 · applied

  4. Law 24.2.3 sets the cap at 90 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · recall

  5. Consent is required only for wicket-keeping.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.2 · applied

  6. Law 24.2.3 says 90 minutes.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.3 · applied

  7. Law 24.3.2 excludes illness and internal injury.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.2 · applied

  8. The runs are awarded to the batting side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.4 · applied

  9. Unscheduled stoppage time is credited if the tests of 24.2.6 are met.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6 · applied

  10. Law 24.2.1 says he is not absent nor regarded as having left the field.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.1 · applied

Sources

MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd edition, 2022), Law 24 with Laws 11.1.2, 17.3.2.5, 20.7.1.2, 21.3.3, 28.3, 42.4 and 42.7.1 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 24.443
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.215
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.513
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.812
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.211
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.210
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.3.19
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.38
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.37
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.36
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.26
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.66
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.6.16
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.15
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.15
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.75
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.25
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.34
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.14
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.9.14
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.93
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.1.1.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.12
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 242
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.42
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 24.2.2.11