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Cricket · Laws of Cricket

Law 28: The Fielder

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

Law 28 sets out the protective equipment of fielders (gloves and external leg guards for the wicket-keeper alone), fielding the ball with the person and the wilful offences with their 5 Penalty runs, the fielding side's helmets on the ground, the limit of two on side fielders behind the popping crease, fielders not encroaching on the pitch, and unfair movement by fielders with its exceptions and penalties.

28.281The Fielder: Equipment and Fielding the Ball

Protective equipment of fielders (gloves and external leg guards for the wicket-keeper alone, hand or finger protection only with the umpires' consent) and fielding the ball with any part of the person, with the three wilful offences of illegal fielding.

Test 1Gloves and leg guards of fieldersTake a test

  1. Law 28.1: no fielder other than the wicket-keeper may wear gloves or external leg guards.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.1 bars them to every fielder except the keeper.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  3. Law 28.1 to 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · applied

  4. Law 28.1 is headed Protective equipment.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  5. Among the four, only gloves on the keeper are allowed; every other fielder is barred from both items by clause 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  6. The clause lists exactly two items and reserves both to the keeper.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  7. Law 28.1 gives gloves to the keeper alone.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  8. Law 28.4 to 28.6.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · applied

  9. Law 28.1 leaves gloves to the keeper alone.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  10. Law 28.1 makes the keeper the one exception.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

Test 2Hand and finger protectionTake a test

  1. Law 28.1: hand or finger protection may be worn only with the consent of the umpires.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  3. Law 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.1 allows it with the umpires' consent.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  5. Finger protection is permitted once the umpires agree; the other three rows are items the clause bars outright.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

  7. The consent covers hand or finger protection, not gloves.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  8. Law 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  9. Law 28.1 makes the umpires' consent a condition.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · applied

  10. Law 28.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.1 · recall

Test 3Fielding the ball with the personTake a test

  1. Law 28.2.1 allows any part of the person, with exceptions.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  3. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.1 says see Appendix A.12.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  5. Under Law 28.2.1 any part of the fielder's person may field the ball; a held object, clothing stretched out with the hands, or a discarded item that then hits the ball is illegal fielding.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.2.1: deemed to have fielded illegally if wilfully.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.1: while the ball is in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  8. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  9. Law 28.2 is headed Fielding the ball.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2 · recall

  10. Appendix A.12 makes a cap part of a fielder's person only while he wears it; held in the hand it is not, so using it to field the ball is illegal fielding under Law 28.2.1.1 and costs 5 Penalty runs.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.1 · applied

Test 4The three wilful offencesTake a test

  1. Law 28.2.1.1 to 28.2.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.2.1.2: he extends his clothing with his hands and uses it.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.2 · applied

  3. Law 28.2.1.1 to 28.2.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.1.3: discards an object which subsequently makes contact with the ball.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.3 · applied

  5. A towel is no part of the fielder, so using it wilfully to stop the ball is one of the three listed offences.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.2.1.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.2 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.1.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.1 · applied

  8. Law 28.2.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.2.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.3 · recall

  10. A foot is part of the person, so it is legal.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

Test 5Fielding the ball in casesTake a test

  1. Throwing the sunglasses at the ball is using something other than his person to field it (Law 28.2.1.1), and a discarded object striking the ball is covered by 28.2.1.3 as well; either way Law 28.2.3 makes the ball dead and awards 5 Penalty runs.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  2. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  3. Law 28.2.1.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.1: while the ball is in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  5. Law 28.2.1: any part of the person may be used.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.1.1 applies to any fielder, including the bowler.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.1 · applied

  8. Law 28.2.1, 28.2.2 and 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2 · applied

  9. A boot worn is part of the person.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · applied

  10. Law 28.2 comes before Law 28.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2 · recall

28.282The Fielder: Accidents, Penalties and Helmets

Accidental contact with an object (Law 28.2.2), the consequences of illegal fielding (dead ball, 5 Penalty runs, the ball not counting, telling those concerned and the report) and the fielding side's helmets on the ground (Law 28.3).

Test 1Accidental contact with an objectTake a test

  1. Law 28.2.2: not illegal if the item has accidentally fallen from the fielder's person.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · recall

  2. Law 28.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · applied

  3. Law 28.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.2 covers an object dropped by an umpire.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · applied

  5. Only the cap that dropped by itself is excused; the other three rows are wilful acts by the fielder.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · applied

  6. Law 28.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.1 needs a wilful act; Law 28.2.2 covers accident.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · recall

  8. Law 28.2.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · applied

  9. Law 28.2.2 deals with items that fell or were dropped, not with wilful acts.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · recall

  10. Law 28.2.2: accidentally fallen from the fielder's person.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.2 · recall

Test 2What follows illegal fieldingTake a test

  1. Law 28.2.3: the ball shall immediately become dead.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  2. Law 28.2.3: award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  5. Law 28.2.3: ball dead, 5 Penalty runs, ball does not count as one of the over.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  6. The delivery is struck from the count, so the bowler has to bowl another ball in its place.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.3: the penalty for a No ball or a Wide shall stand.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  8. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.2.3: any runs completed shall be credited.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  10. Law 28.2.3: together with the run in progress if the batters had already crossed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

Test 3Telling people and the reportTake a test

  1. Law 28.2.3: inform the other umpire and the captain of the fielding side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  2. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  4. Law 28.2.3: report as soon as possible after the match.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  5. Law 28.2.3: the Executive of the offending side and any Governing Body.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  6. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.3: action against the captain, any other individuals concerned and, if appropriate, the team.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  8. Law 28.2.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.2.3: the umpires together shall report.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

  10. Law 28.2.3: the Executive of the offending side.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.3 · recall

Test 4Helmets placed on the groundTake a test

  1. Law 28.3.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · recall

  3. Law 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · applied

  4. A helmet strike ends play at once: the ball stops being live and cannot be run on.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · recall

  5. Law 28.3.1: behind the wicket-keeper and in line with both sets of stumps.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · recall

  7. Law 28.3.2: signal No ball or Wide to the scorers, if applicable.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · recall

  8. Law 28.3.1, 28.3.2 and 28.3.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · applied

  10. Law 28.3.1 limits where it may be placed.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.1 · applied

Test 5Helmets and the cases that disallow runsTake a test

  1. Law 28.3.3 names Laws 23.3, 25.7 and 34.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  2. Laws 23.3, 25.7 and 34.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.3.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · applied

  4. Law 28.3.3 has the umpire disallow every run the batting side made from that delivery; separately, a 5-run Penalty that applies is still awarded, other than the helmet penalty of 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  5. Law 28.3.3: disallow all runs and return any not out batter to his original end.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · applied

  6. The batter who had changed ends goes back, so that the whole delivery is wiped as if no run had begun.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  7. Law 28.3.3: any 5-run penalty applicable except for Penalty runs under 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  8. Law 28.3.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.3.3 cites Law 23.3 (Leg byes not to be awarded).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

  10. Law 28.3.3 cites Law 25.7 (Restriction on the striker's runner).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.3 · recall

28.283The Fielder: On Side Limit and Encroaching on the Pitch

The limit of two on side fielders besides the keeper behind the popping crease at delivery (Law 28.4), how a fielder counts as behind the popping crease, and fielders not to be grounded on or extended over the pitch (Law 28.5), with the No ball and the umpires who call it.

Test 1The on side limitTake a test

  1. Law 28.4: not more than two fielders other than the wicket-keeper.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  2. Law 28.4: at the instant of the bowler's delivery.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  3. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  4. The keeper stands behind the stumps by his role, so the two-fielder count leaves him out.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  5. Three fielders besides the keeper behind the line overshoot the limit by one, so the field is unlawful.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  6. Law 28.4 is headed Limitation of on side fielders.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  7. Law 28.4: the striker's end umpire shall call and signal No ball.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  8. Law 28.4 allows up to two besides the keeper.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  9. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  10. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

Test 2Behind the popping creaseTake a test

  1. Law 28.4: unless the whole of his person, grounded or in the air, is in front of the line.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  2. Law 28.4: considered behind unless the whole of the person is in front.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  3. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  4. Law 28.4: whether grounded or in the air.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  5. The foot on the line keeps part of him on or behind it, so he is counted; the other rows are wholly in front.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  6. Law 28.4: whether grounded or in the air.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  7. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  8. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  9. Law 28.4 speaks of behind the popping crease.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  10. The call belongs to the umpire at the end where the striker stands, who sees the fielders at the crease.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

Test 3Fielders encroaching on the pitchTake a test

  1. Law 28.5: no part of the person grounded on or extended over the pitch.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  2. Law 28.5 names the bowler as the one fielder allowed on or over the pitch while the ball is in play and before it reaches the striker; the keeper is subject to the rule, though a breach by him is dealt with under Law 27.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  3. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  4. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  5. Only the fielder grounded on the pitch breaks the rule: the bowler is exempt and the others keep clear of it.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  6. Law 28.5: while the ball is in play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  7. Law 28.5: the bowler's end umpire calls No ball.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  8. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  9. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  10. Law 28.5 ends when the ball has passed the striker's bat.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

Test 4Who calls the No ballTake a test

  1. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  2. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  3. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  4. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  5. The umpire at the striker's end watches the on side fielders at delivery, so he makes the call.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  6. Law 28.5: Note Law 27.3 (Position of wicket-keeper).

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · recall

  7. Law 28.5: in the event of infringement by any fielder other than the wicket-keeper.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  8. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  9. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  10. Encroaching on the pitch by any fielder other than the bowler makes the delivery a No ball under Law 28.5, called by the bowler's end umpire as soon as possible after the delivery; the ball stays in play and the one-run penalty applies.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

Test 5On side limit and the pitch in casesTake a test

  1. Law 28.5 excludes the bowler.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  2. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

  3. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  4. Law 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  5. Law 28.5: grounded on or extended over the pitch.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  6. Law 21.11 lists breaches of Laws 27.3, 28.4 and 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 21.11 · recall

  7. Law 28.4 is headed limitation of on side fielders.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

  8. Law 28.4 and 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · applied

  9. Law 28.5: grounded on or extended over the pitch.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.5 · applied

  10. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · applied

28.284The Fielder: Movement by Fielders

Unfair movement by any fielder other than the wicket-keeper (Law 28.6.1), its three exceptions, what the umpires do after unfair movement (Dead ball, the one-run penalty, 5 Penalty runs, informing and the report), the links to Laws 28.4, 41.4 and 27.4, and Law 28 as a whole.

Test 1Unfair movement by a fielderTake a test

  1. The keeper's own movement is governed by a separate Law, so this clause leaves him out.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6 · recall

  2. Law 28.6.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · recall

  3. Law 28.6.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.6.4: see also Law 27.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.4 · recall

  5. Law 28.6.1: movement that significantly alters the position is unfair.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.6.1: unfair except for the listed exceptions.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · recall

  7. Law 28.6.1.2 only excuses movement that does not significantly alter position.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · applied

  8. Law 28.6.1 and 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6 · applied

  9. Law 28.6.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · recall

  10. Law 28.6.1: before the ball reaches the striker.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · recall

Test 2The three exceptionsTake a test

  1. Law 28.6.1.1 to 28.6.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · recall

  2. Law 28.6.1.1: minor adjustments to stance or position in relation to the striker's wicket.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.1 · applied

  3. Law 28.6.1.1 to 28.6.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · applied

  4. Law 28.6.1.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.2 · applied

  5. Law 28.6.1: a significant move is unfair; the three exceptions cover the others.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1 · applied

  6. Law 28.6.1.2: any fielder, other than a close fielder.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.2 · recall

  7. Law 28.6.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.3 · applied

  8. Law 28.6.1.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.6.1.3: the stroke the striker is playing or that his actions suggest he intends to play.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.3 · recall

  10. Law 28.6.1.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.1 · recall

Test 3What the umpires do after unfair movementTake a test

  1. Law 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

  2. Law 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · applied

  4. Law 28.6.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

  5. The umpires stop the play, add the runs to the batting side and tell those concerned; a warning alone is not provided.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · applied

  6. Law 28.6.3.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.1 · recall

  7. Law 28.6.3.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.3 · recall

  8. Law 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · applied

  9. Law 28.6.3.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.4 · recall

  10. Both umpires are given the power to stop play, then the bowler's end umpire takes the next steps.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

Test 4Reporting and the Laws it links toTake a test

  1. Law 28.6.3 lists the umpires' steps after unfair movement.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

  2. Law 28.6.4 closes the clause with its two cross-references.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3 · applied

  4. Law 28.6.4: note Law 41.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.4 · recall

  5. Law 28.6.4 names Law 41.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.4 · applied

  6. Law 28.6.4: see also Law 27.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.4 · recall

  7. Law 28.6.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.2 · recall

  8. Law 28.6.2 and 28.6.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6 · applied

  9. Law 28.6.2: Law 28.4 shall apply in all circumstances.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.2 · applied

  10. Law 28.6.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6 · recall

Test 5Law 28 as a wholeTake a test

  1. Law 28.1 to 28.6.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · recall

  2. Law 28.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3 · recall

  3. Law 28.2.3, 28.3.2, 28.4 and 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · applied

  4. Law 28.3.2.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · recall

  5. Law 28.3.2: the ball in play strikes the helmet, 5 Penalty runs.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.2 · applied

  6. Law 28.4 and 28.5.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · recall

  7. Law 28.2.3, 28.3.2 and 28.6.3.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · recall

  8. Law 28.1 to 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28 · applied

  9. Law 28.2.1.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1 · recall

  10. Law 28.4.

    Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.4 · recall

Sources

MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd edition, 2022), Law 28 with Laws 21.11, 23.3, 25.7, 27.3, 27.4, 34, 41.4 and Appendix A.12 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 28.429
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.321
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.520
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.118
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.117
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.210
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.310
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.110
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.310
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 288
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.28
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.15
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.64
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.44
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.23
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.33
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.3.13
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.33
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.2.1.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.32
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.12
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.1.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.22
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 21.111
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.11
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.31
  • MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 28.6.3.41