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MCC announces new Code of Laws from 1 October 2022 | Lord's

MCC has today announced its new code of Laws for 2022, which will come into force from 1 October.
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Main one probably that there is no such thing as 'crossing' when a catch is taken. Probably quite sensible in terms of the confusion that can happen sometimes in those situations, in terms of helping the umpire out. Probably changes the mentality a little bit at the death too, in terms of a lesser batter OK with holing out as long as they get off strike.

I like the wide rule too, takes the P taking out of the batsman moving all over the show and the bowlers having nowhere to go.
 
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Wonder what triggered it. But it’s good, the umps don’t need to keep an eye on who crossed etc. Batsmen also don’t need to die wondering if they should try and run a two in case it’s dropped or run one to get the non striker on strike.
 
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While not a particularly difficult thing to umpire, I understand the desire to simplify the law across all levels of cricket. Whether or not a batter crossed can cause some unnecessary conflicts and drama at grassroots levels, where you don't have qualified umpires and plenty of beginners on the field.

However I think they've gotten it backwards. I would have preferred if they defaulted to the non striker immediately taking strike after a catch. That way you always get the 'better' batsman facing the ball right after a wicket, thereby eliminating the need for batsmen to cross in the first place, while also improving the standard of cricket across-the-board.

But having said that, we can't have one law for T20s and another for Tests, and it would be bizarre if the non striker takes strike immediately after an edge behind. So i suppose this is the common sense compromise.

Didn't really feel like a rule that needed changing tho. Feels like they've taken out of those little 1 percenter things that gives you an edge over your opponents if you are alert and understand the rules well enough.
 
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cnerd123 said:
it would be bizarre if the non striker takes strike immediately after an edge behind. So i suppose this is the common sense compromise
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This was my first thought as well. would be a bit weird indeed.

Fine with the change though. Not hugely important but then again nobody cared much about runs scored from a throw ricocheting off a bat and we all know how that turned out.
 
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Law 22.1 – Judging a Wide

In the modern game, batters are, more than ever, moving laterally around the crease before the ball is bowled.

It was felt unfair that a delivery might be called ‘Wide’ if it passes where the batter had stood as the bowler entered his/her delivery stride. Therefore, Law 22.1 has been amended so that a Wide will apply to where the batter is standing, where the striker has stood at any point since the bowler began their run up, and which would also have passed wide of the striker in a normal batting position.
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This is the biggest change I think. Will be interesting to see how it's applied.
 
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