MCC rewrites cricket rulebook with 73 law changes: Check updates
Cricket's rulebook sees 73 significant updates from October, including mandatory completion of the final over in multi-day matches, even after a wicket falls. Wicketkeeper positioning is clarified, and the 'bunny hop catch' is removed. Laminated bats are now legal in open-age cricket, and new ball sizes are introduced for women and juniors. Overthrows are officially defined for the first time.
Cricket's rulebook sees 73 significant updates from October, including mandatory completion of the final over in multi-day matches, even after a wicket falls. Wicketkeeper positioning is clarified, and the 'bunny hop catch' is removed. Laminated bats are now legal in open-age cricket, and new ball sizes are introduced for women and juniors. Overthrows are officially defined for the first time.
