Cricket is unique in that it has laws that set out the rules of the game, but above this floats the spirit, to which aggrieved players and teams appeal when they feel hard done by. No one ...

My hope is that these brief and straightforward instructions will bring legions of new fans into the British Empire—I mean, global cricket family. First off, for a game of cricket you should set ...

Admittedly, there is no physical ‘Spirit of Cricket’ guidebook, unlike the rule book which ... spirit of the game,” remarked Ashwin on the Bairstow/Carey stumping. The Laws of Cricket ...

"The Law is clear, as it needs to be for all umpires to be able to easily interpret throughout all levels of the game and at all moments in the game," the MCC said in a statement. "Cricket is a ...

The rules of the game on this side of the Atlantic were formalized in 1754, when Benjamin Franklin brought back from England a copy of the 1744 Laws, cricket’s official rule book. There is ...

Can the bowler do the same thing with their bowling hand? There is nothing in the laws of the game to stop the batsman from changing their batting style. A popular stroke in one-day cricket is the ...

India completed a 3-0 series victory over England at Lord’s on Saturday in the third and final one-day international thanks to a controversial “Mankad” dismissal. ‘Alarm bells’ for ...

There is nothing in the laws of the game to stop the batsman from changing their batting style. A popular stroke in one-day cricket is the reverse sweep, where a right-handed batsman hits the ball ...