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 ...

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 ...

Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s and girls’ cricket matches ... Judge Lord Hodge stressing at the time that the law still protects transgender people from ...

"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 ...

The MCC has updated cricket’s boundary catch law, banning the ‘bunny hop’ move made famous by Michael Neser, to ensure fairer fielding rules starting October 2026.

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 ...

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 ...