WHAT'S THIS ABOUT
There's actually a difference between what gets called a wide in a limited overs game and what gets called wide in a 2 dayer.Looking at the current Reg 28 One Day Wides in a strictly objective way you might be forgiven for not realising this.
Indeed, someone suggested to me earlier in the year that it is merely a rehash of Law 22 and does not address One Day cricket wides at all. (Um, and they'd be right about that !) The text of the Regulation for One Day Wides is almost unchanged from the wide Law 22.
DISCUSSION
28 ONE DAY WIDES
For Sunday 50 Over Matches, Sat 35 Over, Super 20, Over 40's
For Sunday 50 Over Matches, Sat 35 Over, Super 20, Over 40's
28.1 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation of Law 22 Wide Ball (2017 Code 3rd ed.) in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
28.2 Any off side or leg side delivery that in the opinion of the umpire does not give the batter a reasonable opportunity to score will be called a Wide.
28.3 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked in white at each end of the pitch.
See DIAGRAM in the DIAGRAMS APPENDIX or at https://qsdca.com.au/05-playing-regulations
28.2 Any off side or leg side delivery that in the opinion of the umpire does not give the batter a reasonable opportunity to score will be called a Wide.
28.3 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked in white at each end of the pitch.
See DIAGRAM in the DIAGRAMS APPENDIX or at https://qsdca.com.au/05-playing-regulations
From this, the umpires are meant to interpret the conditions differently for Two Day matches and One Day games and come up with a different result for one dayers.
This is confusing and misleading... especially for inexperienced and "player" umpires.
This is confusing and misleading... especially for inexperienced and "player" umpires.
Can we do better?
Yes of course. Let's look up some other comp's rules and see what they say.
See the end of this post for Playing conditions and Law 22 in full as examples.
Whatever we end up with should be workable, simple to understand by all participants and, thus, non-controversial as possible.
There is some danger in creating a "rule monster" which is neither easy to understand or any better.
But that is not reason to avoid trying.
PROPOSAL
To rewrite the QSDCA One Day Wide regulation so as to match the Premier Cricket regulation.
| QLD PREMIER CRICKET REG 11 | What does this mean?/Why does it need change? | PROPOSED NEW QSDCA REG 28 (Changes in Red) |
| 11. LAW 22 WIDE BALL | 28 ONE DAY WIDES For Sunday 50 Over Matches For Saturday One 35 over Matches For Super 20 Matches For Over 40's Matches |
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| Law 22 shall apply with the following amendments to all competitions: | Add this clause. | 28.1 Law 22 shall apply with the following amendments to all limited over competitions: |
| (a) Umpires are instructed to apply a strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this Law in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket. | This clause is close to the same. It includes the words "player umpires", "very" and specifies the Law by reference. These bits could be dropped. |
28.2 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very strict
and consistent interpretation of Law 22 Wide Ball |
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This QSDCA Reg is a concise but possibly not sufficiently detailed regulation. It can be dropped. |
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| Added sub-heading for easier reading | THE WIDE LAW |
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| (c) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for them to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke. | This is a modification of new Law 21.1.2 To be reordered for QSDCA Regs. |
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| (b) If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in clause (c) below: | This a modification of part of new Law 21.1.1 To be reordered for QSDCA Regs. It's a wide IF... |
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| not a no ball | 28.4.1 The ball is not a no ball | |
| (i) the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery, and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position, or | the batter has not moved to bring the ball within reach | 28.4.2 The ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery and |
| the batter has stayed in a normal batting position | 28.4.3 The ball passes wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position | |
| (ii) the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease. | This is a modification of new Law 21.1.3 |
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| Added sub-heading for easier reading | WIDE GUIDELINES | |
| (d) As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix (Annexure O) shall be marked in white at each end of the pitch. | Wide marks as in the diagram are a **guideline** only. It has to be this way since occasionally the wide marks do not get marked properly. "in white" is removed to allow alternative colours to be used for guidelines which reduce confusion with no ball calls |
28.5 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease
markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked |
| This diagram is for pitch marking, umpires and players. So there's less misunderstanding. | See DIAGRAM in the DIAGRAMS APPENDIX or at https://qsdca.com.au/05-playing-regulations | |
| Added sub-heading for easier reading | OFF SIDE WIDES | |
(e) A delivery passing the striker on the off side outside the Off Side Wide Line shall be a Wide provided they maintain a normal batting position and have not brought the ball within reach. |
Covers several kinds of balls on the off side. To be renumbered for QSDCA Regs. |
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| If, in the opinion of the umpire, the striker has brought the ball within reach, the Off Side Wide Line shall be disregarded and the umpire shall apply a general interpretation consistent with the normal operation of Law 22. | If the batter (not making a reverse sweep) moves to meet an off side wide, it might not be a wide. (Depending on how wide it really is!!) To be renumbered for QSDCA Regs. |
28.7 If, in the
opinion of the umpire, the striker has moved to bring |
| (f) Any delivery that passes the striker outside the return crease shall be a Wide regardless of whether he has brought the ball within reach. | Covers balls outside return creases, Note new version of Law 21.7.2 says any ball partly outside the pitch is a no ball. To be renumbered for QSDCA Regs. |
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| Added sub-heading for easier reading | LEG SIDE WIDES | |
(g) A delivery passing the striker’s stumps on the leg side without any contact with the striker’s bat or person shall be a Wide unless; |
Covers several kinds of balls on the leg side. To be renumbered for QSDCA Regs. Note this enables anything on leg side to be a wide EXCEPT... if ball hits batter's person (pad, glove, shoe, bat etc) |
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(i) the ball passes between the striker and the stumps. |
EXCEPT if ball passes between batter and stumps (Did the batter face up way on the leg side? Or move way leg side during the delivery?) | |
(ii) the striker moves toward the off side and, in the umpires opinion, the ball would have made contact with the striker in a normal batting position. |
EXCEPT if batter moves toward the off side (to avoid playing play a shot?) (i.e. batters who 'step inside' a ball just outside leg stump) | |
(iii) the striker is attempting to play, or has aborted an attempt to play, a reverse sweep or switch hit. |
EXCEPT if the ball goes wide of the offside wide guideline while the batter is doing a reverse sweep (i.e. the left hander's wide guidelines do not swap over for a right hander making a reverse sweep) | |
In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide. |
28.9.4 In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide. | |
For clarity, the finished proposed version of Reg 28 is this:
28 ONE DAY WIDES
For Sunday 50 Over Matches, For Saturday One 35 over Matches, For Super 20 Matches, For Over 40's Matches
28.1 Law 22 shall apply with the following amendments to all limited over competitions:
28.2 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation of Law 22 Wide Ball in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
THE WIDE LAW
28.3 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for them to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
28.4 The umpire will call and signal Wide if:
28.4.1 The ball is not a no ball
28.4.2 The ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery and
28.4.3 The ball passes wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position
28.4.4 Or the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the batting crease.
WIDE GUIDELINES
28.5 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked at each end of the pitch.
See DIAGRAM in the DIAGRAMS APPENDIX or at https://qsdca.com.au/05-playing-regulations
OFF SIDE WIDES
28.6 A ball which passes outside the Off Side Wide Line will be a Wide if the striker stays in a normal batting position and has not brought the ball within reach.
28.7 If, in the opinion of the umpire, the striker has moved to bring the ball within reach, the Off Side Wide Line will be disregarded and the umpire will apply a general interpretation consistent with the normal operation of Law 22.
28.8 Any ball that passes the striker outside the return crease will be a Wide regardless of whether the ball is within reach.
LEG SIDE WIDES
28.9 A ball which passes the striker’s stumps on the leg side without any contact with the striker’s bat or person will be a Wide unless:
28.9.1 The ball passes between the striker and the stumps.
28.9.2 The striker moves toward the off side and, in the umpires opinion, the ball would have made contact with the striker in a normal batting position.
28.9.3 The striker is attempting to play, or has aborted an attempt to play, a reverse sweep or switch hit.
28.9.4 In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide.
28 ONE DAY WIDES
For Sunday 50 Over Matches, For Saturday One 35 over Matches, For Super 20 Matches, For Over 40's Matches
28.1 Law 22 shall apply with the following amendments to all limited over competitions:
28.2 Official Umpires and player umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation of Law 22 Wide Ball in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
THE WIDE LAW
28.3 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for them to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
28.4 The umpire will call and signal Wide if:
28.4.1 The ball is not a no ball
28.4.2 The ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery and
28.4.3 The ball passes wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position
28.4.4 Or the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the batting crease.
WIDE GUIDELINES
28.5 As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix will be marked at each end of the pitch.
See DIAGRAM in the DIAGRAMS APPENDIX or at https://qsdca.com.au/05-playing-regulations
OFF SIDE WIDES
28.6 A ball which passes outside the Off Side Wide Line will be a Wide if the striker stays in a normal batting position and has not brought the ball within reach.
28.7 If, in the opinion of the umpire, the striker has moved to bring the ball within reach, the Off Side Wide Line will be disregarded and the umpire will apply a general interpretation consistent with the normal operation of Law 22.
28.8 Any ball that passes the striker outside the return crease will be a Wide regardless of whether the ball is within reach.
LEG SIDE WIDES
28.9 A ball which passes the striker’s stumps on the leg side without any contact with the striker’s bat or person will be a Wide unless:
28.9.1 The ball passes between the striker and the stumps.
28.9.2 The striker moves toward the off side and, in the umpires opinion, the ball would have made contact with the striker in a normal batting position.
28.9.3 The striker is attempting to play, or has aborted an attempt to play, a reverse sweep or switch hit.
28.9.4 In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide.
This is from Qld Premier Cricket Regs.
Law 22 shall apply with the following amendments to all competitions:
(a) Umpires are instructed to apply a strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this Law in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
(i) the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery, and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position, or
(ii) the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease.
(c) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for them to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
(d) As a guideline to the umpires for the calling of wides, the crease markings detailed in the Wide Marking Appendix (Annexure O) shall be marked in white at each end of the pitch.
(e) A delivery passing the striker on the off side outside the Off Side Wide Line shall be a Wide provided they maintain a normal batting position and have not brought the ball within reach.
If, in the opinion of the umpire, the striker has brought the ball within reach, the Off Side Wide Line shall be disregarded and the umpire shall apply a general interpretation consistent with the normal operation of Law 22.
(f) Any delivery that passes the striker outside the return crease shall be a Wide regardless of whether he has brought the ball within reach.
(g) A delivery passing the striker’s stumps on the leg side without any contact with the striker’s bat or person shall be a Wide unless;
(i) the ball passes between the striker and the stumps.
(ii) the striker moves toward the off side and, in the umpires opinion, the ball would have made contact with the striker in a normal batting position.
(iii) the striker is attempting to play, or has aborted an attempt to play, a reverse sweep or switch hit. In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide.
(i) the ball passes between the striker and the stumps.
(ii) the striker moves toward the off side and, in the umpires opinion, the ball would have made contact with the striker in a normal batting position.
(iii) the striker is attempting to play, or has aborted an attempt to play, a reverse sweep or switch hit. In this scenario only a delivery passing the striker outside the Off Side Wide Line on the leg side shall be a Wide.
This is from ICC ODI Playing Conditions
22 WIDE BALL
22.1 Judging a Wide
22.1.1 If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in clause 22.1.2
22.1.1.1 the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position.
22.1.1.2 the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease.
22.1.2 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for him to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.1.3 Umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this clause in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
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22.4 Delivery not a Wide
22.4.1 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide, if the striker, by moving, either causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in clause 22.1.2 or brings the ball sufficiently within reach to be able to hit it by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.4.2 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, but only as the ball passes the striker.
22.1.1 If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in clause 22.1.2
22.1.1.1 the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position.
22.1.1.2 the ball passes above the head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease.
22.1.2 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for him to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.1.3 Umpires are instructed to apply very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this clause in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
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22.4 Delivery not a Wide
22.4.1 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide, if the striker, by moving, either causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in clause 22.1.2 or brings the ball sufficiently within reach to be able to hit it by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.4.2 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, but only as the ball passes the striker.
From the Laws of Cricket (2017 Code 4th ed. 2026)
LAW 22 WIDE BALL
22.1 Judging a Wide
22.1.1 If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in 22.1.2, the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery, and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position.
22.1.2 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for the striker to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.1.3 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker if any delivery, after landing, passes over head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease.
LAW 22 WIDE BALL
22.1 Judging a Wide
22.1.1 If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in 22.1.2, the ball passes wide of where the striker is standing or has stood at any point after the ball came into play for that delivery, and which also would have passed wide of the striker standing in a normal batting position.
22.1.2 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it is sufficiently within reach for the striker to be able to hit it with the bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.1.3 The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker if any delivery, after landing, passes over head height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease.
22.2 Call and signal of Wide ball
If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide they shall call and signal Wide ball as soon as the ball passes the striker’s wicket. It shall, however, be considered to have been a Wide from the instant that the bowler entered their delivery stride, even though it cannot be called Wide until it passes the striker’s wicket.
If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide they shall call and signal Wide ball as soon as the ball passes the striker’s wicket. It shall, however, be considered to have been a Wide from the instant that the bowler entered their delivery stride, even though it cannot be called Wide until it passes the striker’s wicket.
22.3 Revoking a call of Wide ball
22.3.1 The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is any contact between the ball and the striker’s bat or person before the ball comes into contact with any fielder.
22.3.2 The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery is called a No ball. See Law 21.12 (No ball to override Wide).
22.3.1 The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is any contact between the ball and the striker’s bat or person before the ball comes into contact with any fielder.
22.3.2 The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery is called a No ball. See Law 21.12 (No ball to override Wide).
22.4 Delivery not a Wide
22.4.1 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide, if the striker, by moving, either causes the ball to pass wide of the striker, as defined in 22.1.2 or brings the ball sufficiently within reach to be able to hit it by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.4.2 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, but only as the ball passes the striker.
22.4.1 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide, if the striker, by moving, either causes the ball to pass wide of the striker, as defined in 22.1.2 or brings the ball sufficiently within reach to be able to hit it by means of a normal cricket stroke.
22.4.2 The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide if the ball touches the striker’s bat or person, but only as the ball passes the striker.
22.5 Ball not dead
The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.
The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.
22.6 Penalty for a Wide
A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of Wide ball. Unless the call is revoked, under 22.3, this penalty shall stand even if a batter is dismissed, and shall be in addition to any other runs scored, any boundary allowance and any other runs awarded for penalties.
A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of Wide ball. Unless the call is revoked, under 22.3, this penalty shall stand even if a batter is dismissed, and shall be in addition to any other runs scored, any boundary allowance and any other runs awarded for penalties.
22.7 Runs resulting from a Wide – how scored
All runs completed by the batters or a boundary allowance, together with the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide balls. Apart from any award of 5 Penalty runs, all runs resulting from a Wide shall be debited against the bowler.
All runs completed by the batters or a boundary allowance, together with the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide balls. Apart from any award of 5 Penalty runs, all runs resulting from a Wide shall be debited against the bowler.
22.8 Wide not to count
A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 17.3 (Validity of balls).
A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 17.3 (Validity of balls).
22.9 Out from a Wide
When Wide ball has been called, neither batter shall be out under any of the Laws except 35 (Hit wicket), 37 (Obstructing the field), 38 (Run out) or 39 (Stumped).
When Wide ball has been called, neither batter shall be out under any of the Laws except 35 (Hit wicket), 37 (Obstructing the field), 38 (Run out) or 39 (Stumped).
In one day matches, all balls that go past the danger mark (painted next to the stumps) on their leg side are automatically deemed a wide unless the batter has moved across their crease prior to the release of the ball by the bowler.
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