Spirit of Cricket

To uphold and promote the positive values

associated with the spirit of cricket
Including:
Cricketing etiquette for - batsmen, fielders, and umpires

Traditions of the game
Traditions of the game
Captains must be
dressed in cricket
attire
Home captain to
toss coin
Visiting captain to call
Toss takes place on the field of play
At the toss:
Traditions of the game
Umpires enter field of play FIRST, followed by
fielding captain and his team and then the two batsmen
At the start of a session of play:
At the end of a session
of play:
Batsmen leave field FIRST
followed by the fielding side
then the umpires
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Players should acknowledge efforts of opposition
e.g. acknowledging a
batsmans 50 or 100
or the taking of
5 wickets by a
bowler
Traditions of the game
It is correct to applaud your own teams
efforts
e.g. applaud a good
catch, shot, piece of
fielding
Traditions of the game
It is NOT correct to applaud errors and/or
misfortunes of opposition
e.g. do NOT applaud when a bowler delivers a
No ball or Wide or a fielder drops a catch or mis-
fields the ball

Traditions of the game
Players should
acknowledge applause
from opposition and
spectators
Traditions of the game
At end of game teams should shake hands
Traditions of the game
It is only common
courtesy that,
at the end of the game,
you thank:
Scorers
Umpires
Ground staff
Caterers
Home club officials
Actions of the fielding side
Do NOT appeal when you know a batsman is not
out
Loud, orchestrated and
constant appeals
Frivolous appealing
Do NOT put undue pressure on umpires by:
Advancing towards the
umpire when appealing
Actions of the fielding side
Help umpires by signalling when the ball has
reached the boundary
Do NOT keep up an incessant verbal barrage of
comments to, or about a batsmans ability
Do NOT sledge the batsmen
Bowlers should NOT follow through and engage
in eye to eye contact with batsman or make rude
comments about the batsman or the shot he has
just played


Actions of the fielding side
Thank the umpire when
passing him your sweater or
cap to look after during the
over and when he returns
these items

If questioning the umpire
on any point do it politely
and accept his response,
even though you may not
agree with him

Actions of the fielding side
If non-striker is leaving his crease early it is
traditional to warn him,
rather than simply run him out
Applaud a batsmans 50
or 100
Thank a batsman if he
walks
Applaud an injured
Batsman when he recovers
Apologise to a batsman if an accidental full
pitch delivery (beamer) is bowled
Actions of the fielding side
Always ensure the
umpires receive a drink
Do not sit on the
ground
Do not leave the field
Do not take longer
than necessary
At a drinks break:
Actions of the batting side
Be honest and if you know you
have hit the ball and it is
caught walk
When asking for a guard say:
please and thank you
Non-strikers end, do not leave your crease until
the bowler has delivered the ball
Accept the umpires decision even though you
may not agree with it and/or are disappointed
Actions of the batting side
Do not stand at the crease in defiance of the
decision
Do not criticise the umpire and/or his decision
to your team-mates or spectators
Do not wave your bat in the air or point to it
when given out L.B.W.
Do not knock stumps with the bat or body
Actions of the umpire
Always answer appeals do not ignore the
players
Talk to players as you would wish to be spoken
to
Hold bowlers sweater, cap etc. during the over
If bowler asks - move your position, back or
forward
At the end of the game thank the players and
scorers
EVERYONE has a responsibility to ensure that
the match is played within the Spirit of the Game
These include:
captains
players
umpires
scorers
managers and coaches
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parents and spectators
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If we can:
Protect the spirit of cricket
Promote & enhance the
history & heritage of cricket
Maintain & enhance the
traditional spirit of the game
Uphold & promote the
values & standards of cricket

THEN CRICKET WILL BE THE GREATEST GAME IN
THE WORLD!