Book description
WISDEN'S THE LAWS OF CRICKET sets out in full the text of the new laws
of cricket, 42 in number (with permission of the MCC which own the
copyright in them). For each law it provides a commentary covering the
reasons for any changs, explaining the background, and highlighting how
they are likely to affect the way the game is played at every level.
Full discussion is devoted to the major contentious issues, such as the
introduction of penalty runs for various misdemeanours, and the
revisions to the 'no ball' law. Don Oslear, the distinguished umpire,
has been intimately involved over several years in the process of
drafting the new laws, and explains why they needed changing, what views
his committe recieved from the governing bodies of all the cricketing
nations and from players, spectators and the media, how these were
resolved, and what effect they are expected to have on the future of the
game. No one who plays cricket, or is seriously interested in the game,
can afford to miss this book.
