LAWS OF CRICKET
Except as varied hereunder, the Laws of Cricket (2000 Code 2nd Edition-2003), subsequent amendments and ICC Regulations shall apply in all matches.

NUMBERS OF TEAMS
Nine teams shall take part in the World Cup.

PROGRAMME DRAW
Round Robin League matches shall be played on four grounds. The draw shall be prepared by Organising Committee.

DEAF
"DEAF" means anyone suffering hearing loss of at least 55 Db in the better ear (3-tone frequency average of 500, 1000 and 2000 hertz, ANST 1969 standard).

DURATION OF MATCHES
(a) Matches will be played as per the fixtured playing dates.
(b) All decisions regarding the continuation or abandonment of play will be made by the      officiating umpires for each match and in accordance. Such decisions will be based solely on      the conditions specific to the oval on which the match is being played, and not, for      example, on conditions applying generally to a number of ovals at one location.
(c) The host Association shall be responsible to ensure uniform interpretation of playing      conditions. The host Association shall appoint an executive organizing body to make      decisions regarding the appointment of umpires, fixtures, playing dates, venues, reported      players and the resolution of any disputes which may arise.

HOURS OF PLAY AND INTERVALS
(a) Day Matches
Morning Sessions      9.00 a.m.             12.15 p.m.
Interval                     12.15 p.m.            12.45 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions   12.45 p.m.            4.15 p.m.
(i) Two drink breaks per session are permitted, each 1 hour 10 mins. apart. In cases of      extreme heat, an extra drink break may be taken with the agreement of the Umpires.
(ii) Any player taking drinks onto the field shall be dressed in proper cricket attire.
(b) Interval Between Innings
(i) Where play is delayed or interrupted the Umpires will reduce the length of the interval as follows :
   Time Lost Interval
   Up to 60 minutes 30 minutes
   Between 60 and 120 minutes 20 minutes
   More than 120 minutes 10 minutes
(ii) Where the innings of the team batting first has been completed more than 30 minutes        prior to the scheduled interval a ten (10) minute break will occur and the team batting        second will commence their innings and the interval will occur as scheduled.
© Time Keeping
Two (2) Captains must check with the Umpires about the time before the match Begin.

LENGTH OF INNINGS
In an un interrupted match :
(a) Each team shall bat for 50 (six balls) overs unless all out earlier.
(b) If the team fielding first fails to bowl 50 overs by the scheduled time for cessation of the        first session, the over in progress shall be completed and the innings of the team batting        second shall be limited to the same number of overs as the innings of the team batting        first.
(c) If the team batting first is all out and the last wicket falls at or after the scheduled time for        the interval. The innings of the team batting second shall be limited to same number of        overs as the innings of the team batting first (the over in which the last wicket falls to        count as a complete over).
(d) If the team batting first is dismissed in less than 50 overs, the team batting second shall        be entitled to bat for 50 overs except as provided in © above.
(e) If the team fielding second fails to bowl 50 overs or the number of overs as provided in 8        (b), (c) or (d) by the scheduled cessation time, the hours of play shall be extended until        the required number of overs has been bowled or a result achieved.
Note : A team shall not be permitted to declare its innings closed.

IN MATCHES WHERE PLAY IS DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED
(a) (i) The object should always be to rearrange the number of overs so that both teams        have the opportunity of batting for the same number of overs (minimum 20 overs each        team; Final-20 overs each teams).
(ii)  The calculation of the number of overs to be bowled, shall be based on an average rate of       14 overs per hour in the total time available for play, within the scheduled hours of play.
(b) If the number of overs of the team batting first is reduced, a fixed time will be specified for        the completion of its innings, as calculated by applying the provisions of Clauses 6 (b) and        8 (a).
(c) If the team fielding first fails to bowl the required number of overs by the scheduled time       for cessation of the first session, the over in progress shall be completed and the innings       of the team batting second shall be limited to the same number of overs as the innings of       the team batting first .
(d) If the team batting first is all out and the last wicket fails at or after the scheduled time for        the interval the innings of the team batting second shall be limited to the same number of        the overs as the innings of the team batting first (the over in which the last wicket falls to        count as a complete over).
(e) If the team fielding second fails to bowl the required number of overs by the scheduled        cessation time, the hours of play shall be extended until the overs have been bowled or a        result achieved.
(f) If the innings of the team batting second is delayed or interrupted and it is not possible for       that team to have the opportunity of batting for the same number of overs as the team       batting first, the overs to be bowled shall be reduced at the rate of 15 overs per hour, for       time lost (Clause 7 © to be invoked where applicable).
(g) The team batting second shall not bat for the greater number of over than the first team        unless the latter has been all out in less than the agreed numbers of overs or as in 8 (f)
(h) Fractions are to be ignored in all calculations re number of overs.
       
       Note : A team shall not be permitted to declare its innings closed.

THE RESULT
Determination of Winner
(a) A result can be achieved only if both teams have had the opportunity of batting for at       least 20 overs, unless one team has been all out in less than 20 overs or unless the team       batting second scores enough runs to win in less than 20 overs. All matches in which both       teams have not had an opportunity of batting for a minimum of 20 overs, shall be declared       no result and pointed allocated in accordance with the points rating system.
      Note : For the Final, the minimum overs per team shall be 20 overs.
(b) In matches in which both teams have had the opportunity of batting for the agreed       number of overs (i.e.; 50 overs each in an uninterrupted match, or a lesser number), the       team scoring the higher number of runs shall be the winner. If the scores are equal the       result shall be a tie and no account shall be taken of the number of wickets which have       fallen.
Target Score
(a) If the team batting second has not had the opportunity to complete the agreed number of       overs, and has neither been all out, nor has passed its opponent's score, the result shall       be decided as follows :
(i) The runs scored by the team batting second, shall be compared with the runs scored by       the team batting first from the equivalent number of highest scoring overs.
(ii)  If due to a suspension of play, the number of overs in the innings of the team batting       second has be revised, their target score shall be the runs scored by the team batting first       from the equivalent number of highest scoring over, plus one.
(b) In a rain interrupted match or a match interrupted through any other cause, it should be       noted that important figure is the target score, which is effect, is set by the Umpires when       they decide on the number of overs able to be bowled to the team batting second.
(c) The team batting second then has available to it the number of overs nominated by the       Umpires, in which to achieve the target.
(d) The game concludes when the target is reached, or when the nominated number of overs        is completed, or when the team batting second is dismissed within the nominated number        of overs.
Points
   Win - 2
   Loss - 0
   Tie or No result -  1
Note : 0.2 penalty per over denied to achieve the run rate decided by the umpires.
Preliminary Matches
(a) In the event of teams finishing on equal points the right to play in the Final Series will be       decided by the most wins in the preliminary matches, or if still equal, the higher net run in       the preliminary matches. In a match declared no result, run-rate is not applicable.
(b) A team's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by       that team throughout the competition, the average runs per over scored against that       team throughout the completion.
  That it :
       Calculation of Net Run Rate = Team Run Rate per over less
       Opponent Run Rate per over.
© In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs, the calculation of its Team Run Rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed.
(d) In matches where play is delayed or interrupted, and the match becomes less than a 50       over per team match, the Team Run Rates will be calculated as follows :
(i) The Team Run Rate for the team batting second will be the rate achieved in its innings,       with such rate being based on the number of overs as set in Clause 9.2.
(ii) The Team Run Rate for the team batting first will be that which was achieved from the        same number of highest scoring overs as set in Clause 9.2 to be bowled to the team        batting second.
Final
(a) Two Teams who finished on the top of the ladder will take part in the Final.

APPOINTMENT OF UMPIRES
The Host Organizing Committee shall appoint independent Umpires to officiate in all matches.
FIELD RESTRICTIONS
(a) (i) The radius of each of the semi circles is 30 yard (27.432 meters). The ends of each        semi circle are joined to the other by a straight line drawn on the field on the same side of        the pitch.
(b) At the instant of delivery, there may be no more than five (5) fieldsman on the leg side.
(c) For the first 15 overs only two (2) fieldsmen are permitted to be outside the field       restriction marking at the instant of delivery. For the remaining overs only five (5)       fieldsmen are permitted to be outside the field restriction marking at the instant of       delivery.
(d) In the first 15 overs there must be two (2) stationary fieldsmen with 15 yards of the       striker, at the instant of delivery.
(e) Where play is delayed or interrupted affecting the innings of the team batting first and the        total number of overs available is reduced, the number of overs in regard of field        restriction shall be reduced proportionately.
(f)  Under the circumstances, the field restrictions for the innings of the team batting second        shall be the same as for the team batting first.
(g) In the event of a infringement of 11 (b), (c) or (d) above, either Umpire shall call and signal        "No Ball".
(h) Fractions are to be ignored in all calculations re number of overs.

NUMBER OF OVERS PER BOWLER
(a) No bowler shall bowl more than ten (10) six-ball overs in an inning.
(b) In a delayed or interrupted match where the overs are reduced for both team or for the       team bowling second, no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth (1/5) of the total overs       allowed.
(c) The scoreboard shall show the total number of overs bowled and the number of overs       bowled by each bowler.
Note: (1) Where the total overs is not divisible by 5, one additional over shall be allowed           to the maximum number per bowler necessary to make up the balance.
          (2) In the event of a bowler breaking down and being unable to complete an over,           the remaining balls will be bowled by another bowler. Such part of an over will           count as a full over only in so far as such bowler's limit is concerned.
NO BALL
        Mode of Delivery
         Law 24.1 will apply, except that no bowler may deliver the ball underarm.
        Short Pitched Bowling
         If the ball passes or would have passed above the shoulder height of the striker          standing upright at the crease, either Umpire shall call and signal "No Ball".
         Law 42.9 The Bowling of Fast, High Full-Pitches
         Delete Law 42.9 and Law 42 Note (e) and insert the following :
         A fast high pitched ball shall be denied as a ball that passes, or would have passed, on          the full above the shoulder height of a batsman standing upright at the crease.
         Should a bowler bowl a fast high pitched, either Umpire shall call and signal "No Ball".
         In the event of such unfair bowling the umpire at the bowler's end shall adopt the          procedure of caution, final warning, action against the bowler and reporting as set out in          Law 42.8.
Award
Any "No Ball" occurring during bowling shall automatically be awarded as a run to the batting side.

WIDE BALL-JUDGING A WIDE
(a) Umpires are instructed to apply a very strict and consistent interpretation in regard to this        Law in order to prevent negative bowling wide of the wicket.
(b) Any offside or leg side delivery which in the opinion of the Umpire does not give the       batsman a reasonable opportunity to score shall called a wide.
(i)  As a guide, on the leg side a ball landing clearly outside the leg stump going further away       shall be called wide.
(ii) The above provisions do not apply if the striker makes contact with the ball.

NO BALL AND WIDE- BOWLING ANALYSIS
No balls and wides not scored from shall be added to the relevant bowler's analysis, as they occur, during the course of the innings.
Note : An Over cannot be classified as a "maiden" if a no ball or wide occurs during the over.

16. TIME WASTING
Umpires shall take into account any deliberate slowing down of tempo by either batsman or fieldsmen where it may be seen to be to the disadvantage of an opposition team.

THE BALL
(a) A recognized brand "Turf" (white four pieces) ball as approved by the Deaf Cricket       International Federation will be used in all matches.
(b) The fielding team shall use one white ball for its innings.
(c) Unfair Play- Lifting the Seam, Changing the Condition of the Ball.
Note : Law 42.4 and 42.5 will apply, but the Umpires shall change the ball for one of            interior condition.

OVER
(a) Six balls shall be bowled to the over.
(b) Law 22.7 ( Bowler Incapacitated or Suspended during an Over) shall be amended by       deletion of the words "be allowed to" i.e; it will be mandatory for another bowler to       complete the over .

BOUNDARIES
(a) Where the boundary of a playing area is marked by a fence and a gutter or kerb is running       at or near the base of the fence, the fence line shall be the boundary for all relevant       purposes of Law 19 and 32 but if the ball rolls into the gutter or against the kerb it shall       be treated as having reached the boundary line.
(b) Where the boundary is marked by other than a fence or fixed barrier it shall be clearly       defined by a white line and rope, and should be not less than 75 metres from the middle       of the pitch. Flags, pegs and plastic domes as boundary markers are not preferred and       should only be used as last resort.
(c) If an unauthorized person enters the playing are and handles the ball, the Umpires at the       bowler's end shall be the sole judge of whether the boundary allowance should be scored,       and the ball be treated as still in play, or called "dead ball" if a batsman is liable to be out       as a result of the unauthorized person.

HELMETS
(a) Law 32.2. (e) shall apply, but add:
     The Striker is "out" under this Law if the ball is deflected from his bat onto his own      protective helmet and he is subsequently caught, Runs may be scored off deflections from      the batsman's or fielder's helmet.
(b) Law 38 (Run Out) will apply with the addition of Note (c)- "Run Out off a Fieldsman's       Helmet.
"If having been played by the batsman or having come off his person, the ball then rebounds directly from a fieldsman's helmet on to the stumps with either batsman out of his ground, the batsman shall be " Not Out".
© If a ball hits a fieldsman's helmet while it is lying on the ground, Laws 41.4 and 23.1 (f) shall apply, eg either Umpire shall call and signal "Dead Ball" and five penalty runs shall be awarded.
(d) Umpires are not to hold helmets.
(e) Fielding helmets when not in use are to be placed behind the wicket keeper, with the       approval of the local Association and/or ground authority, helmets may be stored in       ground drainage sumps (not water tap recesses) where such exist on grounds provided       the helmets are completely covered and their storage causes no surface obstruction.
(f) Batsmen who choose to use helmets must wear (or carry) them all the time or have them       taken off or onto the ground during the normal breaks in play and so avoid any time       wasting.
(g) In all cases, no actions involving helmets are to waste playing time.

SUBSTITUTES
(a) In normal circumstances, a substitute shall be allowed to field only for a player who to the        satisfaction of the Umpires has been injured or become ill during the match. However, in        very exceptional circumstances the Umpires may use their dissection to allow a substitute        for a player who has to leave the field or does not take the field for wholly acceptance        reasons, subject to consent being given by the opposing Captain. If a player wished to        change his shirt, boots etc., he may leave the field to do so (no changing of field), but no         substitute will be allowed.
(b) A player who suffers an injury caused by an external blow (as opposed to an internal      injury such as a pulled muscle) and has to leave the field for medical attention may, subject      to the Umpires' approval bowl immediately after his return irrespective of the length of time      for which he has been absent.

Note : Law 2.2 Objection to Substitutes
"The opposing Captain shall have no right of objection to any player acting as a substitute on the field, nor as to where he shall field however no substitute shall act a wicket keeper".

CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT & FOOTWEAR
(a) Only approved logos and identification, as authorized by Organising Committee/DCIF        Regulations are permitted to be worn in the World Cup Matches.
(b) All players shall wear coloured clothing. The use of non-spiked cricket footwear by the       players is permitted.

TEAM's CONDUCT
(a) Disqualification from the World Cup will be penalty for breach of Playing Conditions.
(b) Any protest against the scores shall be lodged in writing to the Secretary before 8.00 p.m.       on the day of play.
(c) Any protest against the positions of team shall be lodged in writing to the Secretary       before the start of the meeting after the Games.