1. JUDGING A WIDE
(a) If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire
shall adjudge it a Wide if according to the definition in (b)
below, in his opinion, the ball passes wide of the striker where
he is standing and would also have passed wide of him standing
in a normal guard position.
(b) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker
unless it is sufficiently within his reach for him to be able
to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
2. DELIVERY NOT A WIDE
The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide
(a) if the striker, by moving,
either
(i) causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in 1(b) above
or
(ii) brings the ball sufficiently within his reach to be able
to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
(b) if the ball touches the striker's bat or person.
3. CALL AND SIGNAL OF WIDE BALL
(a) If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide he 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 of delivery, even though it cannot be called Wide
until it passes the striker's wicket.
(b) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is
then any contact between the ball and the striker's bat or person.
(c) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery
is called a No ball. See Law 24.10 (No ball to over-ride Wide).
4. BALL NOT DEAD
The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.
5. PENALTY FOR A WIDE
A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of
Wide ball. Unless the call is revoked (see 3 above), this penalty
shall stand even if a batsman is dismissed, and shall be in addition
to any other runs scored, any boundary allowance and any other
penalties awarded.
6. RUNS RESULTING FROM A WIDE – HOW
SCORED
All runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance, together
with the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide balls.
Apart from any award of a 5 run penalty, all runs resulting from
a Wide ball shall be debited against the bowler.
7. WIDE NOT TO COUNT
A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 22.4 (Balls
not to count in the over).
8. OUT FROM A WIDE
When Wide ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under
any of the Laws except Law 33 (Handled the ball), Law 35 (Hit
wicket), Law 37 (Obstructing the field), Law 38 (Run out) or Law
39 (Stumped).