Can someone explain the rules regarding NO BALL & LBW?

Answer 1

Sorry for the long answer but these are the entire rules according to the official MCC laws of cricket. They are quite detailed.


LBW
Law 36 (Leg before wicket)

1. Out LBW
The striker is out LBW in the circumstances set out below.
(a)The bowler delivers a ball, not being a No ball

and (b) the ball, if it is not intercepted full pitch, pitches in line between wicket and wicket or on the off side of the striker's wicket

and (c) the ball not having previously touched his bat, the striker intercepts the ball, either full pitch or after pitching, with any part of his person

and (d) the point of impact, even if above the level of the bails
either (i) is between wicket and wicket
or (ii) is either between wicket and wicket or outside the line of the off stump, if the striker has made no genuine attempt to play the ball with his bat

and (e) but for the interception, the ball would have hit the wicket.

2. Interception of the ball
(a) In assessing points (c), (d) and (e) in 1 above, only the first interception is to be considered.

(b) In assessing point (e) in 1 above, it is to be assumed that the path of the ball before interception would have continued after interception, irrespective of whether the ball might have pitched subsequently or not.

3. Off side of wicket
The off side of the striker's wicket shall be determined by the striker's stance at the moment the ball comes into play for that delivery.


NO BALL
Law 24 (No ball)
1. Mode of delivery
(a) The umpire shall ascertain whether the bowler intends to bowl right handed or left handed, over or round the wicket, and shall so inform the striker.
It is unfair if the bowler fails to notify the umpire of a change in his mode of delivery. In this case the umpire shall call and signal No ball.

(b) Underarm bowling shall not be permitted except by special agreement before the match.

2. Fair delivery - the arm
For a delivery to be fair in respect of the arm the ball must not be thrown. See 3 below.
Although it is the primary responsibility of the striker's end umpire to ensure the fairness of a delivery in this respect, there is nothing in this Law to debar the bowler's end umpire from calling and signalling No ball if he considers that the ball has been thrown.
(a) If, in the opinion of either umpire, the ball has been thrown, he shall
(i) call and signal No ball.
(ii) caution the bowler, when the ball is dead. This caution shall apply throughout the innings.
(iii) inform the other umpire, the batsmen at the wicket, the captain of the fielding side and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.

(b) If either umpire considers that after such caution a further delivery by the same bowler in that innings is thrown, the umpire concerned shall repeat the procedure set out in (a) above, indicating to the bowler that this is a final warning. This warning shall also apply throughout the innings.

(c) If either umpire considers that a further delivery by the same bowler in that innings is thrown,
(i) the umpire concerned shall call and signal No ball. When the ball is dead he shall inform the other umpire, the batsmen at the wicket and, as soon as practicable, the captain of the batting side of what has occurred.
(ii) the umpire at the bowler's end shall direct the captain of the fielding side to take the bowler off forthwith. The over shall be completed by another bowler, who shall neither have bowled the previous over nor be allowed to bowl the next over.
The bowler thus taken off shall not bowl again in that innings.
(iii) the umpires together shall report the occurrence as soon as possible to the Executive of the fielding side and any Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain and bowler concerned.

3. Definition of fair delivery - the arm
A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler's arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that point until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing.

4. Bowler throwing towards striker's end before delivery
If the bowler throws the ball towards the striker's end before entering his delivery stride, either umpire shall call and signal No ball. See Law 42.16 (Batsmen stealing a run). However, the procedure stated in 2 above of caution, informing, final warning, action against the bowler and reporting shall not apply.

5. Fair delivery - the feet
For a delivery to be fair in respect of the feet, in the delivery stride
(i) the bowler's back foot must land within and not touching the return crease.
(ii) the bowler's front foot must land with some part of the foot, whether grounded or raised, behind the popping crease.
If the umpire at the bowler's end is not satisfied that both these conditions have been met, he shall call and signal No ball.

6. Ball bouncing more than twice or rolling along the ground
The umpire at the bowler's end shall call and signal No ball if a ball which he considers to have been delivered, without having previously touched the bat or person of the striker,
either (i) bounces more than twice
or (ii) rolls along the ground
before it reaches the popping crease.

7. Ball coming to rest in front of striker's wicket
If a ball delivered by the bowler comes to rest in front of the line of the striker's wicket, without having touched the bat or person of the striker, the umpire shall call and signal No ball and immediately call and signal Dead ball.

8. Call of No ball for infringement of other Laws
In addition to the instances above, an umpire shall call and signal No ball as required by the following Laws.
Law 40.3 - Position of wicket-keeper
Law 41.5 - Limitation of on side fielders
Law 41.6 - Fielders not to encroach on the pitch
Law 42.6 - Dangerous and unfair bowling
Law 42.7 - Dangerous and unfair bowling - action by the umpire
Law 42.8 - Deliberate bowling of high full pitched balls.

9. Revoking a call of No ball
An umpire shall revoke the call of No ball if the ball does not leave the bowler's hand for any reason.

10. No ball to over-ride Wide
A call of No ball shall over-ride the call of Wide ball at any time. See Law 25.1 (Judging a Wide) and 25.3 (Call and signal of Wide ball).

11. Ball not dead
The ball does not become dead on the call of No ball.

12. Penalty for a No ball
A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of No ball. Unless the call is revoked, this penalty shall stand even if a batsman is dismissed. It shall be in addition to any other runs scored, any boundary allowance and any other penalties awarded.

13. Runs resulting from a No ball - how scored
The one run penalty for a No ball shall be scored as a No ball extra. If other penalty runs have been awarded to either side, these shall be scored as in Law 42.17 (Penalty runs). Any runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance shall be credited to the striker if the ball has been struck by the bat; otherwise they also shall be scored as No ball extras.
Apart from any award of a 5 run penalty, all runs resulting from a No ball, whether as No ball extras or credited to the striker, shall be debited against the bowler.

14. No ball not to count
A No ball shall not count as one of the over. See Law 22.4 (Balls not to count in the over).

15. Out from a No ball
When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 34 (Hit the ball twice), 37 (Obstructing the field) or 38 (Run out)].

Answer 2

Remember an umpire giving out a player Shoulder Before the Wicket. If that could be given out, then Hand before the Wicket is next or Arm Before the Wicket. But if the ball has made contact with the glove or bat, then obviously, it can't be given out LBW but that is also given out, when umpire fails to register that contact. I think its umpire's discretion to give out, if he deems the ball was on its way to hit the wicket, if the ball hasn't touched bat or glove, it would be interesting to see, if it hits the box & umpires gives it out & then the entry should be WBW or BoxBW but its always LBW otherwise :D :D

Answer 3

In cricket

It is no ball means it is not counted as one of the six ball and a run is added. This is because it was very bad balling by the baller.

LWB it stands for leg before wickets. In this game body position is observed by the empire and the batsman must not cover the wicks with the leg, he must use bat only. The empire declares him out, for this violation of the rule of the game.

Answer 4

Rules regarding NO BALL and LBW are explained below:

NO BALL:
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In the sport of cricket a no ball is an illegal delivery by the bowler.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A NO BALL:
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An umpire will rule a no ball under any of the following conditions:-

1) If the bowler bowls with the front foot wholly in front of the
popping crease.

2) If the bowler bowls with the back foot touching or outside the
return crease.

3) If the bowler throws, rather than bowls, the ball.

4) If the bowler changes the arm with which he bowls without
notifying the umpire.

5) If the bowler changes the side of the wicket from which he
bowls without notifying the umpire.

6) If the bowler bowls underarm (made illegal in 1982).

7) If the bowler bowls the ball before actually entering
the "delivery stride".

8) If the ball rolls or bounces more than twice before reaching
the batsman's popping crease.

9) If the ball comes to rest before reaching the batsman's
popping crease.

10) If the wicket-keeper moves in front of the wicket at the
opposite end before the ball passes that wicket or touches
the batsman or his bat.

11) If any fielder touches or passes over the pitch before the ball
passes the batsman's wicket or touches the batsman or his
bat.

12) If, at the instant of delivery, there are more than two fielders,
excluding the wicket-keeper, behind the batsman's popping
crease and on the leg side.

12) If the ball does not touch the ground in its flight between the
wickets and reaches the batsman at a height above his
waist. (This delivery is called a 'Beamer'.)

13) (In Test matches) If, for the third or subsequent time in a
single over, a ball bounces over the batsman's shoulder.

14) (In one-day matches) If, for the second or subsequent time
in a single over, a ball bounces over the batsman's
shoulder.

15) (In one-day matches) If, at the instant of delivery, there are
more than five fielders on the leg side.

16) (In one-day matches) If, during the first fifteen overs of a
domestic match or the powerplay overs of an international
match, and at the instant of delivery, there are more than two
fielders in the outfield as demarcated by a line marked on the
field.

EFFECTS OF NO BALL:
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The umpire signals a no ball by holding one arm out horizontally. If the call is for illegal placement of the bowler's feet, the umpire will also shout "No ball!", giving the batsman some warning that the ball is a no ball. A batsman with quick enough reflexes can take advantage of this by playing an otherwise overly aggressive shot at the ball.

A batsman may not be ruled out bowled, leg before wicket, caught, stumped, or hit wicket off a no ball. (In some types of short form cricket the batsman may not be out by these methods on the following ball either.) He may be run out only if he attempts to take runs. He may also be out handled the ball, hit the ball twice, or obstructing the field.

A no ball does not count as one of the six balls in an over, but it does count as a ball faced by the batsman.

When a no ball is bowled, a number of runs are awarded to the batting team, the number varying depending on local playing conditions in force. In Test cricket the award is one run; in some domestic competitions, particularly one-day cricket competitions, the award is two runs. These runs are scored as extras and are added to the team's total, but are not added to any batsman's total.

If the batsman hits the ball he may take runs as normal. These are scored as runs by the batsman, as normal. The batsman may also score leg byes or byes and these are recorded as no balls extras.

If a ball qualifies as a no ball and a wide, the umpire will call it a no ball, rather than a wide.

No balls are considered to be the fault of the bowler, and are recorded as a negative statistic in a bowler's record.

No balls are not uncommon. A typical number occurring in a game might be in the range 10-30. It should be noted, however, that no balls are most commonly as a result of one of the first two rules being broken (a front foot no ball or back foot no ball respectively). Dangerous deliveries (beamers) are also not rare. While there are a number of bowlers who have been called for throwing, rather than bowling, most notably Muttiah Muralitharan, this remains a relatively uncommon occurrence at the highest levels of cricket. Other violations resulting in no balls being called are sufficiently rare as to be unheard of in the modern era.


LBW (LEG BEFORE WICKET)
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If the ball strikes any part of the batsman's person (not necessarily the leg), and, in the umpire's judgement, the ball would have hit the batsman's stumps but for this interception, then the batsman is out. The point of impact must be within line with the batsman's stumps and the bowler's stumps if the batsman is playing a stroke. The batsman can be given out if the ball strikes him outside the off stump, if the ball would have hit the stumps and if the batsman is playing no stroke. Also, the ball cannot have made contact with the bat or glove before hitting the batsman.

Answer 5

I'll put it in layman's terms.

No Ball - if the bowler steps over the line before he lets the ball out of his hands OR if he bowls it and it bounces over the batsman's shoulders.

LBW - if the ball hits the batsman's pads and looks as if it was in line to hit the wickets (but the batman's legs take the hit instead).

Answer 6

no ball is when th bowler purts his leg out of the crease when he is bowling and wide is when the ball is impossible to hit sometimes

Answer 7

NO BUT THANKS 4 DA POINTS