In Twenty20 cricket, a no-ball is followed by a 'free hit', a delivery ... The umpire will call a no ball if: • The heel of the bowler's front foot lands on or in front of the popping crease (the ...

It is a rectangular area of 22 yards (20.12m) in length and 10ft (3.05m) in width. The popping (batting) crease is marked 1.22m in front of the stumps at either end, with the stumps set along the ...

The aim for the batter in cricket is to try to score as many ... both batters need to touch the floor behind the popping crease with either their bat or body. In situations where the fielding ...

Debate about the symbolic spirit of cricket is raging again after bizarre ... In an incident reminiscent of Johnny Bairstow wandering out of his crease in the last Ashes series, Englishman Tom ...