1. Spirit of Cricket
“To uphold and promote the positive values associated with the spirit of cricket”
Including:
Traditions of the game
Cricketing etiquette for - batsmen, fielders, and umpires

2. Traditions of the game At the toss:
Captains must be dressed in cricket attire
Home captain to
toss coin
Visiting captain to call
Toss takes place on the field of play

3. Traditions of the game At the start of a session of play:
Umpires enter field of play FIRST, followed by
fielding captain and his team and then the two batsmen
At the end of a session
of play:
Batsmen leave field FIRST
followed by the fielding side
then the umpires

4. Traditions of the game
Players should acknowledge efforts of opposition
e.g. acknowledging a
batsman’s 50 or 100
or the taking of
5 wickets by a bowler

5. Traditions of the game
It is correct to applaud your own team’s efforts
e.g. applaud a good
catch, shot, piece of
fielding

6. Traditions of the game It is NOT correct to applaud errors and/or
misfortunes of opposition
e.g. do NOT applaud when a bowler delivers a
No ball or Wide or a fielder drops a catch or mis-fields the ball

7. Traditions of the game Players should
acknowledge applause from opposition and spectators

8. At end of game teams should shake hands
Traditions of the game
At end of game teams should shake hands

9. Traditions of the game It is only common courtesy that,
at the end of the game, you thank:
Umpires
Scorers
Ground staff
Caterers
Home club officials

10. Actions of the fielding side
Do NOT appeal when you know a batsman is not out
Do NOT put undue pressure on umpires by:
Frivolous appealing
Loud, orchestrated and
constant appeals
Advancing towards the
umpire when appealing

11. Actions of the fielding side
Help umpires by signalling when the ball has reached the boundary
Do NOT keep up an incessant verbal barrage of comments to, or about a batsman’s ability
Do NOT sledge the batsmen
Bowlers should NOT follow through and engage in eye to eye contact with batsman or make rude comments about the batsman or the shot he has just played

12. Actions of the fielding side
Thank the umpire when passing him your sweater or cap to look after during the over and when he returns these items
If questioning the umpire on any point – do it politely and accept his response, even though you may not agree with him

13. Actions of the fielding side
Apologise to a batsman if an accidental full pitch delivery (beamer) is bowled
If non-striker is leaving his crease early – it is traditional to ‘warn’ him,
rather than simply run him out
Applaud a batsman’s 50
or 100
Thank a batsman if he
‘walks’
Applaud an injured
Batsman when he recovers

14. Actions of the fielding side
At a drinks break:
Always ensure the umpires receive a drink
Do not sit on the
ground
Do not leave the field
Do not take longer
than necessary

15. Actions of the batting side
Be honest and if you know you
have hit the ball and it is
caught – ‘walk’
When asking for a guard say:
‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Non-strikers end, do not leave your crease until the bowler has delivered the ball
Accept the umpire’s decision even though you
may not agree with it and/or are disappointed

16. Actions of the batting side
Do not stand at the crease in defiance of the decision
Do not wave your bat in the air or point to it when given out L.B.W.
Do not knock stumps with the bat or body
Do not criticise the umpire and/or his decision to your team-mates or spectators

17. Actions of the umpire
Always answer appeals – do not ignore the players
Talk to players as you would wish to be spoken to
Hold bowler’s sweater, cap etc. during the over
If bowler asks - move your position, back or forward
At the end of the game thank the players and scorers

18. parents and spectators
Spirit of Cricket
EVERYONE has a responsibility to ensure that the match is played within the Spirit of the Game
These include:
captains
players
umpires
scorers
managers and coaches
parents and spectators

19. Spirit of Cricket If we can: Protect the spirit of cricket
Promote & enhance the
history & heritage of cricket
Maintain & enhance the traditional spirit of the game
Uphold & promote the
values & standards of cricket
THEN CRICKET WILL BE THE GREATEST GAME IN THE WORLD!