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MCC proposes radical player send-off law
- Updated: December 7, 2016
Giving umpires the power to send players off the field for grievous disciplinary violations, limiting the maximum width of the edge and depth of a bat and allowing catches off a fielder’s helmet were among the significant outcomes of the MCC world cricket committee meeting in Mumbai on December 6 and 7.
The committee also said it wouldn’t recommend a change to the existing ball-tampering law, which was brought under scrutiny after South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was found guilty of tampering – he was caught on camera allegedly shining the ball with saliva while having a lozenge in his mouth. Du Plessis has since appealed the verdict.
All the recommendations will need to be approved by the main MCC committee.
Send-off law
The MCC world cricket committee recommended that umpires be empowered “to eject cricketers from a game for serious disciplinary breaches” such as threatening an umpire, physically assaulting another player, umpire, official or spectator, and any …
