LAW 8 THE WICKETS

LAW 8 THE WICKETS

Wickets

LAW 8 THE WICKETS

1. Width and pitching

Two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to each other at a distance of 22yards/20.12m between the centres of the two middle stumps. Each set shall be 9in/22.86 cm wide and shall consist of three wooden stumps with two wooden bails on top. See Appendix A.

2. Size of stumps

The tops of the stumps shall be 28in/71.1cm above the playing surface and shall be dome shaped except for the bail grooves. The portion of a stump above the playing surface shall be cylindrical apart from the domed top, with circular section of diameter not less than 1⅜in/3.49cm nor more than 1½in/3.81cm. See Appendix A.

3. The bails

(a) The bails, when in position on top of the stumps,

 (i) shall not project more than ½in/1.27cm above them.

 (ii) shall fit between the stumps without forcing them out of the vertical.

(b) Each bail shall conform to the following specifications. See Appendix A. Overall length 45/16in /10.95cm p.15

Length of barrel 21/8 in/5.40cm

Longer spigot 1⅜in/3.49cm

Shorter spigot 13/16in/2.06cm

4. Junior cricket

In junior cricket, the same definitions of the wickets shall apply subject to the following measurements being used.

Width 8in/20.32cm

Pitched for under 13 21yards/19.20m

Pitched for under 11 20yards/18.29m

Pitched for under 9 18yards/16.46m

Height above playing surface 27in/68.58cm

Each stump Diameter not less than 1¼in/3.18cm  nor more than 1⅜in/3.49cm

 Each bail Overall 313/16 in/9.68cm

Barrel 113/16 in/4.60cm

Longer spigot 1¼in/3.18cm

Shorter spigot ¾ in/1.91cm

5. Dispensing with bails

The umpires may agree to dispense with the use of bails, if necessary. If they so agree then no bails shall be used at either end. The use of bails shall be resumed as soon as conditions permit. See Law 28.4 (Dispensing with bails).