Can a bowler bowl from behind the bowling crease?

Yes bowler can bowl behind the stump , As longs as the umpire can see the bowling action from the bowler. It is mandatory because the bowler can just throw the the ball if the umpire is not watching his action .

What are the crease rules in cricket?

The bowling creases lie 22 yards (66 feet or 20.12 m) apart, and mark the ends of the pitch. For the fielding side, the crease defines whether there is a no-ball because the wicket-keeper has moved in front of the wicket before he is permitted to do so.

What is back foot no ball?

What is a back foot no ball? Law 24 of the MCC which deals with no balls, explicitly states that a delivery will be deemed legitimate in respect of the feet, in delivery stride, if the bowler’s back foot lands “within and not touching the return crease appertaining to his stated mode of delivery.”

Can a cricket ball bounce twice?

MCC rules state that a ball may be called a no-ball if it bounces more that twice before reaching the batsman/popping crease. This means if it bounces twice it is a legal delivery. So in both cases whether bouncing twice or more if the batsman hits it, he gets the runs.

Why is the popping crease so called?

Popping Crease – Under the rules of cricket in the 1700s, a batsman had to place his bat into a hole cut in the turf to score a run. The wicketkeeper/fielders had to get the ball into the hole before the bat in order to affect a run-out. The name popping hole then became popping crease.

What is backfoot in cricket?

Footwork in the sport of cricket refers to the technique a batsman employs as he or she faces a delivery from the opposing bowler. A right-handed batsman’s front foot is the left; the back foot is the right.

Can a bowler touch the return crease?

1 the bowler’s back foot must land within and not touching the return crease appertaining to his/her stated mode of delivery.

Can there be hit wicket on no-ball?

A batsman cannot be out hit wicket on a no ball; quoting from Law 21.18: When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 34 (Hit the ball twice), 37 (Obstructing the field) or 38 (Run out).