(a) If the bowler bowls a ball, not being a No ball, the umpire shall
adjudge it a Wide if, according to the definition in (b) below, in his
opinion the ball passes wide of the striker where he is standing and
would also have passed wide of him standing in a normal guard position.
(b) The ball will be considered as passing wide of the striker unless it
is sufficiently within his reach for him to be able to hit it with his
bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
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The umpire shall not adjudge a delivery as being a Wide
(a) if the striker, by moving,
either (i) causes the ball to pass wide of him, as defined in 1(b) above
or (ii) brings the ball sufficiently within his reach to be able to hit
it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
(b) if the ball touches the striker's bat or person.
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(a) If the umpire adjudges a delivery to be a Wide he shall call and
signal Wide ball as soon as the ball passes the striker's wicket. It
shall, however, be considered to have been a Wide from the instant of
delivery, even though it cannot be called Wide until it passes the
striker's wicket.
(b) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if there is then any
contact between the ball and the striker's bat or person.
(c) The umpire shall revoke the call of Wide ball if a delivery is
called a No ball. See Law 24.10 (No ball to over-ride Wide).
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The ball does not become dead on the call of Wide ball.
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A penalty of one run shall be awarded instantly on the call of Wide
ball. Unless the call is revoked (see 3 above), this penalty shall stand
even if a batsman is dismissed, and shall be in addition to any other
runs scored, any boundary allowance and any other penalties awarded.
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All runs completed by the batsmen or a boundary allowance, together with
the penalty for the Wide, shall be scored as Wide balls. Apart from any
award of a 5 run penalty, all runs resulting from a Wide shall be
debited against the bowler.
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A Wide shall not count as one of the over. See Law 22.4 (Balls not to
count in the over).
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When Wide ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any
of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 35 (Hit wicket), 37
(Obstructing the field), 38 (Run out) or 39 (Stumped).
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