In this last edition of the “Duties of an Umpire” we will be looking at the Duties of an Umpire upon the cessation of play. The umpires shall note the following information:
- The time at which Time is called.
- How many balls, if any, remain in the over and who is bowling it
- If an over is in progress, who bowled the previous over
- At which end bowling is to resume. The umpire at that end takes charge of the ball.
- Which batsman are at which ends.
- Unless it is a drinks interval, agree with the other umpire and the scorers the number of runs and wickets and if relevant, the number of overs.
- Have creases re- marked if necessary and possible.
- Have debris removed from the pitch.
- If the interval is between one day and the next, supervise mowing, sweeping and rolling the next morning.
- Supervise any permitted rolling requested by the batting captain – together with associated sweeping or other removal of debris, as applicable.
Source: Tom Smith’s Cricket Umpiring and Scoring
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