Men's ODI Match Appendix A Definitions 10: The Ball

10.The ball

10.1. The ball is struck/strikes the ball unless specifically defined otherwise, mean ‘the ball is struck by the

bat’/‘strikes the ball with the bat’.

10.2. Rebounds directly/strikes directly and similar phrases mean ‘without contact with any fielder’ but do not exclude contact with the ground.

10.3. Full-pitch describes a ball delivered by the bowler that reaches or passes the striker without having touched the ground. Sometimes described as non-pitching.