Talk:Free hit

Merge with No Ball?
Because of widespread and common use of the Free Hit in one day and less competition cricket, amateur and professional, there is now very little material in here that should not be covered in No ball. Should we merge? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atconsul (talk • contribs) 14:13, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

There is more to say about the free hit than is covered here, though. For example, where and when did it originate? Who promoted its adoption? What are the unlegislated conventions in use, e.g. about the extent of fielding changes permitted when the striker changes or the field was illegally set? Atconsul (talk) 07:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

no ball and free hits
This article suggests only overstepping no-ball grants a free hit but this 2015 article http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/33295761 says all no balls would result in free hit. So I believe a no ball from wrong fielder placement would give a free hit too? Another thing is this article has no sources at all Ptok-Bentoniczny (talk) 05:33, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2022
Replace this confusing sentence:

"Also, if the ball did hit the stumps, the batter could afford to steal single runs (a bye) because the ball is normally considered a dead ball."

with the following, along with an example and sources:

"If the batter is bowled on a free hit delivery, the ball would still be in play and the batter can run byes. An instance of this happened in an ODI between India and England in January 2017, when Liam Plunkett clean bowled MS Dhoni off a free hit delivery and the ball rolled away to the boundary, giving India four byes. 49.37.241.35 (talk) 14:17, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2022 (2)
45.119.28.164 (talk) 14:29, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Section from ICC rule book - 21.17 No ball not to count A No ball shall not count as one of the over. See clause 17.3 (Validity of balls). 21.18 Out from a No ball When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Playing Conditions except clause 34 (Hit the ball twice), clause 37 (Obstructing the field) or clause 38 (Run out).

21.19 Free Hit 21.19.1 In addition to the above, the delivery following a No ball called (all modes of No ball) shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. If the delivery for the free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of No ball or a Wide ball) then the next delivery will become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. 21.19.2 For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed only under the circumstances that apply for a No ball, even if the delivery for the free hit is called Wide. 21.19.3 Neither field changes nor the exchange of individuals between fielding positions are permitted for free hit deliveries unless: 21.19.3.1 There is a change of striker (the provisions of clause 41.2 shall apply), or 21.19.3.2 The No Ball was the result of a fielding restriction breach, in which case the field may be changed to the extent of correcting the breach. 21.19.4 For clarity, the bowler can change his mode of delivery for the free hit delivery. In such circumstances clause 21.1 shall apply. 21.19.5 The umpires will signal a free hit by (after the normal No Ball signal) extending one arm straight upwards and moving it in a circular motion.
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