From overthrow rules to completion of final over of day in red-ball matches; 73 changes made to Laws of Cricket by MCC | Cricket News
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which maintains the laws that govern professional cricket, on Tuesday announced 73 changes that will come into effect from October 2026. It hasn’t made wholesale changes to how the sport is played, with the tweaks largely focussing on tightening definitions around dismissals, overs and player positioning. One of the key updates is that wicketkeepers will no longer be penalised for having their gloves in front of the stumps when the bowler runs up. The new laws also require the bowling side to complete the final over of the day even after a wicket falls in red-ball cricket. The current practice is for Stumps to be called if a wicket falls in the final over of the day, with the rest of the over being completed at the start of play on the next day. “It was felt unfair that, if a fielding side takes a wicket in the final over of the day, the batting side does not have to send out a new batter,” MCC said. “This doesn’t save …
