Hi Ganesh,
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As per ICC rule,
The player acting as a runner for a batsman shall be a member of the batting side and shall, if possible, have already batted in that innings. The runner shall wear external protective equipment equivalent to that worn by the batsman for whom he runs and shall carry a bat.
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"This does not imply that only players who have already batted in that innings can be allowed to act as a runner for a batsman in case of injury."
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This is your interpretion correct..not in the rule correct
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So, as to Clarify the rule based your links, and if the case is
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Case1:Say there is 1 batman who got out and a batting team requires a runner and say he came as runner ie fine.So far so good,now you the batting team required one more runner, then any one from batting team can come,ie lowest from batting order
Tip:Provide your batting order (what ever) in the FCL team declaration sheet,yes you can change your order.So use your best judgement of the rule and send in a runner
Case2:-Say there is 1 batman who got out and batting team requires a runner and, then it is better to follow these steps
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Better send the batsman who got out . But if the batting team try to send any one in the lowest batting order, (which in FCL it is hard to remember and any one knows who is who) and if fielding objects for this,
mention a reason to the umpire why the batsman who got out cannot come.
2.If it becomes a big issue , on the ground,
"UMPIRE DECISION IS FINAL"If this needs more clarification ,please reply
Thank you
Sai.V
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These links says the same see the highlights
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Rule 7
http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-2-substitutes-and-runners-batsman-or-fielder-leaving-the-field-batsman-retiring-batsman-commencing-innings,28,AR.htmlInterpretation at 2-D
http://www.lords.org/data/files/law-2-qanda-9834.pdf-------------------------------
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The umpires shall have discretion, for other wholly acceptable reasons, to allow a substitute for a fielder, or a runner for a batsman, at the start of the match or at any subsequent time.
7. Runner
The player acting as a runner for a batsman shall be a member of the batting side and shall,
if possible, have already batted in that innings. The runner shall wear external protective equipment equivalent to that worn by the batsman for whom he runs and shall carry a bat.
2-D Replacing a runner
The Law states that a runner should if possible have already batted. This is clearly not possible when one of the opening batsmen is injured and is permitted a runner. If the other opening batsman is dismissed before the injured one, should he immediately replace the runner?
There are two reasons why the Law lays down that a runner should have batted already (if possible).
The first is that it is clearly undesirable that a batsman soon to come in himself should have either prior experience of the light and other conditions or sight of the bowling.
The second is that it is also clearly undesirable for a runner to be changed, to bring in a fresh player instead of a tired one. Becoming tired is a factor of some significance in the development of a batsman’s innings and one that a batsman who is not injured has to contend with.
It is therefore good practice to insist that if a runner cannot have batted already,
he should be one from quite low in the batting order. The likelihood is then that the need to change the runner will not arise. This is preferable to full but retrospective compliance with Law 2.7. If the other opener were to be dismissed very shortly after the injury, it might then be suitable for him to replace the first runner.
The umpire must use his judgment. In general, however,the original runner should stay unless he himself is injured, the approach of his own innings requires that there should be at least some gap before he comes to the wicket or there is a significant break in play, when a change would be appropriate.
