Ignorance of the Law is no excuse

If Angelo Mathews took his guard before calling for a new helmet he wouldn’t have been in the record books to be the first baseman to be ‘Timed Out’ in International Cricket!

Angelo has himself to blame for being ignorant of the law rather than reiterate that Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was not sporty enough to withdraw his appeal. Taking guard is the first act performed by a batter when they arrive at the crease.

The literal meaning of taking guard is to mark where you’d like to stand in relation to the stumps.

ICC playing conditions for Cricket World Cup 2023

40 TIMED OUT

40.1 Out Timed out

40.1.1 After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 2 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out.

40.1.2 In the event of an extended delay in which no batter comes to the wicket, the umpires shall adopt the procedure of clause 16.2 (ICC Match Referee awarding a match). For the purposes of that clause the start of the action shall be taken as the expiry of the 2 minutes referred to above.

40.2 Bowler does not get credit

The bowler does not get credit for the wicket.

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