Big bats dismissed, player send-offs introduced in new laws


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 07 Mar 2017

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Big bats are set to be consigned to the wood-heap and umpires will be given the power to send off players from October as part of cricket's new Code of Laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club has said.

The maximum dimensions of a bat will be restricted to 108mm in width, 67mm in depth and with 40mm edges according to the new code which will be issued on Oct. 1, the MCC said in a media release.

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