Law 25 WIDE BALL
1.
The umpire at the bowlers end shall adjudge a delivery to be a Wide
(i) if it is not a "No Ball" and (ii) if in his opinion the ball passes sufficient
wide of the striker not to be able to hit the ball with his bat by means of a
normal cricket stroke.
The
delivery will not be adjudged as a Wide if it passes ,or would have passed, over
head height of the striker standing upright at the crease.
2. A delivery is not a Wide if the striker by moving either (a) causes the ball
to pass wide of him OR (b) brings the ball sufficiently within his reach to be
able to hit it with his bat by means of a normal cricket stroke.
3. The call and signal "Wide Ball" must be made as soon as the ball passes the strikers wicket. It shall however, be considered to have been Wide from the moment of delivery.
4. The umpire shall revoke a call of "Wide Ball" if there is any contact between the ball and the strikers bat or person.
5. The umpire shall revoke the call of "Wide Ball" if the same delivery is also called a "No Ball".
6. The ball does not become on the call of "Wide Ball"
7. The penalty of one run for a "Wide Ball" is awarded instantly onthe call of "Wide Ball". Unless it is revoked, it shall stand even if a batsman is dismissed and shall be added to any other runs scored or penalties awarded.
8. Any runs completed by the batsmen, or if th ball goes to the boundary, shall be scored as "Wide Balls". All runs resulting from a Wide other than penalty runs, shall be debited against the bowler.
9. A Wide Ball does not count as a ball in the over.
10.
The striker can be out from a delivery which is a "Wide Ball" under
the laws covering "Hit Wicket" and "Stumped".
11.Either batsmen can be out from a delivery which is a "Wide Ball"
under the laws covering "Handled the Ball", "Obstructing the
Field" or "Run Out".