Law 41 THE FIELDER
1. No member of the fielding side, other than the wicket-keeper, shall be permitted to wear gloves or external leg guards.
2. A fielder wishing to wear protection for his hand or fingers, must obtain the consent of the umpire
3. (a) If the fielder fields the ball, whilst in play, other than with any part of his person, the ball becomes dead and 5 penalty runs will be awarded to the batting side.
3.(b)
Protective helmets not being worn must be placed behind the wicket-keeper in
line with the stumps. If the ball ,whilst in play, strikes a fielders helmet
which is on the ground within the field of play, 5 penalty runs shall be awarded
to the batting side.
Note: The BD&AJCL and the HWDJCL rules state that if the ball is struck, the penalty runs shall be added to the score of the striker, but otherwise to the score of extras i.e. byes, leg byes, wides or no balls as the case may be.
4. Notwithstanding 3(a) and (b) above, penalty runs runs will not be awarded if the striker had made no attempt to play the ball with his bat nor taken action to avoid being hit.
5. At the instant of the delivery, the number of on-side fielders behind the popping crease must not exceed two. In the event of an infringement by the fielding side, the umpire at the strikers end shall call an signal "No Ball" at the instant of the delivery or as soon as possible thereafter.
6. Whilst the ball is in play, no fielder, other than the bowler, may stand on, or have any part of his person over the pitch until (a) the ball has made contact with the strikers bat or person OR (b) the ball has passed the strikers bat. If a fielder contravenes this requirement, the bowlers end umpire shall call and signal "No Ball" at the instant of the delivery or as soon as possible thereafter.
7. If any fielder makes a significant movement after the ball comes into play, and before it reaches the striker, either umpire shall call and signal "Dead Ball" to signify that this is unfair play. The fielder may move in towards the striker but any backward or sideways movement should be seen as unfair.