A no ball is a penalty in the sport of cricket against the fielding team because of an illegal delivery, or pitch, by the fielding team's bowler. The result of a no ball is at least one run added to the score of the batting team followed by the bowling of another ball to compensate for the no ball.
No Ball Signal
A cricket umpire signals a no ball by raising one arm to shoulder height. In traditional Twenty20 cricket, in which each team gets 20 overs, a batsman is permitted a free hit after a no ball, according to BBC Sport. The batsman cannot be caught out or bowled for his free hit, but he can still be run out.
Mode of Delivery
The bowler must notify the umpire whether he intends to change his mode of delivery or he will receive a no ball penalty, according to BBC Sport. For example, if a bowler tells the umpire that his bowl is right-handed, but bowls with his left arm, then the umpire will call a no ball.
Bowler Errors
The umpire will call a no ball if he judges that the bowler is throwing the ball, according to Lord's The Home of Cricket. A bowler must deliver the ball while keeping his arm at an angle instead of fully extending his arm. If a bowler extends his arm straight at any point during the delivery, then the umpire can rule this as a throw and call a no ball.
An umpire will call a no ball in the event that a ball does not bounce during its delivery and reaches the batsman above waist height.
The bowler strides to the popping crease before delivering the ball to a batsman. However, the umpire will call a no ball if the bowler bowls before beginning his delivery stride, according to Lord's The Home of Cricket.
The umpire calls a no ball if the heel of the bowler's leading foot lands on or ahead of the popping crease. The popping crease is the front boundary of the batting crease.
If the bowler's rear foot touches the return crease or is outside the return crease, then the umpire will call a no ball.
If the ball bounces two times or more before reaching the batsman, then the umpire will call a no ball, according to Lord's the Home of Cricket.
Fielding Team Errors
A no ball occurs if the wicket keeper of the fielding team moves beyond the stumps before the batsman strikes the ball or before the ball passes the stumps. If two or more fielders set behind the square on the leg side, then the umpire will call a no ball, according to BBC Sport.
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