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The 2017 Code of the Laws of cricket state that if the ball can not be found or recovered, the umpire will call and signal Dead ball (Law 20.4.2.10). [1] The ball then ceases to be in play. Any penalties and runs completed plus the run in progress if the batsmen had crossed before the call of Dead ball will be added to the score (Law 18.9). [2]
If the ball is no longer considered in play it is a dead ball. An umpire will signal this by crossing and uncrossing their wrists below their waist with the call Dead Ball, if they are required to do so under certain Laws, and also may do it if they think it is necessary to inform the players. [7]
It contains an override of the Laws of Cricket: if either umpire considers an action that is not covered by the laws to be unfair, he can intervene and call the ball dead. Fair and unfair play can also refer simply to conventions of the game that are often seen to conform with the Spirit of Cricket .
After a dead ball, the ball becomes alive again when the pitcher stands on the pitcher's plate ready to pitch, the batter, catcher and umpire are ready, and the umpire calls or signals "Play." Players and coaches may ask an umpire for "time", but they themselves may not call "time" and cause the ball to become dead.
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