If the Bowler bowls the ball so high over or so wide of the wick-
et that, in the opinion of the Umpire it passes out of reach of
the Striker, standing in a normal guard position, the Umpire
shall call and signal "wide ball" as soon as it has passed the
line of the Striker's wicket.
The Umpire shall not adjudge a ball as being a wide if:-
(a) The Striker, by moving from his guard position, causes the
ball to pass out of his reach.
(b) The Striker moves and thus brings the ball within his reach.
2. Penalty
A penalty of one run for a wide shall be scored if no runs are
made otherwise.
