<Li> A runner or spectator commits interference </Li> <Li> The defense leaves the field after the half inning or game ends </Li> <Li> An umpire calls time . Umpires typically call "time" after being asked to do so by a participant . An umpire in chief (plate umpire) will also call "time" when: <Ul> <Li> Weather, darkness or similar conditions make play impossible or dangerous </Li> <Li> Light failure makes it difficult or impossible for the umpires to follow the play </Li> <Li> An accident incapacitates a player or an umpire </Li> <Li> The umpire wishes to examine the ball, to consult with either manager, or for any similar cause . </Li> <Li> An umpire orders a player or any other person removed from the playing field . </Li> <Li> A balk or obstruction is committed and immediate ensuing play ends </Li> <Li> The catcher interferes with the batter before the time of pitch </Li> <Li> An umpire declares "no pitch" after debris or a flying object (such as a bird) collides with the pitched ball . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Weather, darkness or similar conditions make play impossible or dangerous </Li> <Li> Light failure makes it difficult or impossible for the umpires to follow the play </Li> <Li> An accident incapacitates a player or an umpire </Li> <Li> The umpire wishes to examine the ball, to consult with either manager, or for any similar cause . </Li> <Li> An umpire orders a player or any other person removed from the playing field . </Li> <Li> A balk or obstruction is committed and immediate ensuing play ends </Li> <Li> The catcher interferes with the batter before the time of pitch </Li> <Li> An umpire declares "no pitch" after debris or a flying object (such as a bird) collides with the pitched ball . </Li> </Ul>

When is a ball considered dead in cricket