The MCC are the traditional guardians of the laws of cricket and have invited schools, universities and league bodies to participate in a trial period this year.
The trial could include on field sanctions in the form of red cards, yellow cards, sin bins and penalty runs to address increasing bad behaviour on the field of play.
The paper indicates "Whilst the majority of cricket is played in a competitive but fair spirit, there are some players, or even teams, whose behaviour is below what is expected for cricket,”
It goes onto read “Indeed, five matches in the UK had to be abandoned in 2015, following outbreaks of violence."
For example, players could be red carded and sent off if their behaviour or language is seen as threatening towards the umpires or another person.
