A ball is lost if it is not found and identified within five minutes of the player's search of it. Five minutes is the maximum time allowed for search but the player can declare a ball lost before the time is up.
If after a five-minute search, a ball cannot be found, a competitor is penalized one stroke and plays another ball from the spot where the first one was hit, counting as the third shot.
A ball is considered lost if it cannot be located or identified after up to five minutes of searching for it.
Any ball that cannot be found within 5 minutes of the search commencing must be declared lost.
A ball is considered to be lost if it cannot be located or identified after 5 minutes of searching for it.
Any ball which cannot be found once struck. When looking for a lost ball you are allowed 5 minutes to find it. This is not the length of time you use before waving the following group through. Wave them on then continue looking. - This is one of the biggest breaches of Etiquette
A ball is considered lost if: 1) It cannot be found within five minutes after the search begins; 2) The player declares it lost before the search has lasted five minutes; 3) A ball is found within the five-minute period, but the player cannot identify it as his.
A ball is "lost" if: a. It is not found or identified as his by the player within five minutes after the player's side or his or their caddies have begun to search for it; or b. The player has put another ball into play under the Rules, even though he may not have searched for the original ball; or c. The player has played any stroke with a provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place, where-upon the provisional ball becomes the ball in play. Time spent in playing a wrong ball is not counted in the five-minute period allowed for search. back
In the sport of cricket, if a ball in play cannot be found or recovered, any fielder may call Lost ball. The game then proceeds as described in Law 20 of the Laws of cricket.
