If a batsman offers no stroke and the ball reached the boundary, what is the ruling? Is this 4 byes or no runs since the batsman offered no stroke?

In the instance described then 4 byes should be awarded. This often happens when a batsman ducks underneath a bouncer which then passes over the wicketkeeper's head, for example. The rule for leg byes is different as you seem to be aware - if the ball were to brush the batsman's pads or body and run away to the boundary without him offering a shot then a dead ball would be awarded, this is to prevent batsmen from deliberately deflecting the ball for runs with their body. But if no contact is made with any part of the batsman and the wicketkeeper isn't good enough to stop it, that isn't the batsman's problem and so the 4 runs will stand as byes.

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It is considered evasive action - trying to avoid the ball, as opposed to "padding up" which is trying to block the ball with your body without offering a shot.
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by YonBon on March 21st, 2007
More specifically, if the batsman makes an attempt to avoid being struck by the ball then byes are awarded. If the batsman leaves the ball alone and the 'keeper is beaten, the ball is dead, unless it's a no ball or wide. I have seen 4 no-balls awarded, have never actually awarded same in practice (I'm a professional umpire).
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by Slartibartfast on March 6th, 2011

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