Law 32.3: Boundary Catch

ketchim · 09-12-2015, 11:28 AM · 1 person reading this discussion

#1
The key part, in terms of positioning, is the fielder’s first contact with the ball during the passage of play.

The fielder’s first contact with the ball must be made inside the boundary.

If he is airborne when making this first contact, he must have taken off from within the boundary.

The ball then can be fielded or caught, as long as the fielder is never in contact with both the ball and the ground outside the boundary at the same time.

So, on a second or third contact with the ball, the fielder can jump up from beyond the boundary and parry it back inside.

He can do this as many times as he wants, as long as he is never in contact with the ground beyond the boundary while

he is touching the ball.

#4
Prior to October 2013, the law had stated that the fielder needed to have started in the field of play and be grounded in bounds

before securing the catch.

That was amended by MCC to reward athleticism in the outfield .

#5
"I don't think it makes a whole lot of sense," Maxwell said after the Headingley match.

http://www.westindiesforum.com/the-pitch...eadingley/

"I think you should have to get back into the boundary.

"I think if you look at the basketball rule. You have to jump from inside to throw it back in,

you can't jump up in the air and catch it on the way back in.

"You've got to make sure your feet have landed inside the court and I think it should be the same in cricket.

#6
[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=100165.msg655008#msg655008 date=1441991405]
For those that didn't see Maxwell's two catches, I strongly suggest watching replays. They were absolute stunners.
They don't get much better than that.
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dillinger , Maxwell was not impressed with his  Boundary Catch !  :-[

#7
For those that didn't see it, here it is.



His catch to dismiss Morgan might have been the better of the two as it relied on sheer instincts, but the boundary catch deservedly gets the attention due to his quick thinking. Personally, I don't mind the rule change.

#8
daaammmnnn : I agree with the Basketball ruling ;that should be not out  Wink

"I think if you look at the basketball rule. You have to jump from inside to throw it back in,

you can't jump up in the air and catch it on the way back in.

"You've got to make sure your feet have landed inside the court and I think it should be the same in cricket."

[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=100177.msg655088#msg655088 date=1442073917]
Personally, I don't mind the rule change.
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#9
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=100177.msg655091#msg655091 date=1442074202]
daaammmnnn : I agree with the Basketball ruling ;that should be not out  Wink

"I think if you look at the basketball rule. You have to jump from inside to throw it back in,

you can't jump up in the air and catch it on the way back in.

"You've got to make sure your feet have landed inside the court and I think it should be the same in cricket."
[/quote]
The bowler in me believes that the batsman have things far too much their own way these days and so anything that helps to level the playing field, even if only minutely, I am okay with. 

#10
There are certain things a bowler should be allowed:

being carted 90 metres is surely a Six .... Wink


I would give a change of delivery style without telling the Umpire.

IF reverse sweep is allowed by a Bat : Then I should be able to bowl a left arm delivery

OR come around the wicket.

OR as in Trevor Chappel , bowl an underarm delivery.

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