Index
- Caught Home
- 33.1 Out caught
- 33.2 Fair catch
- 33.3 Making a catch
- 33.4 No runs to be scored
- 33.5 Caught to take precedence
33.3 MAKING A CATCH
The act of making a catch starts
when the ball first touches the fielder
and
ends when a fielder has complete control over both
the ball
and
his own movement
One fielder can start the catch and it can be completed by another fielder
The Law does not restrict the fielder to catching the ball with his hands
The fielder may 'hug it to his body’ or ‘it lodges in his clothing’ only if it is accidental
As long as he stops the ball in the air and keeps it there, he has caught it
The act of making a catch starts
when the ball first touches the fielder
and
ends when a fielder has complete control over both
the ball
and
his own movement
One fielder can start the catch and it can be completed by another fielder
The Law does not restrict the fielder to catching the ball with his hands
The fielder may 'hug it to his body’ or ‘it lodges in his clothing’ only if it is accidental
As long as he stops the ball in the air and keeps it there, he has caught it