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LAW 33 CHANGES
This Law deals with all aspects of being dismissed Caught but there has been significant overlap with Law 19 (Boundaries) in previous Codes, which developed as the agility and ingenuity of fielders brought balls previously regarded as uncatchable into play. Both Laws have been rationalised so that each deals with its own constituency
Caught is now dealt with entirely in this Law, but refers to the concept of when a boundary is scored when necessary, but the detail of when a boundary has been scored and hence the ball is dead is dealt with under Law 19 (Boundaries)
If more than one fielder is involved in a boundary catch, the Law now states that any fielder making contact with the ball must either be grounded within the boundary or his last contact with the ground before first touching the ball must have been within the boundary
Also, nowhere in the Laws was a catch defined as the ball being held in the hand or hands of a fielder so this has now been included in 33.2.2.1
A change has been made so that the ball can be caught after it strikes a helmet which is being worn by a fielder or the wicket-keeper
With the wearing of helmets by wicket-keepers and close fielders now compulsory at many levels of the game, it has been decided that a helmet will be deemed as being part of the fielder’s person, meaning that a catch (or stumping) can be taken after the ball has struck the helmet, or become lodged in it
This Law deals with all aspects of being dismissed Caught but there has been significant overlap with Law 19 (Boundaries) in previous Codes, which developed as the agility and ingenuity of fielders brought balls previously regarded as uncatchable into play. Both Laws have been rationalised so that each deals with its own constituency
Caught is now dealt with entirely in this Law, but refers to the concept of when a boundary is scored when necessary, but the detail of when a boundary has been scored and hence the ball is dead is dealt with under Law 19 (Boundaries)
If more than one fielder is involved in a boundary catch, the Law now states that any fielder making contact with the ball must either be grounded within the boundary or his last contact with the ground before first touching the ball must have been within the boundary
Also, nowhere in the Laws was a catch defined as the ball being held in the hand or hands of a fielder so this has now been included in 33.2.2.1
A change has been made so that the ball can be caught after it strikes a helmet which is being worn by a fielder or the wicket-keeper
With the wearing of helmets by wicket-keepers and close fielders now compulsory at many levels of the game, it has been decided that a helmet will be deemed as being part of the fielder’s person, meaning that a catch (or stumping) can be taken after the ball has struck the helmet, or become lodged in it