Index
LAW 28 CHANGES
Law 28.2 deals with illegal fielding and, as a result of confusion within the previous Law, clarification was required between when a fielder intentionally uses a piece of equipment or clothing to field the ball, or discards it intentionally, and when it accidentally falls off him
If the piece of equipment is then struck by the ball, it is not illegal fielding if the discarding/falling had been accidental or unintentional
It is irrelevant whether the ball’s coming into contact with the equipment was accidental – the key factor in the passage of play is how the equipment ended up on the ground. The reason for this is that a fielder should not be able wilfully to put something on the ground which could potentially stop the ball
Law 28.2 deals with illegal fielding and, as a result of confusion within the previous Law, clarification was required between when a fielder intentionally uses a piece of equipment or clothing to field the ball, or discards it intentionally, and when it accidentally falls off him
If the piece of equipment is then struck by the ball, it is not illegal fielding if the discarding/falling had been accidental or unintentional
It is irrelevant whether the ball’s coming into contact with the equipment was accidental – the key factor in the passage of play is how the equipment ended up on the ground. The reason for this is that a fielder should not be able wilfully to put something on the ground which could potentially stop the ball