The Rules of Cricket

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I'm not talking about the seperate set which apply for the Aussies.More like the rules which the other poor countries have to obey or face censure.

Rule 1.For my dear Aussie friends.

The Rules of Cricket


Law 32 (Caught)
1. Out Caught
The striker is out Caught if a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, touches his bat without having previously been in contact with any member of the fielding side and is subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch before it touches the ground.

2. Caught to take precedence
If the criteria of 1 above are met and the striker is not out Bowled, then he is out Caught, even though a decision against either batsman for another method of dismissal would be justified. Runs completed by the batsmen before the completion of the catch will not be scored. Note also Laws 21.6 (Winning hit or extras) and 42.17(b) (Penalty runs).

3. A fair catch
A catch shall be considered to have been fairly made if
(a) throughout the act of making the catch
(i) any fielder in contact with the ball is within the field of play. See 4 below.
(ii) the ball is at no time in contact with any object grounded beyond the boundary.

The act of making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball and over his own movement.

(b) the ball is hugged to the body of the catcher or accidentally lodges in his clothing or, in the case of the wicket-keeper, in his pads. However, it is not a fair catch if the ball lodges in a protective helmet worn by a fielder. See Law 23 (Dead ball).

(c) the ball does not touch the ground, even though the hand holding it does so in effecting the catch.
(d) a fielder catches the ball after it has been lawfully struck more than once by the striker, but only if the ball has not touched the ground since first being struck
 
Donado said:
I'm not talking about the seperate set which apply for the Aussies.More like the rules which the other poor countries have to obey or face censure.

Rule 1.For my dear Aussie friends.

The Rules of Cricket


Law 32 (Caught)
1. Out Caught
The striker is out Caught if a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, touches his bat without having previously been in contact with any member of the fielding side and is subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch before it touches the ground.

2. Caught to take precedence
If the criteria of 1 above are met and the striker is not out Bowled, then he is out Caught, even though a decision against either batsman for another method of dismissal would be justified. Runs completed by the batsmen before the completion of the catch will not be scored. Note also Laws 21.6 (Winning hit or extras) and 42.17(b) (Penalty runs).

3. A fair catch
A catch shall be considered to have been fairly made if
(a) throughout the act of making the catch
(i) any fielder in contact with the ball is within the field of play. See 4 below.
(ii) the ball is at no time in contact with any object grounded beyond the boundary.

The act of making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball and over his own movement.

(b) the ball is hugged to the body of the catcher or accidentally lodges in his clothing or, in the case of the wicket-keeper, in his pads. However, it is not a fair catch if the ball lodges in a protective helmet worn by a fielder. See Law 23 (Dead ball).

(c) the ball does not touch the ground, even though the hand holding it does so in effecting the catch.
(d) a fielder catches the ball after it has been lawfully struck more than once by the striker, but only if the ball has not touched the ground since first being struck
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Basically the way I see it as he caught it before landing on the ground. The only argument possible is he didn't have control of his body but that rule is a massive grey area in the game IMO. Did you see the NZ bloke in our 20/20 game with them catch it as he ran along the sideline before throwing it back in before he was going to touch the rope - I thought that was out by the way.

Do you honestly think Ponting was deliberately cheating when he appealed for that catch?
 
Im guessing he thought he had caught it before he hit the ground and never lost control of the ball.

If he thought he had grounded or dropped it he would have told the umpire like he did in the first innings I imagine.
 
mjdj said:
Basically the way I see it as he caught it before landing on the ground. The only argument possible is he didn't have control of his body but that rule is a massive grey area in the game IMO. Did you see the NZ bloke in our 20/20 game with them catch it as he ran along the sideline before throwing it back in before he was going to touch the rope - I thought that was out by the way.

Do you honestly think Ponting was deliberately cheating when he appealed for that catch?
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Massive grey area?

If the ball touches the ground, it's not out. No ifs and buts.
 
Donado said:
Law 32 (Caught)
1. Out Caught
The striker is out Caught if a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, touches his bat without having previously been in contact with any member of the fielding side and is subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch before it touches the ground.
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He held it before it hit the ground didnt he?

Anyway this commentary of the horrible cheat earlier in the game

"50.6 Johnson to Dravid, no run, caught by Ponting! no it isn't! It's all happening! Dravid leans forward to drive away from his body, he plays inside the line and gets a thick outside edge to second slip where Ponting gets down low to take the catch, Johnson begins to celebrate but Ponting puts his hand up and says it didn't carry, well done"
 
mjdj said:
He held it before it hit the ground didnt he?

Anyway this commentary of the horrible cheat earlier in the game

"50.6 Johnson to Dravid, no run, caught by Ponting! no it isn't! It's all happening! Dravid leans forward to drive away from his body, he plays inside the line and gets a thick outside edge to second slip where Ponting gets down low to take the catch, Johnson begins to celebrate but Ponting puts his hand up and says it didn't carry, well done"
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Because he would've looked like an utter spastic had he celebrated and claimed that.A 15 game ban would've sufficed then.
 
To be fair to Dhoni it's sometimes impossible to know if the ball has bouced with gloves.Ponting's case was clear and blatantly obvious.Clarke standing at the wicket well after he's been given out and got a clear edge gets no action from the referee. his claim to have caught a catch which appeared to have touched the ground as he caught it, nothing.No action.

It's definitely not cricket at all.
 
Pup was an idiot just standing there. I think he stayed there cause he was disgusted in another terrible shot selection. Sharma did the same thing at the end of the test. Yuvraj was a shocker in Melbourne but got off cause he was shocked at the decision. You dont like to see it but its not exactly the worst thing in the game.

As for the catches not much more can be said. Both were dodgy but not half volleys like some people are making out. 1 was given out the other wasn't.
 
The difference is that sometimes it's hard to say if the ball bumped before you caught it but you'll definitely feel it hit the ground once it's in your hand. Ponting was an idiot to defend it later.
 
Blatant cheating by Pointing.
In first innings it was different. Warne has come out and admitted that Aussie plan to appeal for anything and everything in 4th innings when they need wickets in small amount of time.
 
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