XPost: uk.sport.cricket
On 14/01/2024 19:03, max.it wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:22:19 -0800 (PST), Paul Reynolds <paulreynoldsrpm@gmail.com> wrote:
batter advances out of his ground and misses the ball, the keeper fumbles the ball and drops ball into the knee roll of his pad, with the batter out of their ground the keeper breaks the wicket with his knee/pad retaining the ball.
what's the umpires decision?
Not out.
From hand to shoulder of the arm holding the ball counts as breaking
the wicket fairly.
Others might disagree.
One other point is that the ball must be held in the hand or hands, so
if he caught it, say, in the crook of his elbow, that wouldn't be out
either.
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David North
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