A slow bowler bowls the ball. The facing batsman hits the ball back towards the wicket at the non-striker's end on the full. The bowler dives across to catch the ball. Before the bowler clasps the ball, the force of the ball pushes the bowler's hand onto the wicket at the non-striker's end (the ball is in contact with the bowler's hand when this happens) and the wicket is broken. The non-striker is backing up, and is out of his crease at this time. The bowler does clasp and catch the ball on the full. So, who is out? Is the non-striker out "run out" or is the batsman out "caught". Of course there is no double-play in cricket. Once a wicket is taken, the ball is dead!
2006-10-18
00:03:15
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