rules of a Hat-trick in cricket?

Question

I know what a hat-trick in cricket is. However, I want someone to answer this for me (with references if possible). Here is a situation - A bowler takes 2 wickets off the last deliveries of a match. Now, he takes one wicket off the very first delivery of the next match. Is that considered a hat-trick? In this same situation, for the next match, he does not bowl the first delivery but takes a wicket off his first delivery which is the first of the 8th over for example. Has he still taken a hat-trick?

Answer 1

Your example is quite correct.
Hat-trick does not mean that three wickets in over only.
Even it is not a Hat-trick if the bowler takes three wickets in over not in a row.
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Answer 2

No. For a hat-trick the bowler has to take 3 wickets in consecutive balls in the same match.

Answer 3

Yes that will be considered as a hat-trick but this will be popularly known as a "SPLIT HAT-TRICK" there have been many occasions where such hat-trick's have been taken as mentioned.

By the way Shreesanth is on a split hat-trick as he had taken 2 wickets of the last 2 balls of the last match and did not play the next matches :):):)

Answer 4

definetly Yes, it will be considered as a hat-trick.
hat-trick means taking three wickets conscutively regardless of match...

It has happened in a test match between West Indies & Australia where Jeromene Lawson completed a hat-trick in the second innings.

Walsh & Hughes have also done it

Answer 5

yes that will be considered as a hat trick doesnt matter if he bowls the last over of the next match but it must be his first bowl of the next match. and he must have taken 2 wickets of his last two balls of his last match to conclude this as a hat trick

Answer 6

Yes, it will be considered as a hat-trick.

It has happened in a test match between West Indies & Australia where Jeromene Lawson completed a hat-trick in the second innings.

Walsh & Hughes have also done it

Answer 7

If a bowler takes 3 wickets continuously.It is known as hat-trick.

Answer 8

Will ONLY be a hatric if a bowler takes 3wickets in 3consecutive balls that he bowled.. Even if he takes da last wicket in da 1st innings n comes on to bowl da 69th over of the second innings, if he takes 2 wickets in da first two balls he bowls den, he has a hatric.. A bowler CANNOT get a hatric over 2games

Answer 9

Yes, since he has taken three wickets off three consecutive deliveries

Answer 10

it is considered as a hat-trick in a test match but not in one day internationals.