Editing Caught (section)

==Laws==

This method of dismissal is covered by Law 33 of the [[Laws of cricket|''Laws of Cricket'']], which reads:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws/caught|title=Law 33 - Caught|website=www.lords.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><blockquote>
''The striker is out Caught if a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, touches his/her bat without having previously been in contact with any fielder, and is subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch,..., before it touches the ground.''</blockquote>This means that the batsman cannot be out caught if:
* The ball is called a [[no-ball]] or [[dead ball (cricket)|dead ball]].
* The batsman does not hit the ball with his [[cricket bat|bat]] or a gloved hand holding the bat.
* The ball, having been hit, makes contact with the field before a fielder catches the ball.
* The ball does not remain under the control of the fielder.
* The ball is hit and lands beyond or on the [[boundary (cricket)|boundary]]; ([[six (cricket)|six runs]]).
* A fielder taking the catch makes contact with the boundary rope or the area outside the boundary, with any part of his body, equipment, when touching the ball.
* An airborne fielder taking the catch, having not previously legally touched the ball, had his last contact with the ground not entirely within the boundary.<ref>{{Cite web|title={% DocumentName %} Law {{!}} MCC|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket/boundaries|access-date=2020-12-04|website=www.lords.org}}</ref>

A catch is not completed until the fielder catching the ball obtains complete control over both the ball and his/her own movement (Law 33.3).

Note that if a batsman could be given out both caught and by another method, 'caught' takes precedence, unless the other method is bowled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ndca.nsw.cricket.com.au/files/2977/files/laws/Law32.htm|title=Law 32 (Caught)|website=ndca.nsw.cricket.com.au |language=en|access-date=2019-04-17|archive-date=2019-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211105155/http://ndca.nsw.cricket.com.au/files/2977/files/laws/Law32.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

If a batsman is out caught, any [[run (cricket)|runs]] scored off that delivery are voided.

If a batsman is caught, the bowler is credited with the batsman's wicket and the catching fielder is credited for the dismissal; there are no catch assists for saving boundaries before a catch, or deflecting the ball to a different fielder in the [[Slip (cricket)|slips cordon]]. If the two batsmen cross each other, in attempting to take a run, before the catch was taken, the non-striking batsman at the time remains at the opposite end of the pitch as the new incoming batsman comes to the crease at his former end. This means, unless it is now a new over, he is now on strike and the incoming batsman is not.