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Law 33: Caught
3 parts · 15 tests · 150 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown
Law 33 sets out when the striker is out Caught (a ball from the bowler, not a No ball, touching his bat and held before the ground), what makes a fair catch (the boundary conditions, holding the ball, balls struck more than once, balls that touched the wicket or others, balls over the boundary in the air and off obstructions), the act of making a catch, the effect on runs and that Caught takes precedence after Bowled.
33.331Caught: Out Caught and the Boundary
How the striker is out Caught (a ball from the bowler, not a No ball, touching his bat without earlier contact with a fielder and held before the ground) and the boundary conditions of a fair catch (neither the ball nor a fielder in contact grounded beyond the boundary).
Test 1What makes the striker out CaughtTake a test
The ball must touch the bat and then be held before the ground, with no earlier fielder contact.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
Law 33.1 requires a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
The catch completes the dismissal.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The first contact required is the striker's bat.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
Only the first row has the bat touch first and the hold before the ground.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The ball must not have previously been in contact with any fielder.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The ball must be held before it touches the ground.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
Laws 33.1 to 33.5.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33 · applied
The first clause is headed Out Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
A fair catch off the bat is the plain case of Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Test 2The ball, the bat and the groundTake a test
The catch must be completed before the ball touches the ground.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Caught needs the bat to be touched.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The ground contact before the hold prevents the dismissal.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Previous contact with any fielder prevents Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Row B touched the ground before it was held.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Law 33.1 excludes a No ball.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The words bar an earlier fielder contact.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
The earlier fielder contact prevents Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Law 33.1 says held by a fielder, any fielder.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
A fair catch and making a catch are described in 33.2 and 33.3.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
Test 3A fair catch and the boundaryTake a test
The ball and any fielder in contact must not be grounded beyond the boundary before the catch is completed.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
A fielder grounded beyond the boundary cannot complete a fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The catch is completed inside, so it is fair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The ball itself must not be grounded beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Only the first row keeps both ball and fielder from being grounded beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The notes are to the ball and the fielder grounded beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
Law 19.4 is Ball grounded beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 19.4 · recall
The grounding beyond precedes completion, so the catch is not fair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Law 19.5 is Fielder grounded beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 19.5 · recall
Being airborne beyond the boundary without grounding does not make the catch unfair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Test 4Either the ball or the fielderTake a test
The conditions are about two things, the ball and any fielder touching it, and both must stay clear of ground beyond the boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
Grounding is what matters, not mere position.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The completion in the right place makes it fair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The words in every case mark it as universal.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
He had finished the catch before stepping out, so the later grounding beyond the line is of no effect.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Any grounding beyond the boundary spoils the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
The conditions of Law 33.2.1 are met.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Law 19.4 is named before Law 19.5.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
Grounding beyond after the catch is completed does not undo it.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The first sub-clause of 33.2 sets the boundary conditions.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · recall
Test 5Caught in casesTake a test
Dropping and re-catching before the ground still completes a fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The catch is fair if nothing is grounded beyond.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.1 · applied
The keeper's catch completes the dismissal.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Law 33.2.2.1 treats a ball lodged in worn external equipment as held.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
Law 33.1 is headed Out Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Earlier contact with the striker's own person is not fielder contact, so the catch can still dismiss him.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
The bar is on previous contact with a fielder, not an umpire.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · applied
Laws 32, 33, 34 and 35.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Laws 32 to 35 · applied
Law 33 is Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33 · recall
Clauses 33.1 to 33.5.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33 · recall
33.332Caught: A Fair Catch
The extra conditions of a fair catch: held in the hand, hugged, lodged in worn equipment or accidentally in clothing; after more than one lawful strike if not grounded; after the ball touched the wicket, an umpire, a fielder, a runner or the other batter; after crossing the boundary in the air; and off an undesignated obstruction.
Test 1Held in the hand, the body or the equipmentTake a test
A ball held in a fielder's hands is a fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · recall
The Law accepts a hand holding the ball that touches the ground.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
Lodging in worn equipment is a fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
The Law says hugged to the body.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
Only the hugged ball is among the allowed ways.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
External protective equipment worn counts.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
The Law accepts accidental lodging in clothing.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
The Law lists them in that order.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · applied
The lodging in clothing must be accidental.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · recall
The first condition of 33.2.2.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · recall
Test 2Struck more than onceTake a test
Law 33.2.2.2 requires it not to have been grounded since first struck.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · recall
The Law allows a fair catch after more than one lawful strike.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · applied
The catch is fair if the ball is not grounded in between.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · applied
Any grounding since first struck spoils the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · applied
The ball must stay off the ground between the first strike and the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · applied
The cross-reference is to Hit the ball twice.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · recall
A second strike is lawful when it guards the wicket.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · recall
The grounding spoils the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · applied
Law 34.3 forbids preventing a catch by striking more than once.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 34.3 · applied
The second condition.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.2 · recall
Test 3After touching othersTake a test
The Law lists those five.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · recall
Touching the wicket first does not spoil the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The touch of the wicket does not spoil the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The Law lists an umpire among the allowed touches.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The Law names the wicket, an umpire, a fielder, a runner and the other batter.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
A catch after another fielder's touch is fair under this condition.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
A runner is among the allowed touches.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The Law lists them in that order.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The other batter is among the allowed touches.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
The conditions of 33.2.2 qualify a catch but 33.1 still requires the bat.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · recall
Test 4Over the boundary and off obstructionsTake a test
Law 33.2.2.4 refers back to the conditions in 33.2.1.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.4 · recall
Crossing in the air and then caught by an inside fielder is fair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.4 · applied
The crossing in the air does not spoil it.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.4 · applied
A catch off an undesignated obstruction is fair.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · recall
Only an undesignated obstruction within the boundary allows a fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · applied
A designated boundary is not an undesignated obstruction.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · applied
A catch is fair off an obstruction not designated a boundary.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · applied
The rebound does not spoil the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · applied
The fourth condition.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.4 · recall
The fifth condition.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.5 · recall
Test 5Fair catches in casesTake a test
33.2.2.1 to 33.2.2.5 make five.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2 · recall
The Law says furthermore, so the first conditions still apply.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2 · recall
Laws 33.2.1, 33.2.2.1, 33.2.2.2 and 33.2.2.3.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2 · applied
The hold and the umpire's touch each satisfy a condition.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2 · applied
Law 33.2 is headed A fair catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2 · applied
Touching the wicket and lodging in equipment are both allowed.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2 · applied
The second clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2 · recall
Each step is allowed by the Law.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2 · applied
The Law says in the hand or hands.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · recall
A touch of the wicket before the catch is the third condition of the fair catch list.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.3 · applied
33.333Caught: Making a Catch, Runs and Precedence
When the act of making a catch starts and ends (complete control of ball and movement), the effect on runs (none from runs completed, penalties stand, the non-striker returns to his original end) and that Caught takes precedence over every method except Bowled.
Test 1Making a catchTake a test
The act starts at first contact with the fielder's person.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
The act ends when the fielder obtains complete control over both ball and his own movement.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
Start at first touch, end at control.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
Complete control of his own movement is required.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
Control of the ball and of his own body together finish the act, as against control of the ball alone.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
The act continues until control is complete.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
Both ball and movement.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
Lack of control prevents completion.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
The act spans from first touch to complete control.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
The third clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
Test 2No runs to be scoredTake a test
Law 33.4 says they shall not be scored.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
Penalty runs stand.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
No runs are scored and the non-striker goes back.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
Runs completed before the catch is completed are not scored.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
Runs completed before the catch are not scored.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
Any runs for penalties awarded to either side shall stand.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The Law says either side.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
The three effects follow in that order.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The non-striker returns to his original end.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
The cross-reference is to Batter returning to original end.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
Test 3Which batter and which endTake a test
The Law says the non-striker.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
He goes back to where he started.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The non-striker goes back before the new batter arrives.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The incoming batter takes the dismissed striker's end.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The non-striker is sent back to the end he started from, not left where the running had taken him.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
The Law states it directly.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
Law 33.4 removes the completed runs from the score whoever ran them.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
Catching ends the running and wipes the runs, then the non-striker is sent back.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · applied
Completed runs not scored, penalties standing and the non-striker's return.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
The fourth clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
Test 4Caught takes precedenceTake a test
Law 33.5 gives Caught priority after Bowled.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · recall
Caught takes precedence unless he is out Bowled.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · recall
Bowled outranks Caught which outranks the rest.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
Caught takes precedence.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
Law 33.5 gives Caught precedence.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
Caught takes precedence even over a decision against either batter.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
The Law mentions a decision against either batter.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · recall
Caught is given.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
The last clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · recall
Bowled outranks Caught.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.5 · applied
Test 5Law 33 as a wholeTake a test
33.2.2.1 to 33.2.2.5.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2 · recall
The fourth clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.4 · recall
Laws 33.1, 33.2, 33.3 and 33.4.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33 · applied
Law 34 is Hit the ball twice.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 34 · recall
Law 33.3 is headed Making a catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · applied
Law 32 is Bowled.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 32 · recall
The act of making a catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.3 · recall
The runs are disallowed after the catch.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33 · applied
The first clause.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.1 · recall
The first condition of 33.2.2.
Source: MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.1 · recall
Sources
MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd edition, 2022), Law 33 with Laws 18.11, 19.4, 19.5, 28.3 and 34 as cross-references (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Laws, not reproduced)
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.125
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.421
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.119
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.113
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.312
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.311
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.510
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.29
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.56
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 335
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.25
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.2.2.44
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 33.24
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 19.41
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 19.51
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Laws 32 to 351
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 34.31
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 341
- MCC Laws of Cricket 2017 code (3rd ed. 2022), Law 321