The penalty for catching the ball with the wicket keeper’s glove

Mainul Islam

September 20, 2022

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The penalty for catching the ball with the wicket keeper’s glove

A strange incident happened in the final of England’s Royal London ODI Cup. During the game, the English cricketer was penalized for catching the ball with the wicketkeeper’s glove on the field. Kent and Lancashire meet in the final at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England on Saturday.
After winning the toss and batting first, Joy Evison (97) and Joy Denly (78) scored a challenging score of 306 after losing 6 wickets in 50 overs. Lancashire faced a target of 307 runs. Steven Croft and Keaton Jennings were at the crease in the 21st over of the second innings. Both the batsmen took quick single runs.

Then wicketkeeper Olly Robinson kept his gloves open near the stumps and started running after the ball. At that time 27-year-old fielder Harry Finch picked up the gloves of wicketkeeper Olly Robinson and fielded with the gloves to stop the next ball.

Lancashire was awarded five penalty runs after the incident for breaching Law 28 of Cricket. However, Kent did not suffer much from the penalty. They won the match by 21 runs and took the trophy. Lancashire was all out for 285 in 48.4 overs. This rule remained instructive for those who did not know it. This incident in Kent informed that no one should make such a mistake in the future.

Last Updated: Sep 20, 2022