handled ball handled ball methods dismissing batsman sport cricket batsman given intentionally touch ball hand holding bat exception given batsman handles ball avoid injury governed law laws cricket rare way batsman dismissed history cricket instances class matches occasions list games cases occurs batsman thinks ball going hit wicket knocks away stumps hand international cricket given fashion seven occasions test cricket day south african victim method international cricket dismissed test match england recent occurrence given afghanistan definition handled ball law laws cricket established batsman given handling ball playing delivery batsman intentionally touches ball hands holding bat decision reached batsman handles ball avoid injury bowler receive credit wicket batsman dismissed fashion history method dismissal handling ball included laws cricket original code written document stated touches takes ball asked bowler wicket keeper similar wording remained revision laws thirty years later batsman dismissed handling ball class cricket suffered fate playing prior batsman given handling ball remove ball got stuck equipment clothing time removed ball batsman clothing claim catch situation player given handled ball english county cricket dismissed wicket early described unusual match non involved ashes series faced final delivery contest eager claim ball high scoring match defended delivery picked ball wanted appealed ruled addition law allow batsman ball strike hand action throwing hand protect person time act handing ball fielding listed law instead considered different method dismissal field covered law illegal nature offence later returned law reverted law issued reminder batsman advising handle ball reason point cricket match relatively common batsmen pick ball return fielding player dismissed returning ball fielder class cricket albeit relates match influenced wright return ball appealed umpire dismissed wright despite clause added law years previous stating batsman ruled returning ball request fielding law received major change prior ambiguity certain situations handling ball field applicable ambiguity removed setting clear point point finished playing ball point handling ball applies field applies result dismissed handled ball short period playing attempting play ball subsequent stroke act handing ball fielding mentioned longer regarded playing ball resulting event dealt field total occasions batsman given handled ball class cricket instances list cricket recent dismissal fashion class cricket occurred county championship contest kent april kent batsman dismissed suggests likely significant number handling ball addition cases batsman returned ball fielding permission records cases uphold appeal instance umpire rejected appeal saying thought appeal occasions international cricket occasion batsman given handled ball international cricket occurred test match south_africa england cape_town second innings match south african away delivery ball looped pads air falling stumps knocked away free hand later suggested thought heading away theatrical second instance came years later bad tempered series australia pakistan involved rare dismissal method victim match picked ball returned bowler throw fielder bowler appealed wicket given pakistan player distanced incident commenting felt need low appeal dismissal marked time non striking batsman given handling ball case occurred match australia pakistan match marred stones thrown australians field providing tense atmosphere defended delivery landed pushed ball away stumps hand resulting wicket fourth man dismissed handling ball test cricket year facing india late struck bat pad ball headed stumps west indian batsman ball away stumps free hand given ignorant law handling ball argued umpire dismissal asking bowler wanted withdraw appeal umpire sent pavilion instance day indian batsman knocked away turning delivery australia heading stumps player dismissed handling ball scoring century playing defensively try draw test match australia blocked short ball ball bat fell stumps prompting punch ball away australia won match runs dismissal second instance facing west indian spinner ball ground bounced high air removed right hand bat catch fell despite fact unlikely ball land near stumps west indies captain appealed dismissed occurrence years later test match australia india innings match struck pads delivery umpire turned appeal ball bounced spun stumps alerted shout non striking batsman swept ball away free hand recent instance came year dismissal test match involving india england missed attempted sweep ball ground striking pads brushed ball away hand despite fact travelling stumps initially claimed attempting ball fielder short leg later admitted held hands said got wrong idiot batsmen dismissed international cricket
Handled the ball