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Cricket: MCC outlaws 'bunny hop' boundary catches, new rule to come into effect this month
- The MCC has outlawed 'bunny hop' boundary catches in cricket as per a new rule coming into effect this month.
- Catches like the ones by Michael Neser and Tom Banton with Matt Renshaw's help will now be deemed illegal.
- The existing law allowed for some spectacular catches but also felt unfair to the majority of the cricketing public.
- MCC and ICC review led to a revision of Law 19.5.2, last updated in 2010, due to debates triggered by specific catches.
- Fielders jumping from beyond the boundary must land inside the field of play after making a second contact with the ball.
- MCC's new wording removes the 'bunny hop' action wholly beyond the boundary but permits catches where the fielder steps back in after pushing the ball from inside the boundary.
- The revised rule limits fielders going outside the boundary to touching the ball while airborne only once and then staying wholly grounded within the boundary.
- The rule extends to relay catches, with any failure to return inside the field before completing the catch resulting in a boundary.
- Fielders get one chance to touch the ball having jumped from outside the boundary; any subsequent touch outside results in a boundary being scored.
- The revised rule will be enforced from June 17, coinciding with the new World Test Championship cycle beginning.
- The changes in the laws will officially take effect from October 2026.
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