Caught? Off a wicket keepers helmet.

[tons4fun]

Law 32 3 d applies but:

Is a wicket keeper defined as a fielder?
I think Law 40 1 covers this saying "The wicket-keeper is the only fielder..." so yes he is a fielder

Therefore if a ball strikes the wicket-keepers helmet no fair catch can be taken either by himself or another fielder.

Do others agree?

Thanks

[tippex2]

Yes, the keeper is a fielder, and so any 'catch' off their helmet (or facemask, which counts as a helmet under the Definitions) should be disallowed.

The ball isn't necessarily dead after this type of incident, so there's still the potential for a run out, or the possibility that the umpire has to intervene under Law 27.7 if the batsman doesn't know the Law, thinks he's been caught, and starts to leave.

[nompere]

Recently there has been a incident in the current IPL , The ball missed the striker, it hit the wicket keepers helmet, after that the wicket keeper has collected the ball and he puts the wicket down, as the striker was out of his ground , he was given out run out.

As per the law once the ball struck the wicket keepers helmet , out stumped is not possible, but the ball remains in play and if there is any subsequent contact with the ball by a fielder, Run out could be possible. In this case the subsequent contact with the ball was by the wicket keeper who is also the fielder, but as the striker was not trying to attempt a run , it has no impact to the dismissal ?

[sillypoint]

Law 39.2.b includes: "He will, however, be liable to be Run out in these circumstances if there is SUBSEQUENT contact between the ball and ANY fielder" (my emphasis). In the example compere describes, the ball has not rebounded from the helmet onto the stumps, so the protection against stumping does not apply. The keeper's action of picking up the ball is obviously a subsequent action, so Run Out was the correct decision.