Boundary Catch Adjudication

A boundary catch is clean only if no part of the fielder is in contact with the rope or ground beyond it while the ball is held (Law 19.5).

MCC's Laws (first codified 1744, current 2017 edition) set the 22-yard pitch and playing-area dimensions cricket still uses today.

Multiple angles via third umpire required; soft signal abolished in Tests from 2023.

Fielders momentarily over the rope — even a fingernail counts as a six.