Edge and carry describes a situation where the ball hits the side of the bat and travels far enough through the air to reach a fielder for a catch. For a dismissal to happen, the ball must ‘carry’ all the way into the fielder’s hands without touching the ground first.
Example: The bowler was unlucky as the thick edge did not carry to the slips and landed a few inches short of the fielder.
Pro-Tip: On ‘soft’ pitches, the ball often loses speed after hitting the edge and fails to carry. To counter this, captains move the slip fielders much closer to the batter to ensure they are in a position to catch even the faintest of deflections.
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