There was a bizarre incident in the One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge, when Lancashire were awarded five penalty runs after Kent fielder Harry Finch decided to pick up wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson's glove and use it to catch the ball.
The incident occurred in the 21st over of Lancashire's innings, with the Red Rose chasing a target of 307 to win the tournament. As Steven Croft and Keaton Jennings scampered through for a quick single, Robinson flicked off his glove to chase after the ball.
As he threw it back towards the stumps, Finch inexplicably decided to put on his discarded glove to gather the ball. Finch's actions ultimately cost Kent five penalty runs, with the 27-year-old violating Law 28 of the MCC's Laws of Cricket.
"No fielder other than the wicket-keeper shall be permitted to wear gloves or external leg guards," the law reads. Reacting on commentary for Sky Sports, former England batter Ian Ward said: "That's not allowed, it might be a bit of fun but actually it's not allowed.
"Finch is the guilty party. He's having a bit of fun, he's picked up the wicketkeeper's glove as he's run off to get the ball, caught it wearing the wicketkeeper's glove, he's not allowed to do it... five penalty runs."
Ex-England captain Michael Atherton added: "I've never seen that before. I didn't even know the law actually, I didn't know that you couldn't do that." Luckily for Finch and Kent, the blunder did not cost them as they ultimately won the match by 21 runs and lifted the trophy.
A similar incident happened back in June when Pakistan captain Babar Azam cost his side five penalty runs in an ODI against the West Indies by using a wicketkeeping glove to catch the ball.
It also occurred in a 2006 County Championship match involving Sussex and Yorkshire when Chris Adams caught a return throw from wicketkeeper Matt Prior while wearing one of his gloves.
After being reminded of the incident on Twitter by a Sussex fan, Adams responded: "Yes remember it well …… was not a happy bunny for a few overs."
