Here are the
top 5 ways
of getting out
in cricket











Bowled

When the ball knocks down the wicket (even if it deflected off your pads, bat or body) you are out, bowled. The 'death rattle' as it is sometimes called, is a terrible sound for any batsman but brings a big smile to the bowler's face.

Caught


Having hit the ball, if a fielder can catch the ball before it touches the ground, then you are out caught. Perhaps one of the most unlucky dismissals was Trescothick in the 3rd Test England vs Sri Lanka March 2001. Marcus hit the ball hard out of the middle of the bat only to see the ball get caught in the loose fitting shirt of the close fielder who then claimed the catch.

LBW






The most difficult decisions by umpires always centre on the lbw rule. You are Out lbw if you intercept a ball that would have gone on to hit the wicket providing

(a) the ball hasn't first hit the bat or hand holding the bat
(b) the ball did not pitch outside the leg stump
(c) the point of impact is in a straight line between wicket and wicket.

The rule above is when you play a shot - if you don't play a shot then (c) above is ignored.
Run out

If you try for a run and you are outside the batting crease when the wicket is hit (or broken) by the ball, then you are Run Out. (The batting crease is the white line about 4 feet in front of the stumps).

Stumped

Similiar to Run Out, if you are out of the batting crease when the wicket is broken, then you are out Stumped.










Here are the
other 5 ways
of getting out










Handled the ball


Fairly obvious - the batsman handles the ball and can be given out. This doesn't happen too often, but Steve Waugh in 2001 managed it when he palmed a ball from Harbhajan Singh away with his right hand after he mis-hit a sweep shot. The previous person out in this fashion was Graham Gooch at Old Trafford in 1993.
Hit wicket

Again this is fairly self explanatory - if the striker breaks the wicket with any part of his body, his clothing or his equipment, then he is out Hit Wicket.
Hit the ball twice

You are out if you deliberately hit the ball twice unless the second hit is intended to prevent the wicket from being broken. No-one has ever been given out in this way in Test Match cricket.
Timed out

If an incoming batsman wilfully takes over 2 minutes to come in, then he's out Timed Out. Is this why we all sit with our pads on waiting to bat?


Obstructing the field



This is not often seen and can be given out for wilfully obstructing the fielding side or obstructing a ball from being caught. Sir Len Hutton is the only batsman in Test history to be out this way. A ball hit his handle and flew up into the air in a match against South Africa at the Oval in 1951. As the ball came back down towards the stumps, Sir Len hit the ball away. As the wicket keeper was ready to take the catch, he was given out for Obstructing the Field.