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Here are
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top 5 ways of getting out in cricket
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Bowled
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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.
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Caught
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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.
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LBW
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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.
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Run
out
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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).
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Stumped
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Similiar
to Run Out, if you are out of the batting crease when the wicket is
broken, then you are out Stumped. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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