Dismissals Bowled

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Dismissals - Bowled

• How out entry is BOWLED
• Only the striker can be given out
• The bowler gets credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• Not possible off a wide ball
• No runs can be scored

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Dismissals - Caught

• How out entry is CAUGHT
• Only the striker can be given out
• The bowler gets credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• Not possible off a wide ball
• No runs can be scored

also applies to CAUGHT BOWLED
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Dismissals Leg before Wicket

• How out entry is LBW
• Only the striker can be given out
• The bowler gets credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• Not possible off a wide ball
• No runs can be scored

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Dismissals - Stumped

• How out entry is STUMPED
• Only the striker can be given out
• The bowler gets credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball
• No runs can be scored except for the one run
  penalty for the wide

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Dismissals Hit Wicket

• How out entry is HIT WICKET
• Only the striker can be given out
• The bowler gets credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball
• No runs can be scored except for the one run
  penalty for the wide

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Dismissals Run Out

• How out entry RUN OUT
• Striker or non-striker may be out
• The bowler does NOT get credit for the wicket
• IS possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball

Runs completed before the dismissal are scored
plus one penalty for the wide or no ball where
applicable
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Dismissals Hit the ball twice

• How out entry is HIT THE BALL TWICE
• Not possible of a no ball
• Not possible off a wide ball
• Law 34 A batman may also legally
• hit the ball twice
• Runs may be scored
• The umpires will advise

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Dismissals Handled the ball

• How out entry is HANDLED THE BALL
• The bowler does NOT get credit for the wicket
• IS possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball
• Runs may be scored

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Dismissals Obstructing the field

• How out entry is OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD
• The bowler does NOT get credit for the wicket
• IS possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball

Runs completed before the dismissal are scored
plus one penalty for the wide or no ball where
applicable
If the obstruction prevents a catch, then no runs
are scored
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Dismissals Timed Out

• How out entry TIMED OUT
• The bowler does NOT get credit for the wicket
• Not possible of a no ball
• Not possible off a wide ball
• The umpires will advise the scorers

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Retired Out

• How out entry RETIRED, OUT
• The bowler does NOT get credit for the wicket
• Law 2.9 A batsman may retire at any time during
  his innings.
• Law 2.9 (b) If for any reason he does not resume
  his innings it is to be recorded as retired,
  out
• IS possible of a no ball
• IS possible off a wide ball
• The umpires will advise the scorers

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Mnemonic
YES! This dismissal is possible off a no ball

• Hit ball twice H2
• Obstructing field - O
• Handled ball - H
• Run out - R
• Retired - R

H2-O H-2R
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Mnemonic
Is the dismissal possible off a wide ball?

• Bowled
• LBW

The ball cannot hit the wicket
IMPOSSIBLE!
Caught CB Hit ball twice
IMPOSSIBLE!
The batsman cannot hit the ball