Dismissal

Dismissal is a famous and unpleasant word for any batsman cricketer. When a player hears him, it means that he will have to leave the field in a moment. At this time, the batting side loses the wicket, and it passes into the possession of the fielding side. A knocked-out cricketer will only be able to return to performance in the next inning.

Dismissal: the basic meaning

When the batsman leaves the field, the ball is dead. Until the next throw, players are not allowed to perform any technique. The inning for the team continues until 10 players have been knocked out. Note that 11 people play cricket, but since this sport involves interaction in pairs, one cricketer cannot help his team. There are times when some cricketers stop fighting early, most often due to injury. For the fielding side, a batsman is considered a good sign to knock out quickly. This means that the throwing team does not allow the opponent to get a lot of runs.

There are several surefire ways to be dismissal in cricket. Let’s mark the most popular ones:

• Caught.
• Bowled.
• Leg before wicket.
• Run out.
• Stumped.

Some methods can be carried out together. For example, leg before wicket and stumped. At the same time, these are not the most popular options. The surest way to knock out a batsman is bowled.

It is correct if the players themselves are the first to inform about the elimination of the batsman, and the referees only approve the decision. The standard of sporting behavior is if, in obvious situations, the batsman himself leaves the field, knowing that he has been knocked out. This behavior is called “walking”. True, not all cricket experts approve of it. Some believe that players should turn to the referees, who will make the final decision. Only then the cricketer leave the field.

There have been cases when the referees mistakenly agreed with the players and changed their decisions after a moment. This was the case during the Lord’s test match, in which the national teams of England and India met in 2007. The referees were ready for Kevin Pietersen from England to leave the field. But on the TV replay (seen on the stadium’s big screen), it was noticeable that the ball bounced off the lawn before being taken over by MS Dhoni of India.

Dismissal: the popularity of methods

Sometimes the batsman can get out of the game without even serving from the bowler. This happens when the field players are thrown at the wicket. This is called a diamond duck. Let’s note the ways in which batsmen are eliminated from the game after bowlers’ throws:

• Bowled – 21.4% dismissal in history. If the bowler’s throw reaches the wicket, then the batsman must leave the field. In this case, the ball can both touch the bat/body of the kicker and pass by. The batsman will not be sent off if another cricketer touches the ball before touching the stumps.
• Caught – 16.3% dismissal. In this case, the ball is caught by the wicket-keeper or, in rare cases, slips. “Caught and bowled” is a compliment for the bowler if he was the one who managed to catch the ball after being thrown towards the batsman. This is the second most popular method of knocking out an opponent’s cricketer.
• Leg before wicket – 14.3% dismissal. If the ball, after being served by the bowler, hits one of the batsman’s body parts (not necessarily the leg) before the batsman bats, the player may be sent off. In this case, there are several conditions that must be satisfied: from what position was the hit taken, whether the ball hit the body at the level of the wicket, whether the cricketer had an attempt to hit the projectile.
• Run out – 3.5% dismissal. The batsman is eliminated from the game when he is out of the zone, and an opponent destroys his wicket. The most common examples of this can be seen when the cricketer moves between the wickets, trying to score early.
• Stumped – 2.0% dismissal. Batsman leaves the field if a wicket-keeper destroys his wicket. The cricketer should be out of the zone at this time, trying to score early. This rule is irrelevant in a no-ball situation (illegal throw from the bowler’s side).
• Retired – no statistics. Suppose a player leaves the field without the referee’s permission, without injury or disability. In that case, he is assigned a retired status, and he will not be able to play in the current inning. This behavior is considered unsportsmanlike by cricketers. There are two cases in the history of this sport. Sri Lanka’s Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene skipped their turn to play batsman against Bangladesh in 2001. Cricketers’ decisions have been criticized. There have been cases when players in test matches were absent for a day or two for serious family reasons. It was decided not to include such episodes in the retired category.
• Hit wicket – no statistics. If a batsman destroys stumps in the process of hitting with a bat or body. This condition does not apply if the player dodged a fielder’s throw or destroyed a wicket while avoiding a run-out.
• Obstructing the field – no statistics. If the batsman’s actions and/or words interfere with the opponent’s play, the first cricketer leaves the field. Similar unsportsmanlike behavior was noted by the Englishman Len Hutton in the match against the South African national team in 1951.
• Timed out – no statistics. A case where a batsman spends more than 3 minutes between sessions preparing to hit. In the history of test matches, there has not yet been a single case of violation of rules.
• Handled the ball – no statistics. The batsman may be sent off if his arm has touched the ball thoroughly and fails to hit it with a bat. An exception is if the player tried to escape injury or pass the ball to an outfield player.

In cricket, there are many options for dismissal. Usually, cricketers do not choose them but act according to the situation.

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