TEN WAYS OF A BATSMAN BEING GIVEN OUT

	Caught If a fielder catches he ball on the full after the batsman has hit it with his bat. Bowled If the batsman misses the ball and it hits and breaks the wicket directly from the bowler’s delivery. He is also out if the ball breaks the wicket after deflecting from his bat or his body. Leg Before Wicket If the batsman misses the ball, but intercepts it with part of his body when it would have otherwise hit the wicket. An umpire must give the decision and will only do so if the fielding side appeal. Stumped If a batsman misses the ball and in attempting to play steps outside of his crease, he is out stumped if the wicket-keeper gathers the ball and breaks the wicket before the batsman can regain his ground. Run out If the batsman is attempting to take a run, or to return to his crease after an aborted run, and a fielder breaks the batsman wicket with the ball while he is out of the crease. Hit Wicket If, in attempting to hit a ball or taking off for a first run, the batsman touches and breaks the wicket. This includes with the bat or dislodged pieces of the batsman’s equipment. Handle the Ball If the batsman touches the ball with a hand not currently holding the bat, without permission of the fielding side. This does not include being hit on the hand, or any other non-deliberate action. Obstructing the Field If a batsman deliberately interferes with the efforts of the fielders to gather the ball or effect a run out. This does not include running a path between the fielder and the wicket so that the fielder cannot throw the stumps down with the ball, which is quite legal, but does include any deliberate attempt to swat the ball away. Hit the Ball twice If a batsman hits a delivery with his bat and then deliberately hits the ball again for any reason other than to defend hid wicket from being broken by the ball. If the ball is bouncing or rolling around near the the stumps, the batsman is entitled to knock it way so as to avoid being bowled, but not to score runs. Timed out If a new batsman takes longer than two minutes, from the time the previous wicket falls, to appear on the field.