Stump (cricket) Stump (cricket) In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. "Stumping" or "being stumped" is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire "calling stumps" means the play is over for the day. The stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails. The stumps and bails are usually made of wood, most commonly ash, and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch. The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches (22.9 cm). Each stump is 28 inches (71.1 cm) tall with maximum and minimum diameters of
Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game just 22 issues and Volume II which had 27 issues. "Cricket" was followed by The World of Cricket which ran for 23 issues in 1914. World War I put an end to its run, its last issue being on 14 Nov 1914. The idea of a weekly cricket periodical was continued after the war with "The Cricketer", which started publication in 1921. "Cricket" had just 3 editors in its 32 years of publication. "The World of Cricket" (1914) was edited by A.C. Maclaren and J.N. Pentelow. Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game