Stump (cricket) at the end of the day's play, the umpires will also remove the stumps. 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).
Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1983–84 Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1983–84 The Australian cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1983–84 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The West Indies won the series 3–0 with two matches drawn. The West Indies therefore retained the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy. "Wisden" said that Australia "were outplayed in every department of the game, sometimes embarrassingly so." The West Indies did not lose a single second innings wicket in any of the five Tests and were only once dismissed for fewer than 300. Australia made more than 300 only once.