Bowled Bowled Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is covered by Law 32 of the "Laws of Cricket". A batter is out bowled if his or her wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler. It is irrelevant whether the ball has touched the bat, glove, or any part of the batsman before going on to put down the wicket, though it may not touch another player or an umpire before doing so. Such rules mean that bowled is the most obvious of dismissals: almost never requiring
Bowled an appeal to the umpire; a bowled batsman will usually acknowledge the dismissal voluntarily. If the delivered ball deflects off the bat, and bowls the batter, then the informal term is known as "played on", "knocked on" or "dragged on". If the wicket is put down without the batter making any sort of contact with the ball, then it is known as "clean bowled" with variations being 'bowled through the gate', where the ball travels between the bat and pad, or 'bowled around the legs', where the ball goes behind (to the legside of) the batsman and hits the stumps.