Lesson 7 of 15

Stumps, Bails & Zings

4 min read•5/19 sections

The three pieces of wood (and the LED upgrade).

Materials: Traditional ash or willow ; machined to MCC dimensions.

Technical Breakdown

19-section schema

Three wooden 28 inches tall, 9 inches overall, joined by two — the structure the batter defends.

'' are named after tree — the earliest wickets were literally tree set into the ground.

Modern Zing contain LEDs that light on dislodgement detected by accelerometer in <1/1000s — used to resolve close run-outs.

Zings adopted in leagues and the World Cup since 2014; have decided multiple knife- run-outs.

Loose on a windy day — the umpires may dispense with if wind keeps dislodging them (allowed under Law 8.5 of the Laws of Cricket).