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        Hit Wicket
        Handled The Ball
        Obstructing The Field
        Hit The Ball Twice
        Timed Out

I think in the history of Test Cricket there have been quite a few
"Hit Wicket" dismissals, but I think there has been only 4 cases in Tests of
"Handled The Ball", only 1 of "Obstructing The Field" and none at all of
"Hit The Ball Twice" and "Timed Out".

Does anyone have the exact info?

What about the occurrences in First Class Matches as well (worldwide)?

Imagine a test player deliberately*** around in the the Dressing Room so
that they can be the first player to be dismissed "Timed Out" in tests!!!

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        One very unique dismissal (probably the only one of its kind in
test history) that comes to my mind is the dismissal of Madan Lal in the
Old Trafford test of 1974. I think the bowler was Chris Old, but I'm
not sure. Madan Lal was bowled, the unique feature of this dismissal
being that the leg and off stumps were uprooted, whereas the middle
stump was still upright. I remember seeing a photograph of this
incident.

                Prasad S.Kulkarni

                (admirer of both Vishwanaths - Gundappa and Sadanand).
                Go Bangalore ! Go Karnataka ! Go India !  ;-).

        I dont know about Tests but I remember the first World Cup when
        Roy Fredericks (opening for WI) hit a six (off the back foot I think)                     early on in the innings so forcefully that he lost his footing and
        stepped on the stumps thereby being out hit wicket!

        Any more examples anyone?

        Nalin

my memory is shot, so bear with me.
the scene:  ***hede stadium, bombay, india.
the series: pakistan vs. india, possibly 1980-81.

well, helmets were coming into vogue.  lala amarnath (mohinder's father),
a real retro kind of guy, made it be known to all and sundry that cricket
could do without this newfangled headgear.  all one had to do was to dust
off that old relic, the solar hat.  that in his opinion would provide ample
protection.

to make his point, he convinced his son to be the guinea pig.  as expected
mohinder walked up to the crease wearing the above item.  sarfraz was the
bowler.  mohinder was a bit suspect against the short pitched delivery.
in an earlier series in pakistan he had taken a knock while trying to hook.

the first delivery almost like clockwork was a bouncer.  mohinder tries to
evade it in the most ungraceful manner.  solar hat goes flying off, and
crashes onto wicket.

that was the end of that experiment ..... :-)

murari venkataraman

Speaking of unusual dismissals, any lists of batsmen dismissed when the
bat that slipped out of their hands was caught -- typically by the
wicketkeeper?

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If I am not mistaken, Mike Hendrick was the bowler. The ball, apparently,
hit the top of the leg stump first, and richochet (sp) towards the off
stick. Meanwhile, the leg wicket was knocked off the ground.

Then, on its way to the off stump, it knocked the middle stump, which
went back, and then came to its original position again. The off-stick,
however, couldn't overcome the blow, and was also knocked off the ground.

Really amazing! In fact, the only other instance that I can think of,
which could draw a parallel as far as being of interest is concerned,
took place in a first class match, I don't know when. It was excessively
hot, and the players were very ritually following the routine. The batsmen
were apparently, having a better time than the bowlers, and were trying
not to give their opponents a chance of smiling.

Suddenly, all the fielders went up in e***ment. And then, the very next
second, their hands returned to earth in an absolute perplexion. They could
not describe what had just happened. Of course their bowler had just dislod-
ged the stumps, but the bails were still intact. And to prove that they were
not dreaming, the middle stump was lying a couple of yards behind the crease.

The umpire could not order the batsman to go and take a rest, because the
bails were still on.

This is what actually happened: In the hot temperature, the warnish of the
bails melted, and formed a single bail. Thus, when the middle stick was sent
cart-wheeling off the ground, it did not budge.

The batsman, the column in my magazine said, went on to add 183 runs to his
account before, ironically, being bowled.

I don't know how far this incident is true, or if it is any form of reality
at all. SO, I would confirm if somebody could add a few words to it.

Thanks.

Nadeem Moghal

Nadeem Moghal

Rick McCosker in the centenary test. He was struck in the face by a
Willis bouncer, breaking his jaw. But the worst cut of all was the ball
droping onto his gloves and then onto the stumps :-(.

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!We had a similarly strange one in a game last Saturday.  The bowled ball
!hit the off stump and pushed it back perhaps 20 cm at the top (i.e. a
!good solid hit) but the bail did not fall.  It sat, suspended in mid-air
!from the middle stump.  Somehow, it had got jammed in the groove with
!the other bail--don't ask me how.  The batsman was given not out, and
!umpires and fielders tried to manipulate the bail so that they could
!see how it got stuck, but were unable to get it to stick again.  One
!of life's little mysteries, and a happy batsman.

Chewing Gum, a batsmans best friend. :-)

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 Prasad S.Kulkarni

mentions a case in which " the unique feature of this dismissal
being that the leg and off stumps were uprooted, whereas the middle
stump was still upright. I remember seeing a photograph of this
incident. "

We had a similarly strange one in a game last Saturday.  The bowled ball
hit the off stump and pushed it back perhaps 20 cm at the top (i.e. a
good solid hit) but the bail did not fall.  It sat, suspended in mid-air
from the middle stump.  Somehow, it had got jammed in the groove with
the other bail--don't ask me how.  The batsman was given not out, and
umpires and fielders tried to manipulate the bail so that they could
see how it got stuck, but were unable to get it to stick again.  One
of life's little mysteries, and a happy batsman.