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The Stumps
The stumps and bails are made out of willow, forming the wickets at each end of the pitch.

There are three stumps at each end, with two bails sitting across the top of them.

Stumps

The stumps are 28 inches high above the ground and are equally spaced to cover a width of nine inches.

A batsman is only run out, stumped, bowled or given out hit wicket when one of the bails is knocked off the top of the stumps.

On a windy day the umpires may use heavier bails.

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