stump

Example Sentences

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Boland began on four with Head yet to score after they negotiated a single over before stumps on Friday.

From Barron's

Brook and Stokes added 50 in as many balls, only for Brook to walk across his stumps to be pinned lbw by Boland.

From BBC

Marnus Labuschagne received a full delivery from Tongue angled into the stumps and edged to slip, before the same bowler snared Steve Smith with one which nipped to bowl him through the gate.

From BBC

Here, Smith shows off his footballing skills to stop the ball from ricocheting on to the stumps during the Lord's Test.

From BBC

Complaints from commentators and pundits that England have frequently bowled too short are backed up by comparing the sides' accuracy on hitting a good length - defined as 5-7m from the stumps.

From BBC