Some of the common ways in which a batsman can be dismissed are:

Bowled: If the bowler breaks the wicket or bails with the ball.

Stumped: If, while playing a stroke, a batsman is outside the crease and the wicket is broken by the wicketkeeper with the ball in hand, the batsman is said to be stumped.

Hit wicket: The batsman is out hit wicket if he breaks his own wicket with his bat or by any part of his body while playing the ball or trying to score a run.

Leg before wicket: Leg before wicket (lbw) is the batsman's getting in the way of a ball that, in the opinion of the umpire, would have hit the wicket. The batsman is out lbw if he stops with any part of body (except his hand), a ball that has not touched his bat or his hand. The batsman may also be out lbw if he stops the ball outside the stump area without trying to hit the ball with his bat.

Caught: A batsman is out if a ball hit by the batsman is caught before it touches the ground.

Run out: Either batsman is run out if, while the ball is in play, his wicket is broken while he is out of his ground. If the batsmen are running and have crossed each other, the one running for the wicket that is broken is out; if they have not crossed, the one running from that wicket is out.

An innings is completed when 10 batsmen have been dismissed (the remaining batsman cannot bat as he does not have a partner), or when the allotted time (usually in number of overs) is over. In addition, the captain of the batting side can declare his innings closed at anytime he feels like (this is only in the case of a Test match).

If the team which bats second scores more runs in the allotted time, it wins the match.

LORDS - THE RULER AMONG CRICKET GROUNDS

Lord's, above all other grounds in the world is representative of cricket. Lord's owes its name to Thomas Lord, a Yorkshire man who sought his fortune in London and finally opened a private cricket club in Dorset in 1787. When the government planned to cut a canal across his field, Lord moved the original turf from Dorset square to St. John's Wood, London. There is a good view of play from almost anywhere in the ground. At Lord's, there are few days in the year without the feel of cricket.

Cricket Ground's Name: Lords
Country: England
Location: St. John's Wood, London

Bump ball: A ball that is hit hard into the ground and rises so much that when fielded, it seems like a catch.

Draw: A match in which no decision is reached.

Extras: Runs not scored by the batsman.

Good-length ball: One which presents the batsman with the problem of deciding whether to go forward to play it, or to go back.

Half-volley: A ball which the batsman can hit just after it has bounced.

Handled ball: A batsman is out handled ball if he touches the ball with his hand while it is in play. He may, however, touch it with the permission of the other side.

Hat-trick: A bowler achieves a hat-trick if he dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries

Maiden over: An over in which no runs are scored.

No-ball: A no ball is declared when the umpire considers the bowler's delivery unfair. A batsman can score runs off a no ball, but he cannot be bowled, caught, stumped or out l.b.w., though he may be run out on a no ball. If no runs are scored, the bowler bowls one extra delivery in the over for every no-ball.

Over throw: A throw from a fielder that travels past the wicketkeeper or fielder at either set of stumps and allows the batsman to score more runs.

Played on: When a batsman hits the ball onto his own wicket. Also called bowled.

Yorker: A ball pitched on or inside the popping crease.