Stumps

[Lizzy Liz]

Stumps in Cricket. Three long thin cylindrical pieces of wood that are placed together at opposite ends of the wicket. They are 28in high and a total of 9in wide, and the bails are placed in shallow grooves in the top of them. The bowler aims to bowl the ball past the batsman and to hit the stumps to get the batsman out.

[Dianne]

the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed: