(a) Either batsman is out Run out, except as in 2 below, if at any time while the

ball is in play

(i) he is out of his ground

and (ii) his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing side.

(b) (a) above shall apply even though No ball has been called and whether or not a

run is being attempted, except in the circumstances of Law 39.3(b) (Not out

Stumped).

2. Batsman not Run out

Notwithstanding 1 above, a batsman is not out Run out if

(a) he has been within his ground and has subsequently left it to avoid injury,

when the wicket is put down.

(b) the ball has not subsequently been touched again by a fielder, after the bowler

has entered his delivery stride, before the wicket is put down.

(c) the ball, having been played by the striker, or having come off his person,

directly strikes a helmet worn by a fielder and without further contact with him or

any other fielder rebounds directly on to the wicket. However, the ball remains in

play and either batsman may be Run out in the circumstances of 1 above if a

wicket is subsequently put down.

(d) he is out Stumped. See Law 39.1(b) (Out Stumped).

(e) he is out of his ground, not attempting a run and his wicket is fairly put down

by the wicket-keeper without the intervention of another member of the fielding

side, if No ball has been called. See Law 39.3(b) (Not out Stumped).

The batsman out in the circumstances of 1 above is the one whose ground is at the

end where the wicket is put down. See Laws 2.8 (Transgression of the Laws by a

batsman who has a runner) and 29.2 (Which is a batsman’s ground).

If a batsman is dismissed Run out, the batting side shall score the runs completed

before the dismissal, together with the penalty for a No ball or a Wide, if

applicable. Other penalties to either side that may be awarded when the ball is

dead shall also stand. See Law 42.17 (Penalty runs).

If, however, a striker with a runner is himself dismissed Run out, runs completed

by the runner and the other batsman before the dismissal shall not be scored. The

penalty for a No ball or a Wide and any other penalties to either side that may be

awarded when the ball is dead shall stand. See Laws 2.8 (Transgression of the

Laws by a batsman who has a runner) and 42.17(b) (Penalty runs).

The bowler does not get credit for the wicket.