Hits and Stumps

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Stumps and hits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stumps" instead a noun "Hits".

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Hits and stumps are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hits" instead a noun "Stumps".

One informal form of the game, known as "French cricket" (though its ties to that country are dubious at best) dispenses with stumps, and the batsman is out if the ball hits him on the leg.

Source: That One Rule
In Cricket, the rules state that if the ball hits the stumps but does not dislodge the bails, the batsman is not out.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Sports
The rules of cricket state that if the ball hits the stumps but fails to dislodge the bails, the batsman is not out.

Source: April Fools' Day

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