Editing Run out (section)

{{Short description|Method of dismissal in cricket}}
{{other uses|Runout (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Wicket being hit by a ball.jpg|thumb|162x162px|Run outs generally involve a fielder throwing the ball at the wicket.]]
'''Run out''' is a method of [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissal]] in [[cricket]], in which the fielding team [[put down the wicket]] of a [[batsmen|batter]] who is outside their [[Batter's ground|ground]], usually because they are trying to score a [[Run (cricket)|run]].

Run out is governed by Law 38 of the [[laws of cricket]]. If the batter is judged run out, the run does not count and the [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] does not get credit for the wicket. 

A run out can also be effected when the batters are not attempting a run if one of them leaves the crease when the ball is not dead. Some such dismissals cause controversy because they challenge long-established — but not universal — conventions about [[Not in the spirit of cricket|the spirit of the game]].