Stump (cricket)

[1] The stumps and bails are usually made of wood, most commonly ash,[2] and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch.

The so-called stump-cam gives a unique view of play for action replays, particularly when a batsman is bowled.

A recent innovation are stumps and bails embedded with red LEDs, which flash when they are completely dislodged.

Invented by an Australian engineer and trademarked as "LED Bails", they were designed to aid umpires with both run-out and stumping decisions as well as provide distinctive images to television coverage during day-night matches.

LED stumps were first used at the 2014 ICC World T20, and have since become commonplace in major white-ball matches like ODIs or franchise T20 leagues.