One For The Cricket Umpires

[woofas]

Batsmen run for a quick single and both ground after the batting crease. However one happens to hit the wicket at the end he is running to. He can hardly be "Hit wicket" especially if he is the non-striker. Who, if anyone, is out?

[Denton]

Nobody.

[dannyk13]

Nobody
https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws/hit-wicket

[THECORBYLOON]

If the action is deliberate (to prevent the fielding side hitting the wicket) would that not be obstructing the field?

[dannyk13]

If he had made his ground(which it appears he had) then it would not matter if a fielder hit the stumps.

[THECORBYLOON]

I was thinking on a situation where the runner knocked the wicket over on the penultimate run.

[dannyk13]

Corby, the OP's question related to a quick single.

[THECORBYLOON]

I know but I was introducing a related scenario.

[dannyk13]

Corby, in those circumstances the batsman would notbe run out,so there would be no obstruction.

[THECORBYLOON]

He has prevented the fielding side from running him out since there is no longer a wicket to strike at that end.

[dannyk13]

Also, it is not necessary for the wicket to be intact for a run out.,
https://www.quora.com/If-all-3-stumps-are-out-then-how-can-a-batsman-be-run-out-on-that-end

[dannyk13]

Corby, ^^ so there cannot be any obstruction.

[10ClarionSt]

If the bails are dislodged accidentally, the fielder has to touch the stump with the ball. But in this case, its not out, as mentioned earlier.

[THECORBYLOON]

I know about pulling the stump out. It's unlikely to happen and I wonder how many would think to put back a stump and then remove it whilst holding the ball.

I reckon obstructing the field is an option still but it's not important.

[dannyk13]

//I reckon obstructing the field is an option//
No it isn't.

[THECORBYLOON]

"37.1.1 Either batsman is out Obstructing the field if, except in the circumstances of 37.2, and while the ball is in play, he/she wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action."

I would say that deliberately knocking over the stumps is distraction.

[dannyk13]

Final statement :- Once the batsman has completed a run the ball is dead i.e not in play.

[THECORBYLOON]

My final statement, in my scenario, the batsmen continued running after the wicket was knocked over.

Where's Dickie Bird when you need him?

[10ClarionSt]

TCL, the touching the stump happened once in a test match. I'm sure it was the West Indies.

[fiction-factory]

I can't see any reason to think it could be out. The only issue might be if it were done deliberately (obstruction/ungentlemanyly conduct?)and then they tried to run again while the ball was still in play