The ball, small and hard, is bowled underarm towards one wicket. Just like cricket, batsmen score by hitting the ball into the field and running between the two wickets. They can also hit the ball beyond a boundary line to score 4 or 6. Batsmen can be bowled, caught or run-out, or even body-before-wicket.
How do you get out in stoolball?
A batter can be out in 3 ways:
- Caught (you can't be caught out on a no ball)
- Bowled (the ball has hit the square face or edges of the wicket)
- Run-out (the ball is thrown onto the front face or edges of the wicket, not the back, before the batter gets there).
What is stoolball game?
Stoolball is a team sport originating in Sussex from the 15th Century. Two teams compete to score the most runs around two wickets about 14 metres apart.
