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5. LBW: Hands (or leg) down the most controversial way of getting out. The law has a lot of caveats but the spirit of the law is the batsman is out if the ball hits his legs and the umpire feels that it would have gone to hit the stumps if not for the leg that came in the way. Technology and ball trajectory projection has made it better in recent times. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Retired Hit Wicket Hitting the ball twice Obstructing the field Timed out. #6 - #10 are rare and you can read about it more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_(cricket) This is a very high level view of the game but something that will help you understand the game enough to