Stumps and Bails Price in Cricket, From Old to New

Stumps and Bails Price: In recent years, Cricket has been influenced by technology with some innovations like Hawk-eye, Decision Review System (DRS), Snickometer and Hot Spot are just some of the innovations that have helped improve the accuracy of decision-making in cricket.

One of the most important components of the sport is stumps and bails. Traditionally, wooden stumps and bails were used, but the game has evolved with the introduction of LED stumps and Bails.

Cricket wickets are made up of stumps and bails, positioned in the popping in both sides of the crease. In the early days of cricket, only two stumps were used with a long bail which marked a boundary to be protected by Batsman. However, the umpire can’t decide whether the ball went in between two stumps or went out of it.

On May 23, 1775, Lumpy Steven discovered three stumps which is followed till the date. It is way easier to decide whether the ball went through wickets. However, the close call ran out and the ball grazing the stumps has been predicted more accurately in the modern days of cricket with the evolution of the stumps.

Manufacturers of Cricket Stumps and Bails

Across the world, there are many manufacturers but only a few brands are popular and recognized as the brand. Listed below are some of the popular brands of manufacturers of Stumps and Bails.

• Kookaburra
• Gray-Nicolls
• Gunn & Moore (GM)
• Sherwood
• C&K.

Different Types of Cricket Stumps

There are several different types of cricket stumps, generally differentiated from each other by the materials that they are made. Each type has its benefits and challenges for players. Listed below are the different types of stumps in cricket.

• Wooden Cricket Stumps
• Metal Cricket Stumps
• Plastic Cricket Stumps
• LED Stumps
• Zing Stumps
• Electra Stumps

Wooden Cricket Stumps

Many professional grounds use Wooden Stumps, which are usually made from ash. However, Wooden cricket stumps do have the disadvantage that they’re less hard-wearing than some other types of stumps, and they can be prone to warping over time.

Using high-quality ash wood and varnishing the wood can increase the lifespan of your stumps, but they might also struggle to withstand the rigours of being hit repeatedly by a fast-moving cricket ball.

The Kookaburra Wooden Stumps price varies from 40 – 120 AUD / 27.14 – 81.42 USD / INR 2277.19 – 6831.57.

Metal Cricket Stumps

Metal Stumps are different from wooden ones, as they are usually freestanding and do not need to be hammered into the ground. Despite their durability, metal stumps come as a unit attached with bails to form a complete wicket which means you cannot knock down the bails to the fullest which will lack accuracy.

They also have detachable bails whose price may vary due to various specs. The Kookaburra Metal Tipped Stumps vary from 30 – 100 AUD / 20.35 – 64.84 USD / INR 1708.22 – 5694.07

Plastic Cricket Stumps

Plastic cricket stumps can also withstand a lot of wear and tear and are a better replacement for Wooden stumps. As a more cost-effective option than wooden stumps, Plastic stumps are easy to use for practising their batting or bowling. But they are not used in professional cricket matches.

Various brands like Kookaburra, Gray-Nicolls, Gunn & Moore (GM), Vivian Thomas, and JSS are the popular manufacturers of Stumps, and the price starting 23.04 AUD / 15.63 USD / 1311.91 INR.

LED Cricket Stumps

LED cricket stumps are a better alternative to traditional wooden stumps. They’re perfect for poorer visibility conditions they allow the bowler to see the wicket through the batsman’s legs in poor weather.

These innovative LED stumps were first used in 2013 in the Big Bash League of Australia. In July 2013, the International Cricket Council approved the use of LED stumps in international cricket.

Later, the ICC introduced LED stumps in the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh which got a positive response in the cricket world. Since then, the ICC has been using these stumps in all major global ICC tournaments.

Meanwhile, the national boards also used these sophisticated stumps for the bilateral series and T20 franchise leagues like the IPL, BBL, and The Hundred.

With various brands manufacturing the stumps and bails, the stump price varies between 14,049.71 – 56198.83 AUD / 9528.23 – 38,112 USD.

Zing Cricket Stumps     

These are the set-ups used in the major cricket competitions and internationals nowadays with innovative upgrades. This includes the measures to ensure the wicket in close call encounters like balls brushing them.

Zing Cricket Stumps are the advanced version of the LED Stumps which use sensors while the LED stumps work on basic electronic systems. These stumps will glow when the ball hits the stumps or bails which would help derive the decision quicker and accurately.

With the vary in the quality, location, and manufacturer the price may vary starting from 2450 AUD – 2680 AUD / 1661.54 USD – 1817.52 USD.

Electra Cricket Stumps

The Electra Cricket Stumps is the latest version used in the recently concluded Women’s Big Bash League and lights up differently according to the happenings in the match.

These stumps are equipped with lights that illuminate in various colors and signal different events during a match. When a player is dismissed, the stumps flash red light.

For boundaries such as fours and sixes, the stumps will light up with alternating colors in an upward direction. Meanwhile, no ball will flash a red and white scrolling light, confirming the decision of the on-field umpire.

Bails used in Cricket

A bail is two smaller sticks placed on top of the three stumps to form a wicket. The bails are used to determine when the wicket is broken or put down. The wicket is considered to be broken if one or both of the bails from the stumps or stump are struck out of the ground.

Each Bail is made of a single cylindrically shaped piece of wood which has two smaller cylinders of wood protruding from each end. The larger central cylinder is called the barrel and the smaller protrusions are the spigots.

The spigots are unequal in length with the longer side resting on one stump, while the shorter rests on the middle stump together with the short spigot of the other bail.

Special heavy bails made of denser wood are sometimes used in windy conditions if the normal light bails are likely to be blown off the stumps. The umpire can decide to dispense with the bails completely.

• Wooden Bails
• Metal Bails
• LED Bails
• Zing Bails

Wooden Bails

Wooden Bails were used from the early years of cricket and were used along with the Wooden Stumps. They are made up of Wood most commonly Ash and together format a wicket at each end of the pitch.

Metal Bails

Mostly Metal stumps have bails attached to them and cannot be detached. Although Metal detachable bails are also used with stumps but not been used widely over these years.

LED Bails

It is an innovation with LED Bails which flash completely when dislodged. They were invented by an Australian engineer and trademarked as LED Bails. They were designed to aid umpires with both run-out and stumping decisions.

With the price differing from the brand, the average price of the LED bails will be between 589 -735.79 AUD / 400- 499 USD.

Zing Bails

Zing Bails are shock absorbing and both water and Sand resistant which are powered by batteries. The Australian company Zing International created the bails with LED lights.

The provider offered a simple and convenient solution by lighting up immediately upon removal, allowing every camera angle to contribute to making accurate decisions. The Zinc bail prices vary from 43.99 AUD – 82.49 AUD.

*The stump and bails price may vary based on different factors such as the quality of the stumps, the manufacturer, and the location.