Talk:Cricket statistics
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I added a clarification to the Not Out description so that it won't be confused that all batsmen who do not actually bat during a game (ie, aren't required because their team won) aren't given an NO.
What does "retired not out" mean. And why do refer to it in such an opaque way in this article? (i.e. only through an external link with a reference to "exceptional circumstances". Pcb21| Pete 17:42, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
- I don't know why Cricinfo say "retired hurt" at 301/1, Greenidge's daughter fell ill, and he left the match after the 3rd on 154 not out - presumably playing no further part in the game. --Paul 05:40, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
Not out means all batsmen who have gone out to the pitch to bat - they might not have faced a ball though - and are 'not out' at the end of the innings. Batsmen who retire have effectively 'become not out' halfway through the innings through their own choice - usually they can go back in later in the innings if they choose, although this is very rare at professional standards of cricket. more usual is for a batsman to 'retire hurt', after being hit with the ball for example, which means they play no further part in the innings (because they can't due to injury) and are therefore not out. Saccerzd 09:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
