Editing Umpire (cricket) (section)

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[[File:Cricket Umpire dismissal.jpg|thumb|right|An umpire signalling the batsman as out]]
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An umpire will not give a batsman out unless an [[Appeal (cricket)|appeal]] is made by the fielding side, though a batsman may [[Walk (cricket)|walk]] if they know themself to be out. This is nowadays rare, especially in Tests and [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches for contentious decisions; however, it is the norm for a batsman to walk when they are [[bowled]] or obviously [[caught]]. If the fielding side believes a batsman is out, the fielding side must appeal, by asking the umpire to provide a ruling.

The umpire's response is either to raise their index finger above their head to indicate that the batsman is out, or to clearly say "not out", which is usually accompanied with a shake of the head.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/rules/umpire_signals/newsid_3809000/3809867.stm|title=The umpire's signals|date=2004-06-29|access-date=2018-06-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> The 'out' signal is the only signal that, if indicated by the striker's end umpire, does not require confirmation by the bowler's end umpire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-3-the-umpires/|title=The laws of cricket, Law 3 (see 3.14.a.ii)|access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>