draw stumps

Questions

What does draw stumps mean?

To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.

Where does draw stumps come from?

From the game of cricket, where a day's play is terminated by the umpire drawing the stumps out of the ground.

How to pronounce draw stumps

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