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Broken bat 
A number of years ago in a One Day International,, the striker's bat came apart and part of it - the greater part - landed close to his wicket. The burning question in the minds of a number of people is whether he would have been out Hit wicket had the detached piece of bat removed a bail. The answer then was No, he would not have been out . The relevant cricket Law (35.1) provided for this type of dismissal if the wicket is put down by THE BAT - ie by the whole bat, not just a part of it! A change to the Laws in October 2010 has reversed this interpretation and rewritten in the October 2017 Code Law 29.1.1.3 now states that the wicket can be put down "by the striker's bat not in hand or by any part of the bat which has become detached" The removal of a bail or bails still applies for the dismissal to be allowed. Read more about Law 29 (The wicket is down) at the MCC website | ||||||