“In cricket, a
batsman retires out if he retires without the umpire's permission, and does not
have the permission of the opposition captain to resume his innings. This
occasionally happens in friendly or practice matches, for instance English
county sides against University Centres of Cricketing Excellence. Although it
is not considered to be a dismissal in the context of a cricket match, it is
considered a dismissal for the purposes of calculating a batting average.”
(Wikipedia)
In International
Women's cricket, the only instance of an unusual dismissal came in a One Day
International match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in April 2010. Sri
Lanka wicket-keeper Dilani Manodara was retired out due to her slow scoring
rate in her team's first innings, having taken 70 minutes and 39 balls to score
8 runs.
