‘Timed-out’ is one of the rarest form of dismissals in cricket.
It happens when an incoming batter isn’t ready to play within 3 minutes of the previous wicket.
It is also popularly referred to as a diamond duck.
Angelo Mathews is the first player in international cricket to be timed out.
He was timed out in Sri Lanka’s 2023 World Cup game against Bangladesh in Delhi.
In 1997, Hemulal Yadav was dismissed the same way in a Tripura vs Orissa at Cuttack in Ranji Trophy.
Zimbabwe’s Charles Kunje was timed out in a 2017 Logan Cup match in Bulawayo.
Andrew Harris is another player to be at the receiving end of the ‘timed-out’ dismissal.
In a university-level match in Nottinghamshire, Harris failed to reach the pitch on time.
In the 1987/88 season, Andrew Jordan also fell victim to a ‘timed-out’ in a local match in South Africa.