Glossary
A batter leaves through injury and may return. Not a wicket.
A batter who leaves the field because of injury or illness retires hurt. That is not a dismissal, and the batter can return to bat later, when the captain allows.
The scorer records the retirement with the score and the time, and writes the return when the batter comes back to the crease.
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