Cricket stumps are part of the wicket used in the sport of cricket. The cricket stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails. Together they form the 'wicket' which the batsmen aims to protect from the bowling side. The cricket stumps and bails are usually made from wood. There are stumps at each end of the pitch. Each wicket is 9 inches wide overall.

The cricket stumps are 28 inches tall and have maximum and minimum diameters (1.5 inches and 1 3/8 inches respectively). The cricket stumps have a spike at one end for inserting the cricket stumps into the ground, whilst the other end has a U-shaped groove which allows the bails a resting place on the cricket stumps. Of the three stumps, they are all referred to by different names depending on which way the batsman is facing (i.e. whether he/she is right or left handed). The off stump is the stump on the off side of the wicket which means the stump that is the same side as the batsman's bat. The middle stump is the stump in the middle of the wicket whilst the leg stump is the stump on the leg side of the wicket i.e. the same side as the batsman’s legs.

In this modern era of highly televised sports coverage, cricket caters for the TV audience in a unique way. Often for professional matches, one of the stumps is hollow to allow for a small television camera to be positioned inside it. The 'stump cam' gives an excellent view of play for action replays when a batsman is bowled out.