What score do I receive?

Ian MarshCoach, England

Right, this is a bit tricky but I think this is what would happen -

If you get to 2nd base and 4th is stumped, but then you carry on running and the ball isn't at 4th post and not in the bowling box before you get there, then you get a rounder.

If you get to 2nd and 3rd is stumped then the ball gets thrown/mis-fielded and you carry on running to 4th you only get half a rounder because the scoring has been stopped at 2nd.

Rounders CoachCoach

Unless the ball has been misfielded (outside of the diamond) then you would be out because you have run onto a stumped post. 

If the ball was misfielded then you would score a half rounder but would be in.  Useful to do when running tactically if there are only a few batters left in and you need to get back.

Rounders CoachCoach

If you were at 2nd base when 4th was stumped,you would score a rounder.

Sue MansonCoach, England

There is no misfielding rule and there never has been!

A post remains stumped until the next ball is bowled. If the live batter reaches 2nd post having hit the ball, half is scored (provided that 2nd was not stumped when they were in reach of or in contact with 1st post) To prevent any further score the fielders should stump 3rd post ie the post immediately in front of the live batter. This does not prevent the batter continuing their run until the bowler has control of the ball in the square, but all the batter is doing is getting home.

The crucial point is that it has to be the post immediately in front of the live batter that is stumped. Yvonne is quite correct in saying that if 4th is stumped while the live batter is still at 2nd (or not in reach of or in contact

 at 3rd) then the batter is still live and could still score a rounder.

You are only out if the post is stumped that you are actually running to.

Good question Alan!

Deb PowellReferee, England

1 rounder will be scored, as 4th post not the post I`m running too.