Question: I play cricket every summer and have been ever since I was little. During a match I was bowling. The rule in the league I play for is 

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> If the ball is bowled (without hitting the ground) above waist height, it is a no ball.
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Now surely, if a ball is bowled above waist height, it will not hit the wicket.

My question is, if the ball is bowled above waist height, but ends up hitting the wicket - is that out?

Answer: 
No. See [Law 24.16](http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball/):

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> When No ball has been called, neither batsman shall be out under any of the Laws except 33 (Handled the ball), 34 (Hit the ball twice), 37 (Obstructing the field) or 38 (Run out).
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At least under the standard Laws of Cricket (specifically, [Law 42.6 and 42.7](http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-42-fair-and-unfair-play/)), it's a No ball as soon as it passes the batsmen, so it doesn't matter that it hit the wicket - it's still a No ball and therefore the batsman cannot be out bowled.
It is a wicket no matter how high the ball goes, if it hits the stumps