| Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two | | | | bowled is considered wide when the ball goes outside |
| rival teams each having eleven players. The game is | | | | the line of the pitch before coming in line with the |
| played on an oval shaped field and there will be two | | | | batsman. This is also worth one run. A leg bye is |
| umpires to oversee the game and ensure the rules | | | | scored when the ball hits the batsman but does not |
| are followed. Although the size of the field may vary | | | | contact his bat and then the batsman proceeds to |
| from one ground to another, the standard field is | | | | run. A bye is scored when the batsman runs without |
| expected to be of 200 meters diameter. | | | | the ball coming into contact with the batsman or his |
| A cricket bat is oblong shaped with a narrow handle. | | | | bat. |
| A full-sized bat is around 90 centimeters in length. A | | | | The fielding team can get a batsman out in multiple |
| cricket ball is basically made of cork and is then | | | | ways: |
| stitched with leather cover. A cricket ball is 22.4 to | | | | • Directly catching the ball after it is hit. This |
| 22.9cm in diameter and should weigh around 10 | | | | is done when the batsman hits the ball with his bat |
| ounces. | | | | and a fielder catches the ball before the ball hits the |
| In the middle of the field is an 18 meters long dry flat | | | | ground. |
| strip called as a pitch. When the game is played, two | | | | • Clean bowling the batsman out. This |
| batsmen will be at the pitch and at different ends. | | | | happens when the bowler bowls the ball and the ball |
| One batsman will face the delivery of the ball from | | | | strikes the batsman’s stumps or bails. |
| the bowler. The bowler runs up the bowling line and | | | | • Leg before wicket (LBW): This happens |
| bowls the ball at the batsman. | | | | when the bowler bowls and the batsman’s legs |
| The stumps are three sticks of equal size measuring | | | | come in the way of the stumps being hit. |
| around 90 centimeters tall and planted with 5 | | | | • Stumped, when the batsman comes |
| centimeters separating them. Bails which are small | | | | forward to hit the ball but steps out of the crease, |
| pieces of wood are placed on top of the stumps. | | | | misses the ball and the fielder behind the stumps |
| Other ways runs can be scored when the ball if hit | | | | collects the ball hits the stumps before the batsman |
| crosses the boundary lines of the field. The | | | | could get back to the crease. |
| batsman is deemed to have hit for four runs when | | | | • Run out, when the batsman attempts to |
| he hits the ball and the ball hits the ground before | | | | score a run but has his stumps hit by the ball before |
| crossing the boundary lines. Again the batsman is | | | | he reaches the other crease. |
| deemed to have scored six runs when the ball that is | | | | • Hit wicket is when the batsman hits his |
| hit goes over the boundary line without touching the | | | | own stumps while trying to hit the ball. |
| ground. | | | | • Retired, when the batsman voluntarily |
| The batting team also gets runs through no balls. | | | | decides to finish his innings mostly due to injuries |
| When the bowler oversteps the crease or bowls | | | | • Timed out, when the next batsman fails to |
| over the head of the batsman, it is considered a no | | | | appear on the pitch within two minutes of the last |
| ball and each such no ball is worth one run. A ball | | | | batsman getting out. |