| Cricket, although international and
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| | The other batsman stands at the other end
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| popular all over the world, is
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| | of the wicket and has to run at the same
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| quintessentially a very English game. It
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| | time as the batsman facing the ball. The
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| is played between two teams, each
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| | batsman has to reach the other end of the
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| consisting of eleven players. At any time
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| | wicket to the crease before the fielders
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| on the field are two from one side (the
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| | knock the bails off of the stumps. The
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| batting side) and eleven from the
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| | batting crease is an area that is 122cms
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| opposing side (who would be bowling
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| | in front of the stumps. When the batsman
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| fielding).
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| | is in this he cannot be out by the
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| The first team that have all eleven
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| | fielding team knocking the bales off of
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| players on the pitch are the fielding
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| | the stumps.
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| team and the team that have just two
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| | When the bowler is bowling the batsman
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| players on the field are the batting
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| | has to defend the stumps from the ball
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| team. Cricket is usually played on a
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| | being bowled with his bat whether or not
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| large oval pitch on which the fielders
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| | he is standing in front of the crease.
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| are distributed around the pitch
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| | But if he stops the ball from hitting the
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| according to the instructions of their
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| | stumps by using his legs then he can be
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| captain and bowler. In cricket there are
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| | out by LBW, or "leg before wicket".
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| specific fielding positions on the pitch,
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| | He can also be out by one of the fielders
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| all with their own unique name.
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| | catching a ball that he has hit before it
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| In, or around, the middle of the pitch,
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| | has bounced on the ground. When the
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| there is an area called "the wicket".
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| | batsman are running between the stumps,
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| This is a thin strip of grass that is 22
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| | if either of the batsmen are not in the
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| yards long, 8 foot 8 inches wide and very
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| | crease when the fielder hits the stumps
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| flat. It has a set of three stumps also
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| | and knocks the bails off with the ball,
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| know as wickets, at each end. The three
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| | then they are "run out".
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| "stumps" are about a yard high and they
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| | Each time the two batsmen run
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| are set in to the ground a few inches
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| | successfully between the two sets of
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| apart. They are connected by two wooden
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| | stumps, they get one run. If the batsman
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| "bails" that are balanced on indentations
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| | manages to hit the ball over the rope
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| on top of the stumps. The aim for the
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| | that marks the boundary when it has
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| bowler is to knock the bails off of the
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| | bounced or rolled on the ground, he gets
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| top of the stumps by "bowling" the ball
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| | four runs. If he hits the ball over the
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| at them. And the object for the batsman
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| | boundary without it bouncing on the
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| is to defend the wicket from the ball.
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| | ground, then he gets six runs. Each
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| "Bowling" is a way of throwing the ball
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| | "innings" lasts until 10 out of the 11
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| that is unique to cricket, where the arm
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| | batsmen are out (two batsman must always
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| must remain straight as the ball is
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| | be on the wicket, so one batsman can not
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| delivered.
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| | bat on his own). This is because the
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| The bowler has to "bowl the ball overarm
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| | batting team need two players on the
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| while keeping his arm straight all of the
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| | pitch at a time so that one can be at
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| time. If he bends his arm and is, in
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| | each end.
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| effect, throwing the ball, it is not
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| | The team that wins is the team that has
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| allowed and called a 'no ball'. The
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| | the highest number of runs after
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| bowler bowls the ball six times each
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| | everybody has batted or the number of
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| "over", then another bowler bowls six
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| | overs being played runs out. If the two
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| balls from the other end of the wicket.
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| | teams have he same score then the match
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| The bowlers can be changed for other
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| | is a draw, unless one team has fewer
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| members of the fielding team, as usually
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| | players out than the other. Most club
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| each team will have at least four people
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| | games are played over one "innings". This
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| who would be classed as bowlers.
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| | means that each team bats and fields
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| The object for the batsman is to hit the
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| | once. But some games are played over two
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| ball away from his wicket, far enough
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| | innings where each team bats and fields
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| from the fielders so that he has enough
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| | twice. Games are very often played over a
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| time to run between the two sets of
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| | certain number of "overs" that are agreed
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| stumps and so score a "run". He can also
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| | beforehand by the captains or according
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| score a run without hitting the ball as
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| | to league regulations and can be altered
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| long as he can run before the fielders
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| | according to the weather, if play is
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| knock the bails off of the stumps; this
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| | interrupted. In club cricket both teams
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| is called a 'bye'.
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| | usually play in cricket whites.
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