About Cricket
Submitted by raghav on Wed, 06/13/2007 - 11:39.
front and back side of a cricket bat.
Cricket Ball. The white stitch is known as seam
A conversation between a mother and daughter while watching a cricket match.
Mother : Who do you think will win the match ?
Daughter : Who is wearing blue ?
Mother : India.
Daughter : Who are the men in yellow ?
Mother : They are the Australians.
Daughter : They will surely win the match.
Mother : Oh ! Why do you feel so ?
Daughter : There are 11 of them against just two Indians.
The aim of the batting team is to score as many runs as possible. A run is scored when both batsmen successfully move to their respective opposite ends of the pitch. The batsmen will usually only attempt to score runs after the striker has hit the ball. Runs are also scored if the batsman hits the ball to the boundary of the playing area (six runs if the ball reaches the boundary without touching the ground, otherwise four runs).
The aim of the bowler's team is to get each batsman out (this is a wicket, or a dismissal). Dismissals are achieved in a variety of ways. The most direct way is for the bowler to bowl the ball in such a way that it evades the batsman's guard and hits the stumps. Other ways for the fielding side to dismiss a batsman include catching a struck ball before it touches the ground, run the batsman out and having the batsman adjudged LBW (leg before wicket).
The game is divided into overs of six (legal) balls. At the end of an over, the batting and bowling ends will be swapped, and the bowler replaced by a member of the fielding side.
Once out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team's lineup. At the end of an innings, the two teams exchange roles, the fielding team becoming the batting team and vice versa.
A team's score is reported in terms of the number of runs scored and the number of batsman that have been dismissed. For example, if five batsmen have been given out and the team has scored 224 runs, they are said to have scored 224 for the loss of 5 wickets (shortened to "224 for 5" and written 224/5).The team that has scored more runs at the end of the completed match wins.
Cricket Field
A cricket field consists of a large circular or oval-shaped grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played. There are no fixed dimensions for the field but its diameter usually varies between 450 feet (137 m) to 500 feet (150 m). On most grounds, a rope marks the perimeter of the field and is known as the boundary.
The pitch
Most of the action takes place in the centre of this ground, on a rectangular clay strip usually with short grass called the pitch. The pitch measures 21 ft.
Cricket has been an established team sport for several centuries. It originated in its modern form in England and is popular around the world. In some countries in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each. It is played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called a pitch. At each end of the pitch is a set of wooden stumps, called a wicket.
Each side takes turns at bat, while the fielding side attempts to get the opposing batsmen out for the least number of runs. The team with the highest number of runs wins. A match can last six or more hours a day with intervals for lunch and drinks.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each. It is played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called a pitch. At each end of the pitch is a set of wooden stumps, called a wicket.
Each side takes turns at bat, while the fielding side attempts to get the opposing batsmen out for the least number of runs. The team with the highest number of runs wins. A match can last six or more hours a day with intervals for lunch and drinks.
front and back side of a cricket bat.
Cricket Ball. The white stitch is known as seam
A conversation between a mother and daughter while watching a cricket match.
Mother : Who do you think will win the match ?
Daughter : Who is wearing blue ?
Mother : India.
Daughter : Who are the men in yellow ?
Mother : They are the Australians.
Daughter : They will surely win the match.
Mother : Oh ! Why do you feel so ?
Daughter : There are 11 of them against just two Indians.
The aim of the batting team is to score as many runs as possible. A run is scored when both batsmen successfully move to their respective opposite ends of the pitch. The batsmen will usually only attempt to score runs after the striker has hit the ball. Runs are also scored if the batsman hits the ball to the boundary of the playing area (six runs if the ball reaches the boundary without touching the ground, otherwise four runs).
The aim of the bowler's team is to get each batsman out (this is a wicket, or a dismissal). Dismissals are achieved in a variety of ways. The most direct way is for the bowler to bowl the ball in such a way that it evades the batsman's guard and hits the stumps. Other ways for the fielding side to dismiss a batsman include catching a struck ball before it touches the ground, run the batsman out and having the batsman adjudged LBW (leg before wicket).
Bowling action of a fast bowler.
The game is divided into overs of six (legal) balls. At the end of an over, the batting and bowling ends will be swapped, and the bowler replaced by a member of the fielding side.
Once out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team's lineup. At the end of an innings, the two teams exchange roles, the fielding team becoming the batting team and vice versa.
A team's score is reported in terms of the number of runs scored and the number of batsman that have been dismissed. For example, if five batsmen have been given out and the team has scored 224 runs, they are said to have scored 224 for the loss of 5 wickets (shortened to "224 for 5" and written 224/5).The team that has scored more runs at the end of the completed match wins.
Cricket Field
A cricket field consists of a large circular or oval-shaped grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played. There are no fixed dimensions for the field but its diameter usually varies between 450 feet (137 m) to 500 feet (150 m). On most grounds, a rope marks the perimeter of the field and is known as the boundary.
Cricket field: Fielding positions.
The pitch
Most of the action takes place in the centre of this ground, on a rectangular clay strip usually with short grass called the pitch. The pitch measures 21 ft.
A Cricket pitch and its dimensions.
At each end of the pitch three upright wooden stakes, called the stumps, are hammered into the ground. Two wooden crosspieces, known as the bails, sit in grooves atop the stumps, linking each to its neighbour. Each set of three stumps and two bails is collectively known as a wicket. One end of the pitch is designated the batting end where the batsman stands and the other is designated the bowling end where the bowler runs in to bowl.
At each end of the pitch three upright wooden stakes, called the stumps, are hammered into the ground. Two wooden crosspieces, known as the bails, sit in grooves atop the stumps, linking each to its neighbour. Each set of three stumps and two bails is collectively known as a wicket. One end of the pitch is designated the batting end where the batsman stands and the other is designated the bowling end where the bowler runs in to bowl.
A Wicket.
Lines drawn or painted on the pitch are known as creases. Creases are used to adjudicate the dismissals of batsmen and to determine whether a delivery is fair.
Players and officials
Players
A team consists of eleven players. Depending on his or her primary skills, a player may be classified as a specialist batsman or bowler. A balanced team usually has five or six specialist batsmen and four or five specialist bowlers. Teams nearly always include a specialist wicket-keeper because of the importance of this fielding position. Of late, the role of specialist fielder has also become important in a team. Each team is headed by a Captain who is responsible of taking the major decisions in the field.
Umpires
Two on-field umpires preside over a match. One umpire (the field umpire) will stand behind the wicket at the end from which the ball is bowled, and adjudicate on most decisions. The other (the square leg umpire) will stand near the fielding position called square leg, which offers a side view of the batsman, and assist on decisions for which he or she has a better view
Scorers
Two scorers are appointed, and most often one scorer is provided by each team. The laws of cricket specify that the official scorers are to record all runs scored, wickets taken and (where appropriate) overs bowled. In practice scorers also keep track of other matters, such as bowlers' analyses, the rate at which the teams bowl their overs, and team statistics such as averages and records.
Lines drawn or painted on the pitch are known as creases. Creases are used to adjudicate the dismissals of batsmen and to determine whether a delivery is fair.
Players and officials
Players
A team consists of eleven players. Depending on his or her primary skills, a player may be classified as a specialist batsman or bowler. A balanced team usually has five or six specialist batsmen and four or five specialist bowlers. Teams nearly always include a specialist wicket-keeper because of the importance of this fielding position. Of late, the role of specialist fielder has also become important in a team. Each team is headed by a Captain who is responsible of taking the major decisions in the field.
Umpires
Two on-field umpires preside over a match. One umpire (the field umpire) will stand behind the wicket at the end from which the ball is bowled, and adjudicate on most decisions. The other (the square leg umpire) will stand near the fielding position called square leg, which offers a side view of the batsman, and assist on decisions for which he or she has a better view
Scorers
Two scorers are appointed, and most often one scorer is provided by each team. The laws of cricket specify that the official scorers are to record all runs scored, wickets taken and (where appropriate) overs bowled. In practice scorers also keep track of other matters, such as bowlers' analyses, the rate at which the teams bowl their overs, and team statistics such as averages and records.
