2. CRICKET
• Cricket is a Bat and Ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a field, at
the center of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as
many runs as possible while the other team bows and fields, trying to dismiss the
batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking
batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching
the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding
at the end of an innings. Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th of
England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by
the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's
governing body, has ten full members. The game is played particularly in Australasia, the
Indian subcontinent, the West Indies, Southern Africa and England. The objective of each
team is to score more runs than the other team. In Test cricket, it is necessary to score the
most runs and dismiss the opposition twice in order to win the match, which would
otherwise be drawn.
3. HISTORY
• Originated in southern ENGLAND in the 16th century
• In 18th century: cricket becomes ENGLAND'S NATIONAL
SPORT
• MID-19th century international matches begin being played
• World's 2nd most popular sport today
4. CRICKET FORMATS
TEST CRICKET
Match lasts up to 5 days
DAY INTERNATIONAL(50 OVERS)
Each team gets one innings
TWENTY 20
Limited overs to complete match is around(3 HOURS)
7. TEAM STRUCTURE
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 well-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. Each team is headed by a captain who is responsible for
making tactical decisions such as determining the batting order, the
placement of fielders and the rotation of bowlers.
A player who excels in both batting and bowling is known as
an all-rounder. One who excels as a batsman and wicket-keeper is
known as a "wicket-keeper/batsman", sometimes regarded as a type
of all-rounder. True all-rounders are rare as most players focus on
either batting or bowling skills.
9. DISMISSALS(OUTS)
• BOLD OR CLEAN BOLD
• CAUGHT
• LEG BEFORE WICKET (LBW)
• RUN OUT
• STUMPED
• HIT WICKET
10. INNINGS CLOSED
• An innings is closed when:
• • Ten of the eleven batsmen are out (have been dismissed); in this case, the team is said to
be "all out“
• • The team has only one batsman left who can bat, one or more of the remaining players
being unavailable owing to injury, illness or absence; again, the team is said to be "all out“
• • The team batting last reaches the score required to win the match
• • The predetermined number of overs has been bowled (in a one-day match only, commonly
50 overs; or 20 in Twenty20)
• • A captain declears his team's innings closed while at least two of his batsmen are not out
(this does not apply in one-day limited over matches)