Cricket: The Rules
Cricket is played between two opposing teams. One team
bats while the other fields. The batsman play within the light green
rectangle known as the crease. The ball is thrown at the batsman by the bowler.
It is the bowler's job to try and disturb the batsman so that
he misses the ball or plays a bad shot.We first must be clear
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Equipments used in Cricket
Cricket Ball:
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Hard, cork and string ball, covered with leather. A bit like a baseball (in size and hardness), but the leather covering is thicker and joined in two hemispheres, not in a tennis ball pattern. The seam is thus like an equator, and the stitching is raised slightly. The circumference is between 224 and 229 millimetres (8.81 to 9.00 inches), and the ball weighs between 156 and 163 grams (5.5 to 5.75 ounces). Traditionally the ball is dyed red, with the stitching left white. Nowadays white balls are also used, for visibility in games played at night under artificial lighting.
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Cricket Bat:
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Blade made of willow, flat on one side, humped on the other for strength, attached to a sturdy cane handle. The blade has a maximum width of 108 millimetres (4.25 inches) and the whole bat has a maximum length of 965 millimetres (38 inches).
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Wickets:
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There are two wickets - wooden structures made up of a set of three stumps topped by a pair of bails. These are described below.
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Stumps:
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These are put over wickets, 2 on 3 wickets,
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Bails:
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Two wooden pieces which sit at top the adjacent pairs of stumps
Ways of getting out
Hit Wicket:
If, in attempting to hit a ball or taking off for a first run,
the batsman touches wicket. This includes with the bat .Handle
The Ball:
If a batsman touches the ball with a hand not currently holding
the bat, without the permission of the fielding side. This does
not include being hit on the hand by a delivery, or any other
non-deliberate action.
Obstructing The Field:
If a batsman deliberately interferes with the efforts of
fielders to gather the ball
Clean bold
When a batsman is completely beaten by bowlers length and bowl
hits the stump
Catch out
When a batsman hits the ball and is caught by a fieldsman.
Leg Before Wicket or LBW
LBW decisions are complex and often controversial. When bowls
hits the batsman in line of stumps
Who Wins?
Team which scores more runs and play better cricket .
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