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
with
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.
Cricket Bat:
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).
Wickets:
There are two wickets -
wooden structures made up of a set of three stumps topped by a
pair of bails. These are described below.
Stumps:
These
are put over wickets, 2 on 3 wickets,
Bails:
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 .
