1. CRICKET

2. Cricket is a Bat and BallCRICKET
game played between two teams of
11 players on a field, at the centre 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 century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed
into the national sport 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. The history of cricket to 1725 traces the Sport’s development from its
perceived origins to the stage where it had become a major sport in
England and had been introduced to other countries. The earliest
definite reference to cricket occurs in 1598 and makes clear that the
sport was being played c.1550, but its true origin is a mystery. The
sparse information available about cricket's early years suggests that it
was originally a children's game. Then, at the beginning of the 17th
century, it was taken up by working men. During the reign of Charles
I, the gentry took an increased interest as patrons and occasionally as
players. By the time of the Hanoverian succession, investment in
cricket had created the professional player, thus establishing the sport
as a popular social activity in London and the south of England.
Meanwhile, English colonists had introduced cricket to North America
and the West Indies; and the sailors and traders of the East India
Company had taken it to the Indian subcontinent.

4. PITCH AND CREASES
The pitch is 22 yards (20 m) or one chain in length
between the wickets and is 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. It is a flat
surface and has very short grass that tends to be worn
away as the game progresses. The "condition" of the
pitch has a significant bearing on the match and team
tactics are always determined with the state of the
pitch, both current and anticipated, as a deciding factor.
A bowling crease is 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m) long with the
middle stump placed dead centre. The popping crease
has the same length, is parallel to the bowling crease and
is 4 feet (1.2 m) in front of the wicket. The return creases
are perpendicular to the other two; they are adjoined to
the ends of the popping crease and are drawn through
the ends of the bowling crease to a length of at least 8
feet (2.4 m).

5. WICKETS
Each wicket consists of
three wooden stumps
placed in a straight line
and surmounted by two
wooden crosspieces
called bails; the total
height of the wicket
including bails is 28.5
inches (720 mm) and the
combined width of the
three stumps is 9 inches
(230 mm).

6. CRICKET BALL
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
millimeters (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.

7. 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
millimeters (4.25 inches) and the
whole bat has a maximum length
of 965 millimeters (38 inches).

8. PADS, BAT, BALL, HELMET AND
GLOVES

9. 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

10. EXTRAS
 Bye
 No ball
 Wide
 Leg bye

11. DISMISSALS (OUTS)
 Bold or Clean Bold
 Caught
 Leg before wicket {lbw}
 Run out
 Stumped
 Hit wicket

12. STATISTICS
 Innings
 Not outs
 Runs
 Batting and Bowling Average
 Centuries (100)
 Balls Faced
 Strike Rate
 Balls
 Maiden Overs & Overs
 Runs
 Wickets
 Extras

13. TYPES OF MATCHES
 Test cricket is the highest standard of first-class
cricket. A Test match is an international fixture
between teams representing those countries that are
Full Members of the ICC. It is played for 5 days and
both teams play 2-2 innings.
 ODI {One Day International} is played for 50-50 overs
having 6balls / over.

14. ABOUT
SOME
CRICKETER

15. SIR DON BRADMAN

16. BRIAN LARA

17. RAHUL DRAVID
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 164 344 298 449
Runs scored 13,288 10,889 23,794 15,271
Batting average 52.31 39.16 55.33 42.30
100s/50s 36/63 12/83 68/117 21/112
Top score 270 153 270 153
Balls bowled 120 186 617 477
Wickets 1 4 5 4
Bowling average 39.00 42.50 54.60 105.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/18 2/43 2/16 2/43
Catches/Stumping 210/0 196/14 353/1 233/17

18. SACHIN TENDULKAR
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 188 462 292 550
Runs scored 15,470 18,374 24,389 21,947
Batting average 55.44 44.81 58.62 45.53
100s/50s 51/65 49/96 78/111 60/113
Top score 248* 200* 248* 200*
Balls bowled 4,174 8,032 7,539 10,220
Wickets 45 154 70 201
Bowling average 54.33 44.32 61.95 42.11
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches/Stumping 113/– 140/– 181/– 175/–

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