1. Cricket

2. Origin Of Cricket
Evidence suggests it
was played in
England in the 12th-
13th century
In 1744 the London
Cricket Club produced
what are
recognizably the rules
of modern cricket

3. Some basics of Cricket
There are currently 96
cricket playing nations in
the world
In the U.S., there are 29
established leagues,
500 clubs and over
10,000 players.

4. The Cricket Field
The field consists of a large
circular or oval-shaped grassy
ground. There are no fixed
dimensions for the field but its
diameter usually varies between
137 m to 150 m.
There are four main parts in a
cricket field:
Pitch
Close Infield
Infield
Outfield

5. Some more basics
11 player per team
2 batsmen are in
action at a time
1 bowler bowls
1 wicket keeper
9 fielders
2 umpires
2 sets of wickets on
each side

6. Batsman

7. Bowler

8. Fielders

9. Wicket keeper

10. Umpires and Scorers

11. Bats, balls and wickets
The ball is hard
leather-seamed
The bat is made of wood and has the A wicket consists of three stumps that
shape of a blade topped by a are hammered into the ground, and
cylindrical handle. topped with two bails.

12. More equipment….
Helmet
Batting gloves
Pads
Box
Rib protectors, shoulder
pads, arm pads

13. And the very basic rules about cricket ?
The people from
Menorca Cricket Club
will explain you how to
play ,so pay attention to
the explanations.
Let’s go and enjoy