Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a field with a 22-yard pitch at its center. One team bats, trying to score runs, while the other bowls and fields trying to get batsmen out. A run is scored by a batsman hitting the ball and running between the wickets. Teams switch between batting and fielding after an innings. Cricket originated in England in the 16th century and spread with the British Empire. It is now the second most popular sport globally and played in many former British colonies.

2. Cricket is a Bat and Ball 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 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.
CRICKET

3. Interesting Facts (Batting) in
Cricket
Charles Bannerman Scored 165* the first test Century in the match played
between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 15-19 March
1887
First test century partnership was put on by W.G.Grace and A.P.Lucas batting
for England against Australia , played at the Kennington Oval in 1880
 W.G.Grace was the first batsman to Score 100 first class centuries in 1895
 The First ODI Century was Scored by Denis Amiss (103) against Australia at
Old Trafford in 1972
 The First ODI Double Century was Scored by Sachin Tendulkar against South
Africa at Gwalior in 2010

4. Interesting Facts(Bowling) in
Cricket
 Billy Midwinter was the first Bowler to take a five wicket haul in test cricket
against Australia in 1877
 Billy Voce was the first Bowler to take a five wicket haul in ODI Cricket
Courtney Walsh holds the best(economy rate) five wicket haul 5/1 against Sri
Lanka in ODI Cricket in 1986
 Jim Laker with a 10 wicket haul against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956
 Courtney Walsh became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in the history test
Cricket

5. History
 Originated in southern England in the 16th Century
 18th Century: Cricket becomes England’s national sport
 Mid-19th Century: International matches begin being
played
 World’s 2nd most popular sport today

6. Cricket Formats
 Test Cricket
Matches last up to five days
 Day International (50 over's)
One inning for each team w/ limited over's
 Twenty20
Limited over's to complete match in around 3 hrs.

8. 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).

9. PADS, BAT, BALL, HELMET AND
GLOVES

10. TEAMSTRUCTURE
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-keepar 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.

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

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

13. 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)