cricket basics
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Cricket
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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
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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.
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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.137 m to 150 m.
� There are four main parts in a
cricket field:
Pitch
Close Infield
Infield
Outfield
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Some more basics
� 11 player per team
� 2 batsmen are in
action at a time
� 1 bowler bowls
1 wicket keeper� 1 wicket keeper
� 9 fielders
� 2 umpires
� 2 sets of wickets on
each side
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Batsman
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Bowler
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Fielders
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Wicket keeper
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Umpires and Scorers
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Bats, balls and wickets
A wicket consists of three stumps that are hammered into the ground, and topped with two bails.
The bat is made of wood and has the shape of a blade topped by a cylindrical handle.
The ball is hard leather-seamed
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More equipment….
� Helmet
� Batting gloves
� Pads
� Box� Box
� Rib protectors, shoulder
pads, arm pads
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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.the explanations.
Let’s go and enjoy