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Information on Cricket
Peter Hutch
Cricket is a popular game of sports world played between two teams of 11 members each. Cricket fans should know basic cricket info about cricket pitch, types of balls, fielding positions etc. On one field there are two wickets of three sticks 22 yards apart and with the help of bat and a ball runs are scored. The batting team fields two batsmen and the batsman who faces the bowler hits the ball away from the wicket. This basic cricket info will help cricket fans understand the Sports better.
Watching live cricket is the best way to inspire junior cricketers. If they're not playing themselves, then watching professionals play at a high standard in front of a big crowd is an experience that they won't forget. My visit to an England v West Indies test match 35 years ago was an inspiration that has stayed with me ever since.
Laws of Cricket
The game is played in accordance with 42 laws, which have been developed by the Marylebone Cricket Club in discussion with the main cricketing nations. Teams may agree before a game to introduce other rules or alter some of the existing rules. In particular, there are a number of modifications to rules dictating fielding positions for professional limited over matches.
To begin, one team bats and the other team fields (bowls). All the members of the fielding team are on the field at one time, spread out in various positions across the field. The batting team have two members on the field at any one time, each standing at either end of the pitch. One member of the fielding team acts as a 'bowler' and throws a cricket ball over arm from one end of the pitch towards the wicket at the other end. His aim is to try and hit this wicket. The aim of the batsman is to protect his wicket and to score runs by hitting the ball. There are two ways for a batsman to score.
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 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.
Some New ODI cricket rules
Here are some new ODI rules that are going to be incorporated on an experimental basis October 1st onwards
1. An additional fielder will be allowed outside the fielding circle during the second or third power play.
2. If an ODI innings is reduced, the numbers of over making up each of the three Power plays shall be reduced proportionately.
3. If a bowler bowls a front foot no-ball in a ODI, the following delivery will be deemed a free hit and the batsman cannot be dismissed by the bowler from that delivery.
The nature of the pitch
Pitches vary in consistency, and thus in the amount of bounce, spin, and seam movement available to the bowler. Hard pitches are usually good to bat on because of high but even bounce. Dry pitches tend to deteriorate for batting as cracks often appear, and when this happens spinners can play a major role. Damp pitches, or pitches covered in grass (termed "green" pitches), allow good fast bowlers to extract extra bounce and seam movement. Such pitches tend to offer help to fast bowlers throughout the match, but become better for batting as the game goes on.
All-Abilities Cricket Rules
The rules described are used by Cricket Victoria to govern games of cricket played as part of the Victorian State All-Abilities Cricket Carnival. They may be used as guidelines for any organized cricket played by people with a disability. it should be noted that the enjoyment of all participants is the foremost consideration in all forms of cricket played at a community level. For this reason there may be a need to use some flexibility in implementing these rules.
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Article submitted Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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