Cricket
Cricket
cricket has a
known
history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated insouth-
east England, it became the country's national sport in the 18th
century and has developed
globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have
been played since 1844andTest cricket began, retrospectively
recognized, in 1877
RULES & REGULATIONS
To apply the law and make sure the cricket rules are upheld
throughout the game thereare two umpires in place during
games. Umpires are responsible for making decisionsand notifying
the scorers of these decisions.
Two umpires are in place on the playing field while there is also
a third umpire off thefield who is in charge of video decisions.
This is where the call is too close for the on field umpires and they
refer it to the thirdumpire who reviews slow motion video replays to
make a decision.
WAYS OF SCORING RUNS
The aim of the batsmen is to score runs. One of the main cricket rules
is that for batsmen to scoreruns they must run to each other’s end of
the pitch (from one end to the other). In doing this one
run is scored. Besides running they can also score runs by hitting
boundaries. A boundary fetchesthe batsmen either 4 or 6 runs. A
four is scored by hitting the ball past the boundary along theground
while a six is scored by hitting the ball past the boundary on the full
(before it hits theground). They will only obtain the 4 or 6 runs. Other
ways runs can be scored according to thecricket rules include no
balls, wide balls, byes & leg byes.
WAYS OF GETTING A BASTSMAN OUT
Bowled
–If the ball is bowled and hits the striking batsman’s wickets the
batsman is given out(as long as at least one bail is removed by the
ball).
Caught- If a batsman hits the ball or touches the ball at all with his bat
or hand/glove holdingthe bat then the batsman can be caught out. This
is done by the fielders, wicket keeper or bowlercatching the ball on
the full (before it bounces).
Leg Before Wicket (LBW)– If the ball is bowled and it hits the
batsman first without the bat hitting it then an LBW decision is
possible.
Stumped- If the wicketkeeper puts down batsman’s wicket while he is
out of his crease andnot attempting a run (if he is attempting a run it
would be a run out).
Run Out– A batsman is out if no part of his bat or body is grounded
behind the poppingcrease while the ball is in play and the wicket is
fairly put down by the fielding side.
Hit Wicket
– If a batsman hits his wicket down with his bat or body after
the bowler hasentered his delivery stride and the ball is in play then he
is out. The striking batsman is also out if he hits his wicket down
while setting off for his first run.
handled The Ball– Cricket rules allow the batsman to be given out if
he willingly handlesthe ball with the hand without the consent of the
opposition.
Timed Out – An incoming batsman must be ready to face a ball or
be at the non strikers endwith his partner within three minutes of the
outgoing batsman being dismissed. If this is not donethe incoming
batsman can be given out.
Hit The Ball Twice- Cricket rules state that if a batsman hits a ball
twice other than for the purpose of protecting his wicket or without
consent from the opposition he is out.
obstructing The Field-A batsman is out if he willingly obstructs the
opposition by wordor action