FACTOIDS RECORDS FUTURE STARS WOMEN N CRICKET
ABC OF CRICKET
INTRODUCTION :-Cricket is played by two
teams of eleven on a level, closely cut oval “pitch” preferably measuring about
525 ft (160 m) by about 550 ft (170 m). Two wickets are placed 66 ft (20.12 m)
apart near the middle of the field. A wicket consists of two wooden crosspieces
(bails) resting on three wooden stumps 28 in. (71.1 cm) high.
At each wicket stands a batsman. If the opposing bowler, delivering the ball
from near the opposing wicket, knocks down the bails of the batsman's wicket,
the batsman is retired. In delivering the hard, leather-covered ball, the bowler
throws overarm but may not bend the arm, and the ball usually approaches the
batsman on one bounce. After six bowls to one batsman, an umpire (there is one
at each wicket) calls “over,” and another bowler begins bowling to the batsman's
partner at the opposing wicket. The players in the field shift position
according to the batsmen.