Cricket basics

Cricket

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

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.

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

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

Batsman

Bowler

Fielders

Wicket keeper

Umpires and Scorers

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

More equipment….

� Helmet

� Batting gloves

� Pads

� Box� Box

� Rib protectors, shoulder

pads, arm pads

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