Cricket Info

ntroduction 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 game better.

Cricket Information A batsman makes runs by running across the pitch to the opposite wickets before the recovery of ball. Every time batsmen move to opposite wicket and a run is scored. Batsmen continue to cross to and fro between the wickets in order to earn additional runs each time. After every six bowls to the batsman, the bowler has bowled an over and then another bowler starts bowling to the batsman from the opposite end. Match is divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for every team. A match may be of one or two innings. There are some of the cricket information that will make it easy for people to understand cricket or else they may find cricket complicating. Origin of Cricket Cricket Origins are unknown but it is believed it originated from England around the 12th-13th century, and became popular sports by end of 17th century. In 1744 London Cricket Club came into existence and the first set of cricket rules were written. The Marylebone Cricket Club (established in 1787) is the Cricket international governing body. Rules of Cricket The size of Pitch measures about 525 ft (160m) by 550 ft(170 m). Wickets are placed 22 yards (66 ft)(20.12 m) apart. Wicket consists of two wooden crosspieces on three wooden stumps 28 in (71.1 cm) high. Ball is made up of hard leather. If bowler is able to deliver the ball near the opposite wicket and knocks down the bails of batsman's wicket, batsman is out. In bowling the ball bowler can't bend his arm and ball usually approaches the batsman on one bounce. If batsman hits the ball with his bat far away then both batsman chase for the maximum number of possible runs. When ball goes to a long distance upto four runs may be made. If ball crosses boundary of the field on ground four runs are scored and if it crosses boundary in air six runs are scored. If the opposite team catches the ball and knocks down bails of wicket before batsman reaches that batsman is considered as out. If opposing fielder catches ball on fly then also the batsman is out. Substitutes are allowed on injury Present Status At the recent 2007 Cricket World Cup organized by ICC (The International Cricket Council) in West Indies , Australia won the Title beating Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Barbado by 53 runs.