ODI Player Records

Player Name	Country	Matches	Innings	NotOuts	Runs	Highest	BatAvg	100's	50's	0's	90's	S/R	Catches	Stumps	BallsBowld	Maidains	Runs	Wkts	BowlAvg	Best	5Wkts	SR	Runs/Ovr
SR Tendulkar	India	407	397	37	15962	186*	44.33	41	87	16	10	85.50	120	0	7982	24	6774	154	43.98	5-32	2	51.80	5.06
ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	405	393	18	12214	189	32.57	25	64	28	5	90.37	115	0	14105	40	11192	307	36.45	6-29	4	45.09	4.77
Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	375	347	53	11665	137*	39.67	10	83	19	4	74.24	109	0	58	1	64	3	21.33	1-0	0	19.33	6.62
SC Ganguly	India	311	303	23	11363	183	41.02	22	72	16	6	73.70	100	0	4561	32	3849	100	38.49	5-16	2	45.06	5.05
RT Ponting	Australia	288	279	35	10835	164	44.40	25	63	16	3	80.68	128	0	150	0	104	3	34.66	1-12	0	50.00	4.16
RS Dravid	India	333	308	40	10585	153	39.49	12	81	9	3	71.22	193	14	186	1	170	4	42.50	2-43	0	46.50	5.48
BC Lara	West Indies	299	289	32	10405	169	40.48	19	63	15	5	79.51	120	0	49	0	61	4	15.25	2-5	0	12.25	7.47
JH Kallis	South Africa	274	260	49	9541	139	45.21	16	65	12	6	71.35	101	0	9388	68	7536	239	31.53	5-30	2	39.02	4.83
M Azharuddin	India	334	308	54	9378	153*	36.92	7	58	9	7	73.96	156	0	556	1	481	12	40.08	3-19	0	46.33	5.19
AC Gilchrist	Australia	277	269	11	9297	172	36.03	15	53	16	5	96.90	401	53	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
PA de Silva	Sri Lanka	308	296	30	9284	145	34.90	11	64	17	9	81.07	95	0	5148	26	4177	106	39.41	4-30	0	48.57	4.87
Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	256	243	37	8873	141*	43.07	14	61	15	4	74.65	53	0	2	0	1	0	1.00	1-0	0	2.00	6.00
Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	247	244	19	8823	194	39.21	20	43	15	4	80.69	42	0	242	3	191	6	31.83	2-9	0	40.33	4.74
DL Haynes	West Indies	238	237	28	8648	152*	41.38	17	57	13	3	63.30	59	0	30	0	24	0	0.00	0-24	0	0.00	4.80
ME Waugh	Australia	244	236	20	8500	173	39.35	18	50	16	2	76.88	108	0	3687	11	2938	85	34.56	5-24	1	43.38	4.78
MS Atapattu	Sri Lanka	253	246	28	8233	132*	37.77	11	59	13	5	67.70	70	0	51	0	41	0	0.00	0-4	0	0.00	4.82
SP Fleming	New Zealand	280	269	21	8037	134*	32.40	8	49	14	4	71.49	133	0	29	0	28	1	28.00	1-8	0	29.00	5.79
SR Waugh	Australia	325	288	58	7569	120*	32.91	3	45	15	1	75.85	111	0	8883	56	6764	195	34.69	4-33	0	45.55	4.57
A Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	269	255	47	7454	131*	35.84	4	49	18	3	78.00	63	0	4710	21	3757	79	47.56	4-14	0	59.62	4.79
HH Gibbs	South Africa	224	217	16	7383	175	36.73	20	33	18	3	83.37	96	0	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	0.00
Javed Miandad	Pakistan	233	218	41	7381	119*	41.70	8	50	8	2	66.89	72	2	436	3	297	7	42.43	2-22	0	62.29	4.09
S Chanderpaul	West Indies	229	215	31	7291	150	39.62	8	49	7	2	70.32	64	0	740	1	636	14	45.42	3-18	0	52.80	5.17
DPM Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	263	245	26	7238	128	33.05	10	42	14	3	76.67	135	0	582	2	558	7	79.71	2-56	0	83.10	5.69
Salim Malik	Pakistan	283	256	38	7171	102	32.89	5	47	19	2	76.35	80	0	3505	10	2959	89	33.25	5-35	1	39.38	5.07
MG Bevan	Australia	232	196	67	6912	108*	53.58	6	46	5	0	74.41	69	0	1966	6	1655	36	45.97	3-36	0	54.61	5.05
NJ Astle	New Zealand	212	207	14	6890	145*	35.70	16	40	15	9	72.82	80	0	4768	28	3740	99	37.78	4-43	0	48.16	4.71
G Kirsten	South Africa	185	185	19	6798	188*	40.95	13	45	11	4	72.00	62	1	30	1	23	0	0.00	0-6	0	0.00	4.60
A Flower	Zimbabwe	213	208	16	6786	145	35.34	4	55	13	2	74.68	141	32	30	0	23	0	0.00	0-9	0	0.00	4.60
IVA Richards	West Indies	187	167	24	6721	189*	47.00	11	45	7	3	90.63	101	0	5644	26	4231	118	35.86	6-41	2	47.83	4.50
Ijaz Ahmed	Pakistan	250	232	29	6564	139*	32.33	10	37	14	4	80.19	90	0	637	1	476	5	95.20	2-31	0	127.40	4.48
GW Flower	Zimbabwe	219	212	18	6536	142*	33.69	6	40	18	9	67.44	86	0	5419	11	4187	104	40.26	4-32	0	52.11	4.64
AR Border	Australia	273	252	39	6524	127*	30.63	3	39	11	4	71.38	127	0	2661	11	2071	73	28.37	3-20	0	36.45	4.67
RB Richardson	West Indies	224	217	30	6248	122	33.41	5	44	8	6	63.79	74	0	58	0	46	1	46.00	1-4	0	58.00	4.76
CH Gayle	West Indies	176	172	12	6244	153*	39.02	15	34	11	2	80.26	81	0	5946	17	4618	142	32.52	5-46	1	41.80	4.77
DM Jones	Australia	164	161	25	6068	145	44.62	7	46	6	6	72.64	54	0	106	0	81	3	27.00	2-34	0	35.33	4.58
KC Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	210	193	23	6059	138*	35.64	6	41	4	1	73.98	193	53	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	0.00
DC Boon	Australia	181	177	16	5964	122	37.04	5	37	6	3	65.17	45	0	82	0	86	0	0.00	0-5	0	0.00	6.29
JN Rhodes	South Africa	245	220	51	5935	121	35.12	2	33	12	2	81.12	105	0	14	0	4	0	0.00	0-1	0	0.00	1.71
Rameez Raja	Pakistan	198	197	15	5841	119*	32.09	9	31	15	2	63.13	33	0	6	0	10	0	0.00	0-10	0	0.00	10.00
ML Hayden	Australia	153	147	15	5835	181	44.20	10	33	8	3	79.06	65	0	54	0	40	0	0.00	00	0	0.00	18.00
CL Hooper	West Indies	227	206	43	5762	113*	35.35	7	29	7	1	76.81	120	0	9573	53	6957	193	36.05	4-34	0	49.60	4.36
Yuvraj Singh	India	195	177	26	5573	139	36.90	8	34	6	1	86.61	62	0	2482	17	2137	52	39.57	4-6	0	45.90	4.97
WJ Cronje	South Africa	188	175	31	5565	112	38.65	2	39	8	5	76.44	72	0	5354	33	3966	114	34.79	5-32	1	46.96	4.44
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	253	240	14	5369	109	23.75	4	29	20	0	110.95	89	0	10131	52	7818	217	36.02	5-11	2	46.06	4.64
AD Jadeja	India	196	179	36	5359	119	37.48	6	30	10	4	69.44	59	0	1248	2	1094	20	54.70	3-3	0	62.40	5.26
DR Martyn	Australia	208	182	51	5346	144*	40.80	5	37	10	2	77.73	69	0	794	2	704	12	58.66	2-21	0	66.16	5.32
V Sehwag	India	178	173	7	5231	130	31.51	8	25	10	1	96.88	71	0	3530	18	3097	76	40.75	3-25	0	46.04	5.33
ADR Campbell	Zimbabwe	188	184	14	5185	131*	30.50	7	30	11	3	66.13	77	0	509	3	434	12	36.17	2-20	0	42.42	5.12
RS Mahanama	Sri Lanka	213	198	23	5162	119*	29.50	4	35	15	3	60.53	109	0	2	0	7	0	0.00	0-3	0	0.00	21.00
CG Greenidge	West Indies	128	127	13	5134	133*	45.04	11	31	3	3	65.15	45	0	60	0	45	1	45.00	1-21	0	60.00	4.50
CL Cairns	New Zealand	215	193	25	4950	115	29.46	4	26	9	0	84.26	66	0	8168	80	6594	201	32.81	5-42	1	40.63	4.84
GC Smith	South Africa	130	128	7	4817	134*	39.80	6	35	4	2	81.97	68	0	1026	0	951	18	52.83	3-30	0	57.00	5.73
Aamir Sohail	Pakistan	156	155	5	4780	134	31.87	5	31	10	3	65.52	49	0	4836	19	3703	85	43.56	4-22	0	56.89	4.59
CD McMillan	New Zealand	197	183	16	4707	117	28.18	3	28	9	0	75.94	44	0	1879	6	1717	49	35.04	3-20	0	38.34	5.44
MD Crowe	New Zealand	143	140	18	4704	107*	38.56	4	34	3	6	72.66	65	0	1296	21	952	29	32.83	2-9	0	44.69	4.41
AJ Stewart	England	170	162	14	4677	116	31.60	4	28	13	2	68.23	159	15	0	0	0	0			0
A Symonds	Australia	180	144	31	4671	156	41.37	6	26	12	2	93.33	74	0	5690	32	4737	124	38.20	5-18	1	45.08	4.95
Younis Khan	Pakistan	164	159	18	4600	144	32.62	3	31	11	1	75.49	86	0	145	2	151	1	151.00	1-24	0	145.00	6.66
Abdur Razzaq	Pakistan	231	198	49	4465	112	29.96	2	22	13	0	79.96	31	0	9797	86	7658	246	31.13	6-35	3	39.82	4.62
NS Sidhu	India	136	127	8	4415	134*	37.10	6	33	7	3	69.85	20	0	4	0	3	0	0.00	0-1	0	0.00	4.50
CZ Harris	New Zealand	250	213	62	4379	130	29.00	1	16	12	0	66.49	96	0	10667	82	7613	203	37.50	5-42	1	52.55	4.28
GR Marsh	Australia	117	115	6	4357	126*	39.97	9	22	4	2	55.85	31	0	6	0	4	0	0.00	0-4	0	0.00	4.00
GA Gooch	England	125	122	6	4290	142	36.98	8	23	4	3	61.79	45	0	2066	26	1516	36	42.11	3-19	0	57.39	4.40
MV Boucher	South Africa	263	193	48	4203	147	28.98	1	25	14	2	84.12	368	18	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	0.00
Shoaib Malik	Pakistan	155	138	17	4142	143	34.23	5	26	6	2	78.19	56	0	5367	28	4045	120	33.70	4-19	0	44.07	4.42
RR Sarwan	West Indies	124	116	24	4099	115*	44.55	3	26	4	1	76.90	34	0	485	1	472	12	39.33	3-31	0	40.41	6.07
K Srikkanth	India	146	145	4	4092	123	29.02	4	27	11	5	71.71	42	0	712	3	641	25	25.64	5-27	2	28.48	5.40
AJ Lamb	England	122	118	16	4010	118	39.31	4	26	8	4	75.16	31	0	6	0	3	0	0.00	0-3	0	0.00	3.00
ME Trescothick	England	114	113	6	3923	137	36.66	10	20	12	1	85.04	47	0	232	0	219	4	54.75	2-7	0	58.00	5.66
AP Gurusinha	Sri Lanka	147	143	5	3902	117*	28.28	2	22	12	1	60.29	49	0	1585	8	1354	26	52.08	2-25	0	60.96	5.13
JG Wright	New Zealand	149	148	1	3888	101	26.45	1	24	9	1	57.19	51	0	24	1	8	0	0.00	0-0	0	0.00	2.00
DJ Cullinan	South Africa	138	133	16	3860	124	32.99	3	23	10	1	70.19	62	0	190	1	130	5	26.00	2-30	0	38.00	4.11
GA Hick	England	120	118	15	3846	126*	37.34	5	27	10	2	74.06	64	0	1236	6	1026	30	34.20	5-33	1	41.20	4.98
HP Tillakaratne	Sri Lanka	200	168	40	3789	104	29.60	2	13	10	0	57.70	89	6	180	1	141	6	23.50	1-3	0	30.00	4.70
N Kapil Dev	India	225	198	39	3782	175*	23.79	1	14	13	0	94.41	71	0	11202	235	6945	253	27.45	5-43	1	44.28	3.72
Wasim Akram	Pakistan	356	280	55	3717	86	16.52	0	6	28	0	88.50	88	0	18186	236	11812	502	23.53	5-15	6	36.23	3.90
RS Kaluwitharana	Sri Lanka	189	181	14	3711	102*	22.22	2	23	24	2	77.67	132	75	0	0	0	0			0
Imran Khan	Pakistan	175	151	40	3709	102*	33.41	1	19	6	0	72.60	37	0	7462	123	4845	182	26.62	6-14	1	41.00	3.90
RP Arnold	Sri Lanka	160	139	37	3676	103	36.04	1	26	7	1	72.14	45	0	2090	8	1689	37	45.65	3-47	0	56.49	4.85
PV Simmons	West Indies	143	138	11	3675	122	28.94	5	18	14	2	68.07	55	0	3880	38	2876	83	34.65	4-3	0	46.75	4.45

The History of Cricket Bats

Cricket History
First played by the English over 300 years ago, cricket quickly expanded into every continent on the globe. We have prepared a selection of National histories for you to learn more. From About's own guide to Cricket.

The History of Cricket Bats
Today's bat was invented around 1853, the blade made of willow, and a cane handle layered with strips of rubber, tied with twine and covered with rubber to make a grip. Written and pictorial records of cricket go back to the Plantagenet period, however, it is impossible to distinguish between what may be cricket and what may be related games such as cat and dog, stool-ball orrounder

The T20 World Cup

Who could ever have thought of an Indo-Pak final in the inaugural twenty20 world cup cricket championship even as late as, say, a week before the D-date? Considering their form few would have given them a chance beyond the super 8 stage.

Before the tournament actually began, neither the two cricketing giants from the Indian sub-continent was in the best of form or in very high spirit. Both had an early and ignominious exit from the ODI world cup championship played earlier this year. The 1983 champions India and the 1992 champions Pakistan were bitten hollow by the minnows like Bangladesh and Ireland respectively in the group matches to hasten the former world champions’ exit from the last world cup. These shocks were not forgotten as yet when just a few days before the T20 world cup actually took off, Pakistan had to go though the traumatic experience of losing the services of there ace pace bowler Shoaib Akthar under very demoralizing and unsavoury circumstances when the Rawalpindi express was found guilty of beating up the fellow fast bowler Md. Asif with a cricket bat. Pakistan cricket board took a prompt and stern action and called Shoaib back from south Africa. Everyone thought that the morale and spirit of the Pakistani team must have touched the rock bottom from which it was near impossible to recover and perform well in the T20 world cup. While most people thought that Pakistan was bound for a disastrous world cup, the team from the subcontinent had other ideas. The Pakistanis surprised one and all by their perseverance and resilience in the matches, which were to follow.

After an initial hiccup against the Dhoni brigade in the preliminary group league engagement and losing the match via “bowl out” the novel rule of twenty20 cricket to get a clear cut “win and loss result” when a match ends in tie, Shoaib Malik’s team was in the rise. The team never looked back till they reached the final. On the way to final the Pakistani demolished the myth that they were a demoralized lot by brushing aside all the challenges which came in the form of Sri Lanka [by 33 runs], Australia [by 6 wickets], Bangladesh [by 4 wickets] and new Zealand [by 6 wickets].

India, on the other hand, was reeling under the shock of missing the services of the mighty triumvirate of Sachin, Saurav and Dravid – who has already voluntarily withdrawn from the tournament before the team for the T20 world cup was actually picked up. The selector put up the new look team under a new but courageous captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, world’s first full time wicket keeper captain for an entire major tournament. In additional to some previous regulars like Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni, Dinesh Kartik and Ajit Agarkar, the team was composed of some call-backs like Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and a host of rookies or those who had not yet consolidated their position in the team. It was feared that the new team along with the newly appointed captain might crack under the tremendous pressure of matches against teams like Pakistan and Australia. But thankfully nothing of that sort happened. The young bunch courageously stood up to the greatest of challenges and fought magnificently against the mighty opponents to emerge ultimate winners, while the rest of the world simply watched this Indian team’s phoenix – like rise from the ashes!

On the way to the final, India after that “famous” “bowl out” victory against Pakistan were temporarily shocked by a 10 run defeat against new Zealand in the super 8 round. This was a match, which India lost due to their own mistakes. But the redeeming feature of this Dhoni brigade was that the boys were quick learners. They picked up the threads from the next match against England and never looked back. From there on every match was a do or die engagement for India and imagine – the opponents were South Africa, Australia and finally Pakistan! Under the circumstances even a place in the semi finals seemed to be a far cry as India had to beat England and South Africa in a trot before they could reach that place. To the immense satisfaction of millions, India did reach the semi finals with comfortable victories over England [by 18 runs] and the hosts’ South Africa [by 37 runs].

Three times world champions Australia were the next in the line. Odds were heavily stacked against India in this semi-final and very few would have dared to give India a chance. But Dhoni’s boys were charged up. They played some magnificent cricket to end the onslaught of the mighty Aussies by 15 runs. Then came the dream finals – India versus Pakistan – the mother of all sports competition! And what a nerve-racking final it was! The mega – fight was much more the sweeter because it was India who ultimately emerged the winners by 5 runs. An unbelievable history was written and India was at the center of it. The hundreds of millions of Indian fans the world over and entire India right from the president of the nation to the daily wage earners on the street – everyone was soaked in glory and mirth.

Everyone was remembering the glory and the pleasant surprise that “Kapil’s devils” brought with them from England 24 years ago by winning the prudential world cup and a natural comparison is being made between the two victories and the two forms. This seems to be unfair though. Te only similarities between the two are that both the teams are world champions’ and that both the teams were under dogs when the respective tournaments started. Nothing beyond that. That was a different age and different form of cricket too – one-day internationals of 60 over a side matches. Whereas this one is a twenty20 over affair. Performance pressures and psychological preparations of players – nothing between these two types of cricket can be compared.

One thing is for sure that Dhoni and his men, by winning the coveted trophy, have pushed India to a most unenvious position of maintaining the prestige of a “world champion” in the very challenging one dayers against Australia and Pakistan that are to follow very shortly.

History Of Cricket ..(Again)

The origins of cricket are very vague, and many theories have been put forward suggesting its origins. Extensive studies and research have been conducted to trace its history and they have come out with different versions. However it is commonly accepted that the game originated from a very old leisure activity indulged by shepherds. The shepherds used crook and other farm equipments to hit a ball like deceive which used to be made up of wool or stone.

The first evidence of cricket being played was recorded in the year 1550, by the pupils of Royal Grammar School, Guildford. In the year 1611 it is reported that two young men from Sussex were punished for playing cricket instead of going to the church. The first match is recorded to have been played at Coxheath in Kent in the year 1646.

Earlier cricket used to thrive greatly as a gambling game. People used to place huge amounts of bets in matches and thus the game started to get recognition. Cricket was in fact a major gambling sport towards the end of the 17th century. It is recorded that in the year 1679, a 11-a-side match was played with stakes as high as 50 guineas per side.

During the 18th century cricket survived and thrived due to the huge amounts of money via monetary backing and gambling. The first instance of a match to be played between counties in England is recorded to be on 29th June in the year 1709. This match was played between Surrey and Kent at Dartford Brent.

The 18th century also witnessed the emergence of two types of cricket players. They were known as the retained player and the individual player. Generally the retained player was the servant of the lord and a cricketer as well. On the other hand the individual player was free to play anywhere with his skills. Basically it was something like the player could play anywhere with the amount of skill he possesses.

In the year 1787, the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket. Cricket in its initial days were restricted to the aristocratic class of England. Cricket gradually went on to become the national game of England.

The late 18th century was a very crucial phase for the development of the game, both within and outside Britain. The game was spread far and wide mainly due to England’s imperialism. Wherever they went, the game went with them and thus spread outside England. The first official match was held between Canada and United States was held in the year 1844.

In the present times, cricket has its own following of loyal fans. The International Cricket Council, better known as the ICC is the governing body in world cricket. The ICC was founded on the 15th of June in the year 1909. All laws relating to ODIs and Test Cricket are framed and implemented by the ICC.

Historo of Cricket

Cricket has been an organized adult game since the seventeenth century when it first took the fancy of English gentlemen lying low in their country estates at the time of the Civil War. It became fashionable after the restoration under the sponsorship of powerful aristocratic patrons.

By the later eighteenth century control of this fashionable and profitable new leisure activity was in the hands of a number of gentlemen’s clubs. By the nineteenth century these had evolved into county organisations which, led by Marylebone Criket Club, subsequently dominated English cricket. Their influence spread throughout the British Empire and survived the transition to the Commonwealth.

In England, the emerging public schools, believing that cricket fostered qualities of manliness and leadership, proclaimed it to be more than a game, in fact an institution. Poets and parsons praised its ethical qualities. By the turn of the century cricket had come to assume profound political significance, especially for imperialists. An Indian prince declared it to be the finest flower of Empire, and in Australia cricket captains played a leading part in welding together the separate colonies into a nation.

After the First World War, the dream-world began to crumble. At home the golden age gave way to unromantic but remarkably effective professionalism. The Test matches survived bodyline and grew in importance.

The Second World War was no more than a temporary interruption of play. After the War was over, despite the world's having changed for worse again, the spiritual significance of cricket was reasserted with undiminished enthusiasm. A well-loved Australian Prime Minister described it as a fine art as well as a game. A great British Prime Minister, and a socialist told of his childhood indoctrination with the belief that cricket was a religion and W.G. next to the Almighty.

For a few summers the public, starved of entertainment during the war years, showed their appreciation of cricket's return by crowding through the turnstiles. But it was not to last, and soon perceptive critics were solemnly linking the Welfare State and slow play as cause and effect. The county pattern had lost much of its meaning, and the games had become largely inaccessible to those who had to work during the week. So the authorities turned for support to commercial sponsors who introduced a growing range of mini-cricket matches with gimmicky rules. Televised cricket matches publicised the wares of cigarette manufacturers who were barred from conventional advertising. The counties had also imported a growing number of overseas stars who made the turnstiles click.

Then in 1977 a new patron arose, an Australian magnate who decided to stage his own brand of super-cricket. In a matter of months, following his failure to secure exclusive television rights for a test series, Mr. Kerry Packer had set up an organisation which lured some fifty of the world's best cricketers away from their traditional allegiances to play for fat salaries and spectacular prizes as a rival attraction to the official Tests between Australia and India. The WestIndians turned out - initially, at least - to be the best Super Cricketers.

What began as a concept to attract crowds to the English county cricket grounds, became a revolution. The Test and County cricket Board introduced the Gillete Cup (65 overs a side, later curtailed to 60) and the Sunday League (40 overs a side) for enthusiasts who wanted both drama and excitement packed in a day’s game. In the early 60s and 70s, England was the only country where competitive limited overs cricket was being played. Not surprising that England hosted the inaugural World Cup. The inaugural World Cup was a financial hit. Crowds flocked to see the matches, 1,20,000 for the 12 preliminary contests and a further 28,000 packing the final. Limited overs match has come a long way since then. It is more sophisticated now and given rise to a new thinking on tactics to the extent that countries now have specialist one-day players.

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.