If they fail they lose, if they succeed they win. The teams then swap and the second team batting will try and outscore the runs their opponents scored first. The batting team will try and score as many runs as possible in the allotted time whilst the bowling team will try and contain them by fielding the ball. One team will bat first and one team will field first. Runs can also be scored when the bowler bowls a wide delivery (a ball that is too far away from the stumps), a no ball (where the bowler oversteps the front line on the wicket), a bye (where no one touches the ball but the two batsmen run anyway) and a leg bye (where the ball hits the batsmen’s leg or body and a run is taken). If the ball goes over the boundary rope without bouncing then 6 runs are awarded to the batting team. If the ball crosses the boundary rope after it has bounced at least once from leaving the bat then 4 runs are given. The batsmen can run as many times as they like before being given out. ScoringĪ run occurs when a batsmen hits the ball with their bat and the two batsmen at the wicket mange to successfully run to the other end. The cricket ball is made of cork and will be either red (test match) or white (one day games). All players will wear spiked shoes and will all be wearing white clothing (the only exception is in shorter games where the players may wear coloured clothing). The bowler will bowl the cricket ball from one end whilst the batsmen will try and hit the ball from the other end.īatsmen can wear a host of padding including leg guards, gloves, thigh guards, inner thigh guards, a box, a helmet and a chest guard. At each end of the wicket is known as the crease and a line is drawn about 2 yards across the wicket from the stumps. The wicket will have two sets of three stumps at either end and they must be 22 yards apart. In the centre of the pitch will be the wicket. Around the edge of the field is what’s known as the boundary edge and is basically the line between being in play and out of play. Pitch sizes vary greatly in cricket but are usually played on a circular grass field with a circumference of around 200m. Whilst each player may have a specialist role they can take up any role should they wish. These eleven players will have varying roles in the team from batsmen, bowlers, fielders and wicket keepers.

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