How To Play Cricket

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How To Play Cricket

• Technical Writing 352
• Prof. Avery Gomez
• Summer 2006

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Playing Cricket

• Cricket Kit
• Cricket Field
• Umpire
• Players
• The Play
• Object of Cricket

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Cricket Field
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Umpire

• Umpire is known as Referee in baseball or in
  other sports.
• Umpire is someone who has authority to make
  decisions.
• There are total three Umpires in Cricket, two on
  cricket fields and one in the dressing room.
• Umpires on cricket field take care of the couple
  of things like if the batsman is out, make
  decisions on the appeal made by bowlers or
  fielder and also keep the records of deliveries
  bowled by bowlers.
• Third Umpire role is different. If on field
  umpires cant make decisions on something, then
  they can refer to third umpire for help. Third
  umpire will check the replay on TV and can make
  decisions easily.

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Cricket Kit

• Bat and Ball
• Wickets (Stumps)
• Batting Pad
• Hand Gloves
• Thigh Pad
• Chest Pad
• Helmet

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Players

• 11 players per team
• According to the rules, only 9 players stay
  inside the circle for first 15 over, the other 2
  can stay at the boundary.
• One Wicketkeeper (Catcher) behind the wickets
  (Stumps).
• Bowler (Pitcher) can bowl only 10 over per
  game.

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The Play

• Scoring
• Rolling shot (4 runs).
• Home Run (6 runs).
• Running between the wickets (1 runs).
• No-Ball, Wide, Short Ball (1 runs).
• Leg Byes (1 runs).

• Getting Out
• LBW (if ball hit the pad straight).
• Bowled (if ball hit the wicket).
• Caught ( if ball nick the edge of the bat ).
• Run Out (Tagged).
• Hit Wicket (if batsmen hit the wicket with his
  bat ).

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Object Of Cricket

• Outscore the opponent by scoring runs.
• Taking wickets of the opponents team.
• Protect your wickets.
• Limit your opponents scoring.
• Keep up the scoring average.
• Object is to win the game.

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Playing Cricket
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