By Nick Hadzikan

Cricket

WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS?

• Because there are multiple roles in the sport e.g. fielding, batting and bowling. What inspired me to play it was watching it on T.V whenever it was on. Also I like using teamwork to win things.

WHERE DOES YOUR SPORT TAKE PLACE

Laurimar Cricket ovals

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

For cricket, there is a lot of equipment needed.

• Bat

• Gloves

• Knee pads

• Box/cup

• Helmet

• Cricket bag

VARIATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT

These are just some types of Bats throughout the market.

Pictures of equipment

SKILLS REQUIRED

In cricket you have to be fast, have a lot of strength and just plain skill. In cricket the skill that you must have is being fast. E.g. when batting and when fielding. The skill that I need most improvement is batting. When I bat, I don’t seem to hit the ball most of the time so I need to work on my coordination. But I think my area of strength is fielding because I'm good at catching and throwing.

COST OF SPORT

To register for cricket, it usually cost around $120 but with the cost of all the equipment it will bring it up to around $300-$400

HOW OFTEN I TAKE PART IN CRICKET

I played every weekend but not anymore because it isn't in season anymore. Also training would be on Wednesday nights. I would like to register again for next season.

WHAT GOT ME INTERESTED

What got me interested was playing cricket when I was young, playing with my brother. What kept me interested was playing for clubs and at school

RecommendationPeople should play cricket because it has many variety of roles but a reason why they shouldn’t is because it is a slow game. There isn't much running around when fielding.

Three places you can take part in this

• Laurimar cricket club• Montmorency cricket club• Thomastown cricket club

HISTORY AND DETAILS OF CRICKET

• A bowler bowling to a batsman. The paler strip is the cricket pitch. The two sets of three wooden stumps on the pitch are the wickets. The two white lines are the creases.

• Highest governing body International Cricket Council

• First played 16th century (modern)

• Team members 11 players per side

substitute fielders (only) are permitted in cases of injury or illness

• Categorization Team, Bat-and-ball

• Equipment Cricket ball, cricket bat,

wicket: stumps, bails

• Venue Cricket field