CRICKET

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARMENT

ENGLISH GAMES: CRICKET

Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two wickets; teams alternate between offense (at the bat) and defense (in the field).

Field

Oval surface covered with natural or synthetic grass on which a cricket match is played; it is made up of a pitch and a field.

Pitch

Rectangular surface in midfield where the bowler and the batsman face each other; it contains two wickets that are 20m apart.

Wicket

Wicket: Piece made up of stumps with detachable bails; the wicket is considered toppled when at least one of the bails falls.

Stump: The three vertical pieces that make up the wicket; the space between the stumps is smaller than the diameter of the ball.

Bail: The two horizontal pieces balanced on top of the stumps; they fall over when the ball strikes the wicket.

Cricket player: batsman

Player who takes position to hit the ball; like all cricketers, this player wears the traditional white or cream white.

Bat

Piece formed of a flat section connected to a rubber-covered handle that the batsman uses to hit the ball; its maximum length is 38 inches.

Cricket ball

Hard ball with a circumference of 9 inches; it is made with a cork core, which is wound with thread and covered with leather.

Enjoy a new game and of course, be patient to eliminate twice nine players opponent.

Cricket a game that can be played for days…