How is the game of cricket played?

Question

I am curious about the game of cricket but so far, the explanations that I've found are far too complex for me to absorb quickly.

Could some of our British cousins (or anyone else who understands the game) please provide some 'Cricket for Dummies' for me?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Easy just follow these steps

1. Bowl

2. Hit

3. Run

Repeat this process. You've got the basics and from here it gets complicated so i'll let someone smart like Ben to tell u.

Answer 2

Basic

There are 11 players in each team. One team bowls and the other team bats. Who should bat / ball is decided by toss.

A pitch is 22 yards long. There are three upright sticks at either end called stumps or wickets, over each pair of stumps is the a small wooden chip called bails.

The batsman wields a wooden plank called a bat. His stands at one end, right in front of the stumps. He is the striker. Another batsman stands at the other end called non-striker. Bowler runs in from the other end. He throws the ball to the batsman, within the specified rules. The process is called bowling. A ball which is wider to the batsman is called wide, and a ball which is either too high, or under some conditions is called a no-ball, there two kind of deliveries are considered as not fair. A collection 6 fair deliveries is called an over. All wides & no-balls carries an extra run + whatever runs scored in that ball, and the ball has to be rebowled.

The Batsman has to hit away the ball that is delivered by the bowler. He has to ensure the stumps at his end is not hit by the ball delivered by the bowler. If the ball hits the stumps, and the delivery is a fair one, he is out 'bowled' and he has to be replaced by another team-mate.

If he hits the ball in the air, and a player from other side catches ball, he is out caught.

When batting, if the batsman is out of the crease (the line at each end, in front of stumps) and the wicketkeeper, (the rival player who stands behind the stumps at the batsman's end) gets the ball, he can disturb the stumps, and the batsman is out. it is out stumped.

After hitting a ball, and if he is not out the batsman has to run and reach the other end, and the non-striker has to reach the strikers end to score. Each time they complete this ordeal, a run is scored. Depending upon where the ball is, batsmen can run multiple runs. While scoring any run, the stump is disturbed by the ball, and the batsman at that end is outside the crease, he is out 'run out', and that run is not counted.

Consecutive overs cannot be bowled by the same bowler. and at the end of the each over batsmen should change ends.

There are boundary lines, if you manage to hit the ball over the boundary, 4 runs (if the ball bounces at least once within the boundary) & 6 runs, if it falls directly outside the boundary.

When one team loses 10 wickets (10 outs) the team is all out. And the next team bats. Which ever team scores more runs wins.

There is more to it. For that check out the links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/kamrant...

http://www.abcofcricket.com/cfb1/cfb1.ht...

for laws of cricket:-

http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/law...

Answer 3

Well the game of cricket is very easy. I know by looking at the avatar you would be surprised. In cricket there are 2 teams of 11 players each (in international cricket). The teams decides whether to ball or to bat first depending upon the pitch, whether and all. The team batting first tries to score as many runs as they can before the overs are completed or the team gets all out as to give a huge  target to their rivals team. The matches are of 50 overs each for a team (ODIs). At the end if a team either succeeds in completing the target or the other team succeeds in bowling out all the players of the team before the target is completed the either team wins the game.

Answer 4

You have to hit the ball and run to the other side. If you're a pitcher you must throw a ball, but it must bounce of ground once.

Answer 5

There are 11 players in each team. One team bowls and the other team bats. Who should bat / ball is decided by toss.

A pitch is 22 yards long. There are three upright sticks at either end called stumps or wickets, over each pair of stumps is the a small wooden chip called bails.

The batsman wields a wooden plank called a bat. His stands at one end, right in front of the stumps. He is the striker. Another batsman stands at the other end called non-striker. Bowler runs in from the other end. He throws the ball to the batsman, within the specified rules. The process is called bowling. A ball which is wider to the batsman is called wide, and a ball which is either too high, or under some conditions is called a no-ball, there two kind of deliveries are considered as not fair. A collection 6 fair deliveries is called an over. All wides & no-balls carries an extra run + whatever runs scored in that ball, and the ball has to be rebowled.

The Batsman has to hit away the ball that is delivered by the bowler. He has to ensure the stumps at his end is not hit by the ball delivered by the bowler. If the ball hits the stumps, and the delivery is a fair one, he is out 'bowled' and he has to be replaced by another team-mate.

If he hits the ball in the air, and a player from other side catches ball, he is out caught.

When batting, if the batsman is out of the crease (the line at each end, in front of stumps) and the wicketkeeper, (the rival player who stands behind the stumps at the batsman's end) gets the ball, he can disturb the stumps, and the batsman is out. it is out stumped.

After hitting a ball, and if he is not out the batsman has to run and reach the other end, and the non-striker has to reach the strikers end to score. Each time they complete this ordeal, a run is scored. Depending upon where the ball is, batsmen can run multiple runs. If during this, if any batsmen is outside the crease, and the stump is disturbed by the ball, the batsman at that end is out 'run out', and that run is not counted.

Consecutive overs cannot be bowled by the same bowler. and at the end of the each over batsmen should change ends.

There are boundary lines, if you manage to hit the ball over the boundary, 4 runs (if the ball bounces at least once within the boundary) & 6 runs, if it falls directly outside the boundary.

When one team loses 10 wickets (10 outs) the team is all out. And the next team bats. Which ever team scores more runs wi