Cricket - The Most Complicated Sport In The World

Cricket's origin is obscure. Evidence suggests it was played in England in the 12th–13th century, and it was popular there by the end of the 17th century. By the mid-18th century the aristocracy had adopted the game. In 1744 the London Cricket Club produced what are recognizably the rules of modern cricket. The Marylebone Cricket Club, one of the oldest (1787) cricket organizations, is the game's international governing body.



Despite the huge popularity of cricket in many countries all over the world, many people tend to think of it as a complicated sport with esoteric rules that harken back hundreds of years. It is true that the sport does have many more rules than most other sports, although it really isn't that much more difficult than sports such as baseball, with which cricket is often compared. In fact, American football can be said to be somewhat for complicated than cricket in its own way.



The exact origins of the sport of cricket remain unknown. Cricket continues to be a popular competitive sport across the globe, and it's especially popular in Australia and England. Players of all ages can enjoy the high-energy sport of cricket. The cricket rules for kids include the fundamental regulations regarding batting and fielding.



Cricket Rules:
Cricket is a sport that has been tracked back to the early 16th century and has been a popular ever since. The pinnacle of the international game comes in the form of the Cricket World Cup. Other major events include the T20 World Cup, Test Series and One Day series. Each country runs a host of domestic competitions all highly competitive.

Cricketing Talent Foundation has 42 laws and they have been revised subsequently over the years. The latest revision took place in 2010 where a number of changes took place. The Laws of Cricket are governed by MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). Although, the International Cricket Club (ICC) is the governing body MCC is still relied upon to interpret the Laws of Cricket which are applicable.

Measurement in Cricket:

  • Length of Pitch - 22 yards (20.11 meters)
  • Length of Crease - 1.22 - 1.83 meters (4 ft)
  • Weight of Ball - 155 to 163 gram
  • Circumference of the Ball - 22.4-22.9 cm (9 inch)
  • Lenght of Bat - 96.5 cm (38 inch)
  • Width of Bat - 10.8 cm (4.25 inch)
  • Length of the Stumps - 71.1 cm (28 inch)
  • Length of Bells - 11.1 cm (each bail)


Cricket is played with a bat and ball and involves two competing sides (teams) of 11 players. The field is oval with a rectangular area in the middle, known as the pitch, that is 22 yards (20.12 metres) by 10 feet (3.04 metres) wide. Two sets of three sticks, called wickets, are set in the ground at each end of the pitch. Across the top of each wicket lie horizontal pieces called bails. The sides take turns at batting and bowling (pitching); each turn is called an “innings” (always plural). Sides have one or two innings each, depending on the prearranged duration of the match, the object being to score the most runs. The bowlers, delivering the ball with a straight arm, try to break (hit) the wicket with the ball so that the bails fall. This is one of several ways that the batsman is dismissed, or put out. A bowler delivers six balls at one wicket (thus completing an “over”), then a different player from his side bowls six balls to the opposite wicket. The batting side defends its wicket.

Cricket Equipment

Cricket Ball:
Hard, cork and string ball, covered with leather. A bit like a baseball (in size and hardness), but the leather covering is thicker and joined in two hemispheres, not in a tennis ball pattern. The seam is thus like an equator, and the stitching is raised slightly. The circumference is between 224 and 229 millimetres (8.81 to 9.00 inches), and the ball weighs between 156 and 163 grams (5.5 to 5.75 ounces). Traditionally the ball is dyed red, with the stitching left white. Nowadays white balls are also used, for visibility in games played at night under artificial lighting.

Cricket Bat:
Blade made of willow, flat on one side, humped on the other for strength, attached to a sturdy cane handle. The blade has a maximum width of 108 millimetres (4.25 inches) and the whole bat has a maximum length of 965 millimetres (38 inches).

Wickets:
There are two wickets - wooden structures made up of a set of three stumps topped by a pair of bails.

Stumps:
Three wooden posts, 25 millimetres (1 inch) in diameter and 813 millimetres (32 inches) high. They have spikes extending from their bottom end and are hammered into the ground in an evenly spaced row, with the outside edges of the outermost stumps 228 millimetres (9 inches) apart. This means they are just close enough together that a cricket ball cannot pass between them.

Bails:
Two wooden crosspieces which sit in grooves atop the adjacent pairs of stumps.

Rajwada Cricket may seem remarkably similar to baseball, and they do have a number of similarities. Nevertheless, there are a number of key differences between both sports. There are 11 players in each of two teams in cricket, with the games played on a field with a 22-yard long rectangular pitch down the center. Each team takes turns batting and fielding. When at bat, the team tries to score as many runs as possible, while the other team attempts to eliminate the batsmen, thereby reducing the other team's chances of scoring. The batsman scores a run by hitting the ball with the bat and then immediately running to the other end of the pitch. The teams switch roles at the end of each inning.

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