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.

Highestgoverning body International Cricket Council

Nickname(s) "The Gentleman's game"

First played 16th century (modern)

Characteristics

Team members 11 players per side

substitute fielders (only) are permitted in cases

of injury or illness

Mixed gender Single

Categorization Team, Bat-and-ball

Equipment Cricket ball, cricket bat,

wicket: stumps, bails

Venue Cricket field

Olympic 1900 Summer Olympics only

The first English touring team on board ship atLiverpool in 1859

Don Bradman had a Test average of 99.94 and an overall first-class average of 95.14, records unmatched by any other
player.[17]
A typical cricket field.

The cricket pitch dimensions

A wicketconsists of threestumps that are hammered into the ground, and topped with two bails.

A cricket bat, front and back.

An umpire

A typical bowling action

Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket taker in both Test and ODIforms of cricket bowls to Adam
Gilchrist.
Fielding positions in cricket for a right-handedbatsman

English cricketer W.G. Grace"taking guard" in 1883. His pads and bat are very similar to those used today. The gloves have
evolved somewhat. Many modern players utilise more defensive equipment than was available to Grace, notably helmets
and arm guards.

The directions in which aright-handed batsman intends to send the ball when playing various cricketing shots. The diagram
for a left-handedbatsman is a mirror image of this one.
Sachin Tendulkar is a legendary Indian batsman who holds multiple records, including highest number of runs
and centuries scored in bothTest and ODI forms of Cricket.

Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India successfully stumps a South Africanbatsman out during a match played
inChennai in 2008.