Friday 10 August 2012

CRICKET



Cricket is a bat and ball game between two teams of 11 players on a field, with a 22-yard pitch. One team bats and trys to get as much runs as possible. While the other team trys to bowl them all out.
In cricket you can play for 20 or 50 over. You can play a test match, that goes for 5days with 2innings.
A bowler bowls 6 balls in a over.
Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into a national sport.
A cricket field is 137-150 metres (150-160yd) in diameter, the shape of the field is often a oval. behind each
batsmen theres a target called
a wicket.

File:Cricket field parts.svg

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