sports and cricket

Howzatt !!!An Introduction to Cricket

Avneesh Sud

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

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Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

Outline

Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

A Gentleman’s Game…

Marylebone Cricket Club formed in London in 1787

The ‘Home of Cricket’

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… And A ‘Religion’

Fanatic levels of support in South Asia

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Outline

Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

Howzatt !!! Avneesh Sud

Basics

Similar to baseball ( ) 2 Teams: 11 players each

Batting Team – bats an innings and scores runs

Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting team out

Reverse roles after an innings Team with most runs wins

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Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Equipment

Ball

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Equipment

Ball Bat

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Equipment

Ball Bat Wickets ≈ ‘Plate’

Stumps Bails

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Equipment

Ball Bat Wickets

Stumps Bails

Protective Gear Helmet, Gloves,

Pads,…

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Field Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’

No size restrictions, 100-160 yards across

Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’

Pitch

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Pitch

Wickets / Stumps ≈ ‘Plate’

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Pitch

Batting Crease ≈ ‘Home Plate’

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Pitch

Bowling Crease ≈ ‘Pitching Mound’

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Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Players (Batting Team)

Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’ Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’

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Players (Batting Team)

Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’ Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’ Non-striker ≈ ‘Other Base’

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Players (Fielding Team)

Bowler (1) ≈ ‘Pitcher’

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Players (Fielding Team)

Wicket-Keeper (1) ≈ ‘Catcher’

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Players (Fielding Team)

Fielders (9) Wicket-keeper, bowler also fielders

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Officials

Umpires (2)

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Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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The Play: One ‘Ball’

Bowler bowls the ball to striker

Striker tries to hit ball with bat Runs scored No runs scored Gets out

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Scoring Runs

‘Running’ runs Ball remains inside

the field Batsmen run

across the pitch Striker ↔ Non-

striker Each crossing of

pitch = 1 run Score 1, 2, 3 or 4

runs

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Scoring Runs

Boundary: 4 runs Ball rolls outside

the field Batsmen do not run

across

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Scoring Runs

Boundary: 6 runs ≈ ‘Home Run’ Ball flies outside

the field Batsmen do not run

across

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Scoring Runs

No runs scored Striker misses / Ball

goes direct to fielder

Batsmen do not run across

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Getting Out

‘Strike Out’ ‘Caught Out’ ‘Thrown Out’

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Getting Out

Bowled ≈ ‘Strike Out’ Ball hits stumps

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Getting Out

Caught ≈ ‘Caught Out’ Fielder catches ball

before it touches the ground

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Getting Out

Run-out ≈ ‘Thrown Out’ Batsmen run

across Fielder hits stumps

with ball before batsman reaches batting crease

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Getting Out

Leg Before Wicket (LBW) Striker does not hit

ball with bat Ball hits striker Ball was going to

hit stumps Appeal to Umpire -

“Howzatt !!”

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Getting Out

Other Ways Stumped Hit-Wicket Handled Ball Double Hit Timed Out Obstructing the field

Only ONE batsman can get out / ball

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Outline

Brief History Rules

Basics Field & Equipment Players Scoring & Getting Out Winning

Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Test Matches

Match lasts up to 5 days One innings = (all) 10 batsmen get out Batting team ↔ Fielding team Each team plays (up to) 2 innings Team with maximum runs wins

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Scorecard A

England vs. Australia England (1st innings): 237 all out Australia (1st innings): 412 all out England (2nd innings): 375 all out Australia (2nd innings): 201 for 5

412+201 > 237+375

Result: Australia wins by 5 wickets

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Recap

2 Teams: 11 players each Batting Team – bats an innings and

scores runs Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting

team out Reverse roles after an innings Team with most runs wins

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Outline

Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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References

MCC: http://www.lords.org/cricket/laws.asp

BBC Sports Academy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/bsp/hi/cricket/rules/html/default.stm

Antony Hosking: http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm