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Cricket: A Game That Fascinates Millions Of People
by Jeremy Rearden
http://www.focuscricket.com
Many countries outside of North America indulge in a major
sport. These countries, places England and Wales,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the
Caribbean all play a popular game called "Cricket".
Cricket is one of the most popular games in these regions,
both for players and spectators.
Cricket is a bat and ball sport that is in some ways similar
to baseball, although there are significant differences
between the two sports that at first glance may seem very
similar. To the untrained eye that is unfamiliar with the
sport of cricket the confusion can be great.
There are many things common to both these games. Just as is
the case in baseball, the game is divided into halves called
'innings'. As is the case in baseball, during the 'inning'
one team bats while the other team 'fields' and 'bowls'.
The side batting first gets to set the target, which the
second team has to match. The team that is bowling or
fielding first tries to control the points or 'runs' being
scored by the batting side. The team batting has one or two
batsmen on the field. Making a batsman out is called 'taking
a wicket'. A team completes it batting innings and is
declared out when 10 of its batsman are declared out.
At the end of the game the winner is the team with the
highest amount of runs. If the losing team bats last, the
team is said to have lost by (the difference in the runs of
the winning team and the losing team). If the winning team
is bats last, they have won by (the total amount of) runs".
If neither team is ahead with more runs, the cricket match
can end in a "tie" or "draw".
The differences between a baseball bat and a cricket bat are
very obvious. While the cricket bat is made up of a long
handle and a flat surface, more like a paddle, the baseball
bat is round and essentially tube shaped. Though the batting
in cricket is very similar to batting in baseball, it is not
the same. The same holds good for bowling and pitching.
The order in which the batsmen come to bat can be changed
any time depending on the planned strategy to gain advantage
of the situation. When the batsman hits the ball it is
called the shot or 'stroke'. At times when the batsman hits
the ball from the edge of the bat instead of the flat
surface then it is called a 'snick'.
Cricket has become a recreationally compelling game both for
the players and the spectators because of this subtle
difference in strategy. These subtle differences do make a
different experience in both playing and watching the game.
Cricket is a great game that you will love and enjoy to
play. You will have to overcome the steep learning curve of
the jargon and nomenclature for the sport that is used to
communicate the details of the game with enthusiasm. You
should look into cricket if you are visiting one of the
countries in which it is popular if you have an opportunity
to visit these places.
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