While coming to Perth, WA I knew at point or another I'd let my curiosity get the better of me in regards to the game of Cricket. While on a walk around town I saw a field of men fully clothed in white. At first I thought "Oh cool! They are fencing outside!" But atlas it was cricket.
The game of Cricket consists of two teams or "squads", each with eleven players. Required to play : a bat, two gloves, two wickets, and a cricket ball.
Forgive me, for after that I turned to wikihow.com for futher explaination.
After a coin is flipped to choose which team is on the field then :
- The game then begins by bowling the ball to the striker, with usually one bounce before it reaches the striker. The bowler is trying to hit the wicket behind the striker to get him out.
- In hitting the ball, both the batsmen run to try to reach the opposite popping crease. When both successfully touch, by body or bat, the ground behind the opposite crease, a run is scored.
- Then it is the end an inning when ten of the batsmen are out, or the score required to meet is reached.
This is a VERY basic run through of cricket and fails to highlight : runs, outs, and 'getting and over'. Some have compared Cricket to baseball. However, after watching a few minutes of it, it isn't even close.
Cricket is played during the summer months and is widely popular around these Aussie sorts!
On days like today, of 40 degrees C (just over 100 degrees F) it is easy to understand why they are all dressed in white!
A colorful cheers, Becca
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