Could someone please briefly explain to me the rules of cricket?

Question

Hi, I'd like to know how to play cricket, could someone please outline roughly what the rules are?

Answer 1

It's hard to keep it brief, but here goes..

Both teams have 11 players, one team starts off by fielding (all 11 players out on the field), while 2 players come out to bat from the opposition.

The aim of the fielding team is to get all the other players out, and the aim of the batting team is to make as many runs as possible with as few batsmen getting out as possible.

A bowler from the fielding team bowls to one of the batsmen (the batsman he is bowling to is said to be 'on strike'). So the striker plays a shot and both batsmen run between the wickets as many times as they can before the bowler gets hold of the ball again.

After the bowler has bowled 6 balls, he is said to have completed an over, and the bowler changes.

When playing shots, a batsman can be out if the ball is caught, if he is run out or bowled. Once he is out, another batsman comes, and so on until the maximum number of overs have been bowled or all the players are out.

Then the teams change positions and the fielding team come out to bat and try to beat the run total that the opposition made.

Answer 2

Cricket is a game of 11 & 11 or 2 teams. So pick up the 2nd person who will play with you and tell him to tell u the rules. Cricket is so much ruled that they are 42 more rules each having 3-6 sub-laws in turn the sub-laws have 2 or 3 clauses and sub-clauses so best of luck!

Answer 3

Hi

The basics are straightforward. Two teams of up to 11 players each compete against each other and the team that scores the most runs is the winner. Of course, there's more to it than this - try the simple explanations at this address:

http://www.cricket-for-parents.com/how-to-play-cricket.html

Good luck!

Answer 4

Please check the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

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

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/