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The rules on wides in cricket can seem complicated but follow some basic principles in practice. Normally a ball is called wide if three criteria all apply: The ball is outside of where the batter could play if they were standing in front of the wicket. The ball is outside of where the batter could…

The lines on a cricket pitch mainly affect whether a bowling delivery is legal and whether a batter is safe from certain types of dismissal. The lines, usually marked in white, are sometimes called a crease. While both conventions and the Laws (rules) of cricket affect the position of each line and how much must…

The MCC is a cricket club that owns the Lord’s ground. Middlesex is a first class county club that plays many of its home games at Lords. MCC In principle, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is simply a cricket club like those found in most towns and villages in England. It doesn’t usually take part…

“Wickets” and “dismissals” are often interchangeable terms but have a distinct meaning in cricket statistics. Wickets are when the bowler is credited with ending a batter’s innings. Dismissals are when a wicket keeper or fielder also gets credit. In general use, “wicket” and “dismissal” are two of the ways of describing a batter’s innings ending:…

Keeping or rotating the strike means batters attempting to control which batter faces deliveries (ie is bowled at). This could be to disrupt the opponents or to make sure a better batter faces more deliveries than their less skilled partner. The rules on who faces each delivery are simple: the player at the striking end…

A one day declaration game combines the traditional innings format with the limited overs format. It’s sometimes played in school games to help develop the tactics of first class cricket despite constraints on playing time. A “declaration game” is simply one scheduled for a particular number of days and innings, with an innings only ending…

Although rain can disrupt cricket significantly, roofs would bring several problems including cost, practicality and the effects on both the playing conditions and tactics. The biggest obstacle to adding roofs to cricket grounds is simply the cost, particularly given a cricket pitch is much bigger than those used in most sports played in stadiums. The…

Most bowling can be classified as pace, seam, swing, or spin. The styles have different benefits depending on the game situation and each may be more likely to achieve particular types of dismissal. Most descriptions of a bowler refer either to the speed of their delivery, the way they attempt to target the ball, or…

A nightwatchman is a less-skilled batter who begins playing at the end of the day when conditions are challenging. The idea is that this is better than risking a better batter being dismissed rather than starting play the next day. Nightwatchmen exist mainly because many games of cricket take place at times of year when…

Cricket has only been played at one Olympics, in Paris in 1900. However, it will return from 2028 in Los Angeles. The 1900 cricket “tournament” was a single game between Great Britain and France, though neither side was made up of players from the main national team. The game was held with one innings a…