4-1-2014
A game of cricket
A bat and ball game played
between two teams of 11 players each on a field at the center of which is a
rectangular 22 yard long pitch. Each
team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score as many runs as possible while
the other team fields. Each batting turn
in known as an innings. The bowler
delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to hit the ball with his bat away
from the fielders so he can run to the other end of the pitch. At each end of the pitch there is a wicket
which if is hit by the ball while the batsman is batting, sends the batsman
out. In front of each wicket there is a
crease which is a line behind which the batsman must stay. If while attempting to make a run the ball is
sent by a fielder and hits the wicket before the batsman returns to his crease,
he/she is considered out. If the batsman
hits the ball up in the air and a fielder catches the ball before it hits the
ground, he/she is considered out. Each
player takes a turn batting, until ten of the players are out before the other
team gets their turn to bat. The bowler
bowls six balls in an over, before it is switched to a different bowler. Some games are restricted by overs and
therefore if the overs are finished before all the players bat, the other team
gets their turn to bat and must make more runs that the previous batting side
in order to win.
Cricket is one of the
sports that Trinidad is known for. With
the West Indies Cricket team being home to many famous Trinidadian players. All over the Savannah, I saw games of cricket
going on. Here is a shot where the
wicket keeper’s eyes appear to be closed, as his hands are out for the catch,
but the ball is below knee level.
HEheHE!
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