1. Howzatt !!! An Introduction to Cricket
Avneesh Sud

2. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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3. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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4. A Gentleman’s Game… Marylebone Cricket Club formed in London in 1787
The ‘Home of Cricket’
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5. … And A ‘Religion’
Fanatic levels of support in South Asia
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6. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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7. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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8. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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9. Basics Similar to baseball ( ) 2 Teams: 11 players each
Batting Team – bats an innings and scores runs
Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting team out
Reverse roles after an innings
Team with most runs wins
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10. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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11. Equipment
Ball
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12. Equipment
Ball
Bat
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13. Equipment
Ball
Bat
Wickets ≈ ‘Plate’
Stumps
Bails
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14. Equipment Ball Bat Wickets Protective Gear Stumps Bails
Helmet, Gloves, Pads,…
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15. Field Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’ Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’
No size restrictions, yards across
Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’
Pitch
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16. Pitch
Wickets / Stumps ≈ ‘Plate’
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17. Pitch
Batting Crease ≈ ‘Home Plate’
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18. Pitch
Bowling Crease ≈ ‘Pitching Mound’
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19. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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20. Players (Batting Team)
Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’
Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’
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21. Players (Batting Team)
Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’
Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’
Non-striker ≈ ‘Other Base’
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22. Players (Fielding Team)
Bowler (1) ≈ ‘Pitcher’
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23. Players (Fielding Team)
Wicket-Keeper (1) ≈ ‘Catcher’
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24. Players (Fielding Team)
Fielders (9)
Wicket-keeper, bowler also fielders
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25. Officials
Umpires (2)
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26. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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27. The Play: One ‘Ball’ Bowler bowls the ball to striker
Striker tries to hit ball with bat
Runs scored
No runs scored
Gets out
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28. Scoring Runs ‘Running’ runs Ball remains inside the field
Batsmen run across the pitch
Striker ↔ Non-striker
Each crossing of pitch = 1 run
Score 1, 2, 3 or 4 runs
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29. Scoring Runs Boundary: 4 runs Ball rolls outside the field
Batsmen do not run across
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30. Scoring Runs Boundary: 6 runs ≈ ‘Home Run’
Ball flies outside the field
Batsmen do not run across
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31. Scoring Runs No runs scored
Striker misses / Ball goes direct to fielder
Batsmen do not run across
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32. Getting Out
‘Strike Out’
‘Caught Out’
‘Thrown Out’
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33. Getting Out
Bowled ≈ ‘Strike Out’
Ball hits stumps
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34. Getting Out Caught ≈ ‘Caught Out’
Fielder catches ball before it touches the ground
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35. Getting Out Run-out ≈ ‘Thrown Out’ Batsmen run across
Fielder hits stumps with ball before batsman reaches batting crease
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36. Getting Out Leg Before Wicket (LBW) Striker does not hit ball with bat
Ball hits striker
Ball was going to hit stumps
Appeal to Umpire - “Howzatt !!”
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37. Getting Out Other Ways Only ONE batsman can get out / ball Stumped
Hit-Wicket
Handled Ball
Double Hit
Timed Out
Obstructing the field
Only ONE batsman can get out / ball
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38. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul) Basics
Field & Equipment
Players
Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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39. Test Matches Match lasts up to 5 days
One innings = (all) 10 batsmen get out
Batting team ↔ Fielding team
Each team plays (up to) 2 innings
Team with maximum runs wins
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40. Scorecard A England vs. Australia Result: Australia wins by 5 wickets
England (1st innings): 237 all out
Australia (1st innings): 412 all out
England (2nd innings): 375 all out
Australia (2nd innings): 201 for 5
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Result: Australia wins by 5 wickets
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41. Recap 2 Teams: 11 players each Reverse roles after an innings
Batting Team – bats an innings and scores runs
Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting team out
Reverse roles after an innings
Team with most runs wins
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42. Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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43. References MCC: http://www.lords.org/cricket/laws.asp
BBC Sports Academy:
Antony Hosking:
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