1. Cricket became the country's national sport in the 18th century.
Sport in new Zealand
Cricket became the country's national sport in the 18th century.

2. The field A cricket field consists of a large grassy ground.
The pitch Is 22 yards long.
At each end of the pitch there are three wooden stakes.

3. Rules Cricket is a bat and ball game.
There is 11 players on each team.
There is also a reserve player called the twelfth man.

4. Points In cricket you have to score runes to get points.
To score runes the batsmen have to run from each end of the pitch
The batsman can also score runes hitting the boundaries.

5. Facts
Cricket Is the second most played game in the world. after Association football.
The game is played by 120 million players in many countries
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps.