Cricket Rules Quick Review

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• A cricket match is played between two teams of eleven players, with one side batting while the other fielding[J4].
• Two wooden wickets, 22 yards apart, form the playing area; each wicket has three stumps and two bails[J4].
• The bat in cricket is flat on one side and cannot exceed 38 inches in length[J2].
• The cricket ball is made of cork covered in leather and weighs between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces[J2].
• An over consists of exactly six legal balls bowled from one end by a bowler[J1].
• A bowler must deliver the ball overhand with a straight arm and cannot throw it[J2].
• Two batsmen are on the field simultaneously, one at each wicket, running between them to score runs[J4].
• A batsman scores 4 runs if the ball reaches the boundary after bouncing, and 6 runs if it crosses without bouncing[J3].
• A batsman is dismissed in six main ways: bowled, caught, leg before wicket (LBW), run out, stumped, or hit wicket[J3].
• A batsman is out LBW if the ball hits their leg in line with the stumps and would have hit the wicket[J3].
• The batting team loses their innings when they complete their overs or ten of their batsmen are dismissed[J1].
• The team with the highest total number of runs at the end of the match wins[J1].