Question

justify the importance of cricket in British socety

Answer 1

 Cricket is played in a field which has a well-rolled pitch in the centre. Pair of wickets is put up on the pitch twenty-two yard apart and bails on top. A bowling crease and a Popping Crease are marked on either end. It is played between two sides, each having eleven players. The side which wins the toss usually bats first and the other side takes the field and places different players at different positions, namely, Third Man, Third Slip, Second Slip, First Slip, Long legs, Wicket Keeper, Point, Cover point, Mid-off and Mid-on, Gully, long on, log off. The batting side sends only two players to the wicket, one is the batsman and the other his running mate. Two umpires are engaged to watch over the game and control it. The bowler bowls the ball to the batsman at the other end of the pitch. If the latter hits it, runs to the other wicket and changes place with his mate, he scores one run. A boundary fetches four runs and an over-boundary six runs. The batsman loses the wicket if he hits the ball high and it is caught by the fielder. He also may lose the wicket by being “bowled out” and “run out” or “leg before wicket” or “hit wicket” or “stumped”. Once a batsman is out, his place is taken by another until the whole side is out. After that, the other side turns up for batting and the batting side takes to fielding. The side which scores more in two innings or by the end of fixed hours wins the game.