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	Cricket
		A cricket ground, or field, is larger than a baseball field and varies from an area of well-kept grass in a village to a ground surrounded by tiered seating and double-deck stands that can hold thousands of spectators in a metropolis.
		A whitewashed crease, 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 meters) long, is drawn on the turf in line with the wickets.
		A similar line, the popping crease, is drawn 4 feet (1.22 meters) from the wicket and parallel to the bowling crease.
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	Cricket (sport)
		Cricket is a team sport that originated in its organised form in England and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth.
		The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club which serve to standardise the format of matches across the world to ensure uniformity and fairness in the game throughout the globe.
		French cricket is a game in which the ball is bowled at the legs of the batsman, with the batsman's legs forming the wicket.
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	Cricket
		Cricket is an outdoor game of uncertain origin, played with a ball and bat, between two teams of 11 players each.
		The cricket field, or pitch, may range in size from about 450 ft by 500 ft (about 137 m by 152 m) to about 525 ft by 550 ft (about 160 m by 168 m).
		Another white line, called the popping crease, or simply the crease, is drawn 4 ft (1.2 m) in front of and parallel to each bowling crease.
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	Cricket (sport) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cricket is a team sport that originated in its organised form England and is popular mainly in the of the Commonwealth.
		The crease in front each set of stumps is the popping Another crease is drawn so that the pass through it called the bowling crease.
		French cricket is a game in which the is bowled at the legs of the with the batsman's legs forming the wicket.
	www.freeglossary.com /Cricket_(sport) (2828 words)

	Britannia: How Cricket is Played
		Cricket is played on a field, but a "pitch" is not a pitch, but a "bowl".
		The grounds at the Germantown Cricket Club we were told were is much the same, but Cope Field at Haverford College (the third venue for the games of the 4th Philadelphia Cricket Festival) is by comparison unkempt; the grass longer, presenting an entirely different set of fielding problems.
		If a batsman fails to stay in the popping crease he can be "stumped" which is when the wicketkeeper (catcher) uses the ball to knock the bails off the stumps for an out.
	www.britannia.com /sports/cricket/cricket3.html (888 words)

	DM's Explanation of Cricket - Informal Cricket
		Cricket is also played by children and adults in informal situations.
		Backyard cricket is an even more informal form of cricket, usually played by adults during the early stages of a barbecue when the fire is just warming up.
		There are several forms of continuous cricket, all characterised by the rule that batsmen may not be run out, but the bowler may bowl the ball as soon as he is ready, without waiting for the batsmen to be ready, or even to have completed a run.
	www.dangermouse.net /cricket/informal.html (1187 words)

	Gambling Guide > Events > Cricket
		Cricket is a team sport that originated in the United Kingdom and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth.
		Another crease is drawn so that the stumps pass through it; this crease is the "bowling crease." Finally, a "return crease" is drawn on each side of the stumps along the sides of the pitch.
		The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club which serve to standardise the format of matches across the world to ensure uniformity and fairness.
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	Justine Larbalestier - Beginners' Guide to Cricket
		In the centre of the oval is the cricket pitch (or wicket) which is a strip of paler grass.
		The stumps are a wooden constuction of three stakes (Buffy would have plenty of weapons available should she have to deal with a nest of vampires while attending a cricket match) impaled in the ground, with two smaller pieces of wood, known as the bails, balanced on top.
		My favourite spectacle in cricket is when there is only one genuine batsman left and they are in the position of having to stay on strike and thus protect the tailender from getting out and possibly injured (in that order).
	www.justinelarbalestier.com /Musings/Musings2004/cricket.htm (2795 words)

	DM's Explanation of Cricket - Glossary
		on the fraction of the field behind of the batsman's popping crease, from the batsman's perspective; synonym for behind.
		on the fraction of the field behind of the batsman's popping crease, from the batsman's perspective; synonym for backward.
		the edge of a cricket bat on the bottom as the bat is held horizontally.
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	cricket 123india.com:- Cricketing Laws
		The popping crease, which is the back edge of the crease marking, shall be in front of and parallel to the bowling crease and shall be 4ft/1.22m from it.
		The popping crease shall be marked to a minimum of 6ft/1.83m on either side of the imaginary line joining the centers of the middle stumps and shall be considered to be unlimited in length.
		The return creases, which are the inside edges of the crease markings, shall be at right angles to the popping crease at a distance of 4ft 4 in/1.32m either side of the imaginary line joining the centers of the two middle stumps.
	cricket.123india.com /htmls/laws/law9.html (255 words)

	Dismissal (cricket) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the sport of cricket, a dismissal occurs when the batsman is out (also known as taking a wicket).
		If a fielder uses the ball to remove the bails from either set of stumps whilst the batsmen are running between the wickets (or otherwise away from the crease during the course of play), then the batsman (striker or non-striker) is out.
		If the striker steps in front of the crease to play the ball, leaving no part of his anatomy or the bat on the ground behind the crease, and the wicket-keeper is able to remove the bails from the wicket with the ball, then the striker is out.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dismissal_(cricket) (1077 words)

	Sportsvite : Rules of Cricket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A cricket field is a roughly elliptical field of flat grass, ranging in size from about 90 to 150 metres (100-160 yards) across, bounded by an obvious fence or other marker.
		The most serious misconduct in a cricket match is of the order of a rude gesture to an opponent or throwing the ball into the ground in disgust.
		The injured non-runner must remain behind his crease at all times when the ball is in play or risk being run out, even if his runner is safely behind a crease.
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	Guide to play Cricket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cricket is much more because it is a game that can help shape your life.
		The golden rule of cricket is that the longer the full face of the bat is presented to the line of the ball the better the chances of meeting the ball.
		The difference between the drive and the glance is that though the latter is played with a virtual straight bat, at the vital moment the bat is angled with the face of the bat being shut.
	www.goindiago.com /sports/cricket/playcricket.htm (7625 words)

	Greater Kansas Cricket Club - Cricket 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cricket was a game played mainly by young peasants and interest is believed to have already spread abroad before it gained in popularity in England late in the 17th Century.
		The popping (batting) crease is marked 1.22m in front of the stumps at either end, with the stumps set along what is termed the bowling crease.
		The return creases are marked at right angles to the popping and bowling creases and are measured 1.32m either side of the middle stumps.
	www.kansascricketclub.org /clubpages/id_405 (8556 words)

	rediff.com: Cricket: Big spenders at the crease
		Also out at the crease is Sony that trumped its rivals with a giant cheque for $255 million.
		Cricket is in the little league when compared to the big kickers on the football field.
		Split over five channels, it means cricket for more than four to five months every year on each of these channels.
	www.rediff.com /money/2002/aug/03cri.htm (836 words)

	Striker Melville Indoor Sports Center - Indoor Cricket Rules
		A batter is run out when either batter has left their crease, while the ball is "live", and the bails are dislodged by the ball held by or coming directly from a fielder, before any part of the batter's person or equipment is grounded behind the line of the appropriate crease.
		The return creases may be considered to extend back from the line of the stumps indefinitely for the purpose of adjudication.
		The running crease (or non-striking batter's crease), which is the edge of the crease marking nearest the bowling end, will be parallel to the popping crease and extend from one side of the court to the other.
	www.users.bigpond.net.au /howzat94/rules/cricket.html (9955 words)

	Action Packed Cricket Video Tapes: Action Packed Cricket
		If a batsman misses the ball and in attempting to play it steps outside his crease, he is out stumped if the wicket-keeper gathers the ball and breaks the wicket with it before the batsman can ground part of his body or his bat behind his crease.
		If a batsman is attempting to take a run, or to return to his crease after an aborted run, and a fielder breaks that batsman's wicket with the ball while he is out of the crease.
		After the tour was over, cricket officials introduced the rules against dangerous bowling, and the restriction of no more than two fielders backward of square leg.
	www.cricketvideo.com /cricket_exp.html (9613 words)

	The Sport of Empire
		Descriptions of cricket, found throughout the literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are filled with the language of idealism: cricket was a noble game, a manly game.
		This, he explains, is why cricket can be found in various forms all around the world, and most especially in countries which once fell under the banner of the British Empire.
		In Austalia and New Zealand, cricket was introduced early in the 19th century, and made its first appearance in Cape Town, South Africa with the first British occupation of the Western Cape in the late 18th Century.
	web.uvic.ca /vv/student/cricket/empire/empire.html (526 words)

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		All of the rules of cricket have been described above, as well as some other information which is not ``rules'', such as names of fielding positions.
		The Ashes trophy is a small urn containing ``the ashes of English cricket'' (in reality the ashes of a set of bails), which ``died'' in a match in 1882 when Australia beat England for the first time.
		The Ashes are currently held by Australia, although the physical trophy is kept permanently in a room at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
	www.cs.purdue.edu /homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm (9560 words)

	Cricket
		The cricket field, or pitch, is from about 450 ft by 500 ft (about 137 m by 152 m) to about 525 ft by 550 ft (about 160 m by 168 m).
		Cricket is generally considered the national game of England and is also popular in Australia, South Africa, Canada, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the West Indies.
		The rules that govern the game all over the world are those drawn up by the Melborne Cricket Club (MCC) of London about 1788, as subsequently revised.
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	Abc of Cricket Forum
		He approach to the bowling crease is normal, but after that, he has a mesmerising action with his head down and facing to the left.
		Then world cricket caught up with him and batters just pushed back all the balls that even looked like being threatening, and waited for the baddie......
		He would run in with an action that looked like he was busting for a shite and that wild hair bouncing around made him look like they had dragged him off the street.
	www.abcofcricket.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=548 (665 words)

	The RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ
		Note that ALL the field positions are named relative to the stance of the batsman at the crease and not relative to the ground itself.
		A new batsman to the crease makes (with the help of the umpire) a mark on the crease called his guard.
		The Olympic mob saw a great way of expanding their appeal by declaring that all the sports being played in Paris that year were part of the Olympics and awarding medals to the winners.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/sports/cricket/cricket-faq (6721 words)

	Simulation Cricket Authority: Home
		The Simulation Cricket Authority (SCA) was founded in Sydney, Australia, in January 2006.
		The rules of simulation cricket are varied slightly to the rules of cricket, due to the fact that the games are conducted via the internet.
		Simulationcricket.com is the official website of the Simulation Cricket Authority, and has regular visitors from the United States of America, The Netherlands, Spain, England, Canada and Australia.
	www.simulationcricket.com (312 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Laws & Equipment \| Understanding the 'no-ball' law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		If the batsman scores off a no ball, the runs will be added to their individual score.
		In Twenty20 cricket, a no-ball is followed by a 'free-hit', a delivery from which the batsman can not be bowled or caught out, but can still be run out.
		The heel of the bowler's front foot lands on or in front of the popping crease (the front line of the batting crease).
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	Indian Cricket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		What is the cricket, cricket is played between two teams, 11 players each side, and gives the maximum chance for combining team effort with individual skill and initiative.
		the number of times the bats men run from one end to another of the area between the 'popping crease' at each end of the pitch.
		Runs are usually the result of hits, but can be scored when the ball has not actually been hit by the striker, e.g.
	www.liveindia.com /cricket (450 words)

	PC: Cricket 2005 steps up to that crease - Cricket 2005
		Cricket 2005 steps up to that crease News
		EA's Cricket 2005 is stepping up to the crease on PC, Xbox and PS2, the publisher's rendition of the gentlemanly sport allowing players to compete as a fully licensed English team against the likes of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and other international opponents.
		But can Cricket 2005 knock Codemasters' Brian Lara International Cricket for six is that real question.
	www.pczone.co.uk /t/details/news-cricket2005/id117670/story.htm (153 words)

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