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  Cricinfo - Cricket explained
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 such a ball comes to rest in front of the striker, but any distance to the side, the striker is entitled to walk up to the ball and attempt to hit it with his bat.
In cases 2 and 3, the ball must be replaced by a previously used ball of similarly worn condition to the old ball, as chosen by the umpires.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLANATION/EXPLANATION_OF_CRICKET.html   (9586 words)

  
  Cricket ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cricket balls are made from a core of cork, which is layered with tightly wound string, and covered by a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam.
The seam of a cricket ball can also be used to produce different trajectories through the air, with the technique known as swing bowling, or to produce sideways movement as it bounces off the pitch, with the technique known as seam bowling.
A new cricket ball is harder than a worn one, and is preferred by fast bowlers because of the speed and bounce of the ball as it bounces off the pitch.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cricket_ball   (898 words)

  
 Sports Rules - Cricket
Ball handling - the batsman may not handle the ball with the hand which is not holding the bat, unless the other team have given permission to.
The cricket ball can be affected by the shininess, the shinier it is, the less wind resistance, and whether the seam has been picked.
When the ball is struck cleanly and powerfully to the offside (the side of the field which is opposite to batsman's front leg) of the field, between cover and mid-off.
sportsrules.50g.com /_framed/50g/sportsrules/cricket.htm   (4939 words)

  
 The Swing of a Cricket Ball
The ball has a thin lacquer that is applied to its surface to avoid discolouring the ball as it gets knocked aeound during the innings.
Bowen, L.O. Torque and force measurements on a cricket ball and the influence of atmospheric conditions.
Sayers, A.T. and Hill, A. Aerodynamics of a cricket ball.
orca.rsmas.miami.edu /~majumdar/cricket.html   (700 words)

  
 Cricket explained — as briefly as I can manage (i.e. not very) | Samizdata.net
Cricket balls have also killed, normally again when struck just over the heart (what was so offensive about bodyline was that this was the area Larwood, Voce and Bowes were aiming at, at about 90mph).
Cricket, I should add, can also be played anywhere as long as you have a bat and some sort of ball (just draw the stumps on a wall if you haven't got any).
A cricket ball weighs between 8 and 10 ounces, and is usually a piece of cork wrapped in twine, which is then further wrapped in either two or four pieces of leather.
www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/002961.html   (4430 words)

  
 An Explanation of Cricket - What is Cricket
The language of cricket is particularly idiosyncratic and tends to reflect the somewhat complicated and eccentric nature of the game itself.
The majority of the terms used in cricket have originated in England and Australia, however these terms have generally been adopted by the majority of playing nations and their cricketers.
If the batsman strikes the ball with the bat and it is caught by the bowler or one of the bowler's side who are dotted around the ground to field the ball before it hits the ground, then he is deemed to be out.
www.abcofcricket.com /cfb1/cfb4/cfb4.htm   (720 words)

  
 Netfundu.com - Cricket Ball
A cricket ball is made of two cork halves bound together with a string.
Cricket’s only underarm ball was bowled by Trevor Chappell of Australia on 1st February 1981 in a one-day match between Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne.
Cricket laws state that a player shall not lift the seam of the ball for any reason and no one shall rub the ball on to the ground or use any artificial substance or take any other action to alter the shape of the ball.
www.netfundu.com /magazine/feb/cricket.htm   (768 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | Pink ball makes debut at Lord's
A pink cricket ball was used for the first time in a match in England on Monday as an MCC XI defeated Scotland in a 50-over encounter at Lord's.
White balls discoloured by the grass are difficult for fielders and batsmen to see in certain light conditions.
The first trial of the pink ball, at a women's match in Brisbane in January between Queensland and Western Australia, was deemed a success.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/7352516.stm   (856 words)

  
 BBS - Cricket
Wide ball markings are made at both ends of the pitch on either side of the wickets at a distance of 2 feet from the outside of the leg and off stumps.
The same colour ball must be used for the entire game and the ball must be substantially the same as the official white ball in terms of weight, size and sound.
The spring trip by the England Blind Cricket Team was such a success that it was felt that an immediate return should be made by a small coaching party to assist in speeding the growth of skills and organisation within and around the new Barbados team.
www.britishblindsport.org.uk /cricket.htm   (7451 words)

  
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Traditionally the ball is dyed red, with the stitching left white.
When a ball is bowled, the elbow joint is held extended throughout.
Bouncing the ball on the pitch is not mandatory.
www.cs.purdue.edu /homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm   (9560 words)

  
 Cricket For America
Top-order (1,2,3) batsmen have to be adept against pace and the new ball; 4 and 5 will often be the two most attacking batsmen, while 5 or 6 may be the best place for a 'spin specialist', who is most useful when the ball is older and the slow bowlers are in action.
Incidentally, if proof were needed that cricket is the natural game of the pedant, the MCC sees fit to state in the laws that if the ball hits the the wicket by way of the pad, even if it satisfies the criteria for an lbw, the batsman is out bowled, not lbw.
The ball comes into play when the bowler starts his run-up, and becomes automatically dead when the umpire considers it to have 'finally settled' in the hands of the wicket-keeper or bowler, when a wicket falls, or when the ball reaches the boundary or when the umpire calls 'over' or 'time'.
www.nakedwhiz.com /crickgl.htm   (12740 words)

  
 Cricket News - My Cricket Blog
Although cricket is not widely associated with doping, the sport was rocked last year when Pakistan pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were axed for the ICC Champions Trophy following positive tests for banned steroid nandrolone.
Australia were celebrating their third consecutive World Cup victory after the Sri Lanka batsman had gone off for bad light when the teams were told they would have to complete the final three overs or come back on Sunday to finish the match.
The game, in fact, was already completed under international cricket rules because Sri Lanka had batted the minimum 20 of their reduced allotted 36 overs and failed to reach their target.
www.mycricketblog.com   (2966 words)

  
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It was found that although the ball was watched as it left the seam bowler's hand its entire flight was not followed throughout the batsmen preferring to watch the ground where the ball was expected to bounce.
A batsman's response time is related to the speed of the ball, which in first class cricket can be around 90mph, and the length of the pitch, which is 22 yards long.
In normal daylight, a red ball shows up well against the green grass and bright sky but a white ball is used in these matches and can be difficult to see against the bright sky during the daylight part of the match.
www.brower.co.uk /opticians/cricket.html   (1139 words)

  
 Cricket Made Easy
A cricket ground or the 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.
If, while running multiple runs, a batsman does not touch the ground beyond the popping crease before he returns for the next run, then the umpire at that end will signal one short, and the number of runs scored is reduced by one.
Four: A four scored by the ball reaching the boundary is signalled by an arm extended horizontally and waved briefly back and forth in a horizontal arc.
bama.ua.edu /~cricket/learncricket.htm   (8234 words)

  
 Top Stories - News - Lord's
Watch Middlesex take on Sussex in the Twenty20 Cup on 19 June - or see England face New Zealand in a one-day international on 28 June - all in luxury at Lord's.
For the third consecutive summer MCC will provide all blind and partially-sighted spectators at 'The Home of Cricket' with ball-by-ball commentary.
The 2008 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, delivered by The Most Reverend Dr Desmond Tutu on Tuesday 10 June, is now available to download.
www.lords.org   (154 words)

  
 University of Southampton Tape-Ball Cricket League
The cricket we play is rather different from conventional forms.
For example, we use a tennis ball wrapped in insulating tape rather than a conventional cricket ball.
The ball is pleasing to catch, and is similar to those used by thousands of teams across Pakistan.
www.ecs.soton.ac.uk /~osb00r/cricket   (308 words)

  
 Cricket Bats - Your resource for Cricket Bats, Woodworm Cricket, Gray Nicolls, GM Cricket, Kookaburra Cricket, ...
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 Buy Cricket Equipment | SG, Gray-Nicolls, Reebok, Gunn & Moore, Hunts County, Mighty Grip, Slazenger
Scott STYRIS stands polishing the ball against his leg getting prepared for the run.
Bide the time by reading The Times latest cricket coverage, which includes news on the MCC backing Pietersen's switch-hit and reports from yesterday's county games.
India News) Dubai, June 15 (IANS) India have been grouped with defending champions Australia, hosts Pakistan and the West Indies in Group A of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan, September.
www.cricketshot.net   (323 words)

  
 The Oxbridge Cricket Ball Range
TIFLEX has a multimillion pound Research and Development facility, its scientists and highly sophisticated manufacturing and testing facilities are being used to transform the cricket ball from the cottage industry product it has been since the game began to a modern day quality product.
Approved supplier of cricket balls to the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The ECB (English Cricket Board) have decided that it is time to improve the quality of balls used in 'first class cricket'.
www.tiflex.co.uk /oxbridge   (365 words)

  
 Gilchrist's cricket ball mystery | The Australian
A CRICKET spectator has come up with evidence he believes sheds light on the missing Adam Gilchrist cricket ball mystery.
I thought he was an official who was going to throw the ball back on the field.
Mr Castles said the four children, aged 10 to 12, ran after the ball to the gate and then watched while two men retrieved it from under a car.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,25197,22796677-1702,00.html   (726 words)

  
 England and Wales Cricket Board - ECB
Former England spinner Jeremy Snape has announced he will retire from county cricket next week after playing against Nottinghamshire in the Twenty20 Cup.
ICC match referee Javagal Srinath has cleared England of time-wasting as their NatWest Series clash with New Zealand at Edgbaston ended in a controversial wash-out.
Umpire Steve Davis admitted his hands were tied by International Cricket Council regulations after England’s NatWest one-day international with New Zealand was abandoned because of the weather.
www.ecb.co.uk   (635 words)

  
 cricket20 :: The Home of Twenty20 Cricket
The little Caribbean Island of Antigua will be in the media spotlight on Saturday, November 1st 2008 when England take on the Stanford All Star XI at the Stanford Cricket Ground more
The future of English domestic cricket was on the agenda when the ECB meet at Lords more
Stay up to date with all the latest Twenty20 news, scores and views direct to your inbox.
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 www.CricBay.com - Tennis Ball Cricket in San Francisco Bay Area
“The Romance of Indian Cricket”, for example, was lying there almost since 1968 when I had bought it.
As the first round of matches comes to a close, I was reminiscing about my rendezvous with cricket in the bay area.
I moved to the bay area 6 months ago and my friend Sujith introduced me to tennisball cricket.
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 Action Packed Cricket Video Tapes: Action Packed Cricket
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The official Test Cricket nations are currently: England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.
Minor cricketing nations (which do not play Test cricket, but do compete for a place in the World Cup One-Day competition) include: Kenya, Fiji, Canada, The Netherlands, Bangladesh.
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 Cricket balls from Trysports
A Pakistan ball with cork and worsted centre.
A superb soft feel coaching ball with a stitched seam and cricket balance.
Soft feel junior coaching ball in orange, glow in the dark and swing ball for seam bowling coaching
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 Cricket Ball
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 123India.com Cricket
Chandigarh, June 18: The Punjab Cricket Association has clarified that it meant "no disrespect" to former India captain Kapil Dev in ordering the removal of his larger than life portrait from its prominent position in the Mohali Stadium.
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