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[Sameeralord]

Originally posted by Flop@Jun 14 2005, 01:01 AM
I actually thought that the 20/20 referred to eyesight.

But please continue explaining the rules. I've always wondered how to play cricket. I have a few questions about the rules you've already posted, though:

1) Why are 20 overs more entertaining than 50 overs? Is it because the game drags out for too long otherwise? And why do you call it oneday cricket, do some cricket matches last more than a day?

2) What's a run? Is it like a point?

3) What's the rope you're referring to? Is it the same thing as the boundary on the diagram?

4) What are the sticks in the ground for, and why are there three of them? I've always wanted to know that.

I hope I don't come off as a complete moron, but I've never seen a cricket match, and I don't believe it's played anywhere around here, if it's played in Denmark at all.

Good questions k: . Thanks for asking these questions because you made my 100 th post a useful one.

Here are the answers

1) Why are 20 overs more entertaining than 50 overs? Is it because the game drags out for too long otherwise? And why do you call it oneday cricket, do some cricket matches last more than a day?

As I have said normal oneday cricket is 50 overs. Each side get 50 overs and an over=6 balls. So in one hour one side can ball about 10 overs. So roughly it would take about 5 hours to bowl 50 overs. After that you get a rest for half an hour and then the other team bats. It would also take 50 overs. So the game can be finished within oneday it is called a onedayer. In onedayers teams where coloured kits. The matched that are played in white kits and is more than one day is called test matches. In test matches there are NO OVERS the match would go for 5 days.

2)What's a run? Is it like a point?

Yes the aim is score many runs as possible and let the opposing team not pass your score.

3) What's the rope you're referring to? Is it the same thing as the boundary on the diagram?

Yes sorry for not making my self clear in above posts.

4) What are the sticks in the ground for, and why are there three of them? I've always wanted to know that.
Those stick in the ground are called stumps. As you can see they are oppsed to each other. Each stump has 3 sticks. It is labelled in the diagram. The batsman has to stand infront of the stumps without fully covering it. If he missed the ball when the bowler bowls it and if it hits the stumps you are out. There are 3 sticks so they would fall down when hit by the ball.

Hope that explains it k: . I'll post more rules as we go!!
PS: My 100 the post k: k: