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DucksNuts · 11-09-2006, 08:09 PM

Two Teams, *bat* is tossed to see who bats v's who fields. Batting team has 2 batters out on the *pitch* at a time. You have spin bowlers (slow) and fast bowlers (obvious). To get a batter out (who is facing the ball) you must
a) bowl them out - this can be done by hitting the *stumps/wicket* (sticks at each end of the pitch) as the ball is bowled at the batter.
b) field them out - caught ball (can be caught off the batters pads as well as in field)
c) run them out - if a batter doesnt make it over the white lines and the ball strikes the wickets
d) LBW - Leg Before Wicket...this is where you will see/hear everyone jump around and go "HOWZZZZAAATT!!!!". This is where the batter puts himself in front of the wicket, protecting it as such, from getting bowled.

Scored - runs are 1, 4's (when the ball hits the fence/rope) or 6's (over the fence).

Someone else will have to explain the One Dayer v's Several Dayer.

I know you have to chase the other teams score and have *wickets* (batters not out) in hand at the end of a One Dayer.

Ummm - you will have to ask if you want to know anything else, I'm way past my 2 paragraphs.

Elspode · 11-09-2006, 08:13 PM

D - Leg Before Wicket Why do it if you're going to be out? Why protect the wicket if getting hit by the ball means you're out anyway?

Nomet · 11-09-2006, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

D - Leg Before Wicket Why do it if you're going to be out? Why protect the wicket if getting hit by the ball means you're out anyway?

It's strange how what seems so obvious to people who know and understand the game, is extremely unintuitive to others. To answer your question quickly, it is a natural part of the game for the batsmen to stand in line with the wicket, simply because that is where the bowler will be bowling. When others have said 'protected', they mean they are protecting with the bat, not with the body. And to clarify, getting hit by the ball does not lead immediately to the batsmen being out. It has to be judged by the umpire that the ball would have hit the wicket if not for the fact that it hit the batsmenon the legs.

Watching cricket can be a fantastic experience, though I reckon it must be the longest sporting game in the world. Even the 'short' version takes half a day.

11-09-2006, 08:13 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	D - Leg Before Wicket Why do it if you're going to be out? Why protect the wicket if getting hit by the ball means you're out anyway? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-09-2006, 08:09 PM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Two Teams, bat is tossed to see who bats v's who fields. Batting team has 2 batters out on the pitch at a time. You have spin bowlers (slow) and fast bowlers (obvious). To get a batter out (who is facing the ball) you must a) bowl them out - this can be done by hitting the stumps/wicket (sticks at each end of the pitch) as the ball is bowled at the batter. b) field them out - caught ball (can be caught off the batters pads as well as in field) c) run them out - if a batter doesnt make it over the white lines and the ball strikes the wickets d) LBW - Leg Before Wicket...this is where you will see/hear everyone jump around and go "HOWZZZZAAATT!!!!". This is where the batter puts himself in front of the wicket, protecting it as such, from getting bowled. Scored - runs are 1, 4's (when the ball hits the fence/rope) or 6's (over the fence). Someone else will have to explain the One Dayer v's Several Dayer. I know you have to chase the other teams score and have wickets (batters not out) in hand at the end of a One Dayer. Ummm - you will have to ask if you want to know anything else, I'm way past my 2 paragraphs.

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