i ♥ cricket!
Awaiting a bowl in this pick-up game
I always describe cricket like this: it's kind of like baseball, but more exciting! Each pitch (or bowl) is a potential run scoring opportunity while a "home run" in cricket is worth SIX runs every time you hit one over the fence – this is creatively called a "six". The batsman can hit the ball in any direction (forward, to the side, even backwards) but must protect the plate, or the “wicket.” Behind the batsman, the wicket consists of three posts with a crossbar balanced across the top. If the ball hits these posts, knocking off the crossbar, the batsman is out. Each batsman is up at the "plate" or wicket and continues batting and scoring until he is out. You only get one out per match, so you better make it count. The best players can sometimes score a hundred runs (a century) in a single at bat (see, i told you it is more exciting than baseball).
A batsman swings for glory while protecting the wicket
The most famous rivalry in cricket is between
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