The Rules Of Cricket

Whether your a seasoned cricketer or a newcomer to cricket, mastering the rules is key to the success of the game and untimately enjoying the game

Here are some of the essential and basic guidelines to the game

Objective of the Game

Cricket is a bat and ball game where two teams of 11 players aim to score the most amount of runs possible, ideally more than the other team

There are three main formats to the game being T20, ODI and Test cricket

Each team takes their turn to bat and bowl. The batting teams tries to score as many runs as possible while the bowling team aims to dismiss the batters

At the end of the game, the team with the most runs, WINS THE GAME

Key Rules in Cricket

Batting and Bowling

A bowler delivers the ball from one end of the wickets and his aim is to get the batter out and go for the least amount of runs

Dismissals

There are many ways to get a batter out, however the main ones are Bowled, Run-Out, Leg Before Wicket and Stumped

Scoring Runs

Runs are scored by hitting the ball bowled to you, running between the wickets or hitting boundries, being 4 or 6 runs

Cricket Formats

There are three main formats of cricket, they will be explained in more depth here - Cricket Formats and Tournaments

The three formats are Test Cricket, ODI and T20

Fielding Positions and Roles

There are four common roles in cricket being -