Cricket

 

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the center of which is a 22-yard (20-meter) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. . . The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat (and running between the wickets), while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles.The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.

Forms of cricket range from Twenty20, with each team batting for a single innings of 20 overs, to Test matches played over five days. Traditionally cricketers play in all-white kit, but in limited overs cricket they wear club or team colors. In addition to the basic kit, some players wear protective gear to prevent injury caused by the ball, which is a hard, solid spheroid made of compressed leather with a slightly raised sewn seam enclosing a cork core layered with tightly wound string.

The earliest reference to cricket is in South East England in the mid-16th century. It spread globally with the expansion of the British Empire, with the first international matches in the second half of the 19th century. The game's governing body is the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has over 100 members, twelve of which are full members who play Test matches. The game's rules, the Laws of Cricket, are maintained by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London. The sport is followed primarily in the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, the United Kingdom, southern Africa and the West Indies. [1] Women's cricket, which is organized and played separately, has also achieved international standards.The most successful side playing international cricket is Australia, which has won seven One Day International trophies,

Laws and gameplay

In cricket, the rules of the game are specified in a code called  The Laws of Cricket (hereinafter called "the Laws") which has a global remit. There are 42 Laws (always written with a capital "L"). The earliest known version of the code was drafted in 1744 and, since 1788, it has been owned and maintained by its  

Cricket Field

Cricket Pitch and Creases

Cricket Pitch and Creases

During normal play, thirteen players and two  umpires are on the field. Two of the players are batsmen and the rest are all eleven members of the fielding team. The other nine players in the batting team are off the field in the pavilion . The image with overlay below shows what is happening when a ball is being bowled and which of the personnel are on or close to the pitch.  

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1 Umpire 2 Wicket 3 Non-striking batsman 4 Bowler

5 Ball 6 Pitch 7 Popping crease 8 Striking batsman

9 Wicket 10 Wicket-keeper 11 First slip 12 Return crease

Fielding

Governance

The  International Cricket Council (ICC), which has its headquarters in Dubai , is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its current name in 1989.  The ICC in 2017 has 105 member nations, twelve of which hold full membership and can play Test cricket .  The ICC is responsible for the organization and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, notably the men's and women's versions of the Cricket World Cup. .    It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, Limited Overs Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.

Nation	Governing body	Member since
Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	22 June 2017
Australia	Cricket Australia	15 July 1909
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	26 June 2000
England	England and Wales Cricket Board	15 July 1909
India	Board of Control for Cricket in India	31 May 1926
Ireland	Cricket Ireland	22 June 2017
New Zealand	New Zealand Cricket	31 May 1926
Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	July 28, 1953
South Africa	Cricket South Africa	15 July 1909
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	21 July 1981
West Indies	Cricket West Indies	31 May 1926
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Cricket

Cricket World Cup

To The  Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup Men s ) ^[  is the international championshi p of to One Day International is (ODI) cricket .      

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

The World Cup Trophy
Administrator	International Cricket Council  (ICC)
Format	One Day International
First edition	1975  Englan
Latest edition	2019  England & Wales
Next edition	2023  India
Tournament format	↓ various
Number of teams	20 (all tournaments) 14 (until 2015) 10 (current)
Current champion	England  (1st title)
Most successful	Australia  (5 titles)
Most runs	Sachin Tendulkar  (2,278)
Most wickets	Glenn McGrath  (71)

Results

Year	Official Host (s)	Final
		Venue	Winners	Result	Runners-up
1975	England	London	West Indies 291/8 (60 overs)	West Indies won by 17 runs Scorecard	Australia 274 all out (58.4 overs)
1979	England	London	West Indies 286/9 (60 overs)	West Indies won by 92 runs Scorecard	England 194 all out (51 overs)
1983	England  [a]	London	India 183 all out (54.4 overs)	India won by 43 runs Scorecard	West Indies 140 all out (52 overs)
1987	India Pakistan	Kolkata	Australia 253/5 (50 overs)	Australia won by 7 runs Scorecard	England 246/8 (50 overs)
1992	Australia New Zealand	Melbourne	Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs)	Pakistan won by 22 runs Scorecard	England 227 all out (49.2 overs)
1996	Pakistan India Sri Lanka	Lahore	Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs)	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Scorecard	Australia 241/7 (50 overs)
1999	England Wales [b]	London	Australia 133/2 (20.1 overs)	Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard	Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs)
2003	South Africa  [c]	Johannesburg	Australia 359/2 (50 overs)	Australia won by 125 runs Scorecard	India 234 all out (39.2 overs)
2007	West Indies  [d]	Bridgetown	Australia 281/4 (38 overs)	Australia won by 53 runs ( D / L )  Scorecard	Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs)
2011	India Sri Lanka Bangladesh	Mumbai	India 277/4 (48.2 overs)	India won by 6 wickets Scorecard	Sri Lanka 274/6 (50 overs)
2015	Australia New Zealand	Melbourne	Australia 186/3 (33.1 overs)	Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard	New Zealand 183 all out (45 overs)
2019	England Wales	London	England 241 all out (50 overs) 15/0 ( super over ) 23 fours, 3 sixes	Tie (England won on boundary count) Scorecard	New Zealand 241/8 (50 overs) 15/1 ( super over ) 14 fours, 3 sixes
2023	India