Transcript Cricket : Howzatt!!!

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An Introduction to Cricket
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Brief History
Rules
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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A Gentleman’s Game…
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Marylebone Cricket
Club formed in
London in 1787
The ‘Home of
Cricket’
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… And A ‘Religion’
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Fanatic levels of
support in South
Asia
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Brief History
Rules
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Outline
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Outline
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Basics
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Similar to baseball (
2 Teams: 11 players each
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Batting Team – bats an innings and
scores runs
Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting
team out
Reverse roles after an innings
Team with most runs wins
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Outline
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Equipment & Field
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Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Equipment
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Ball
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Equipment
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Ball
Bat
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Equipment
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Ball
Bat
Wickets ≈ ‘Plate’
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Stumps
Bails
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Equipment
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Ball
Bat
Wickets
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Stumps
Bails
Protective Gear
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Helmet, Gloves,
Pads,…
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Field
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Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’
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No size restrictions, 100-160 yards across
Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’
Pitch
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Pitch
Wickets / Stumps ≈ ‘Plate’
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Pitch
Batting Crease ≈ ‘Home Plate’
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Pitch
Bowling Crease ≈ ‘Pitching Mound’
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Equipment & Field
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Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Players (Batting Team)
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Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’
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Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’
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Players (Batting Team)
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Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’
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Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’
Non-striker ≈ ‘Other Base’
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Players (Fielding Team)
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Bowler (1) ≈ ‘Pitcher’
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Players (Fielding Team)
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Wicket-Keeper (1) ≈ ‘Catcher’
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Players (Fielding Team)
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Fielders (9)
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Wicket-keeper, bowler also fielders
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Officials
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Umpires (2)
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Equipment & Field
Players
Play: Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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The Play: One ‘Ball’
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Bowler bowls the
ball to striker
Striker tries to hit
ball with bat
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Runs scored
No runs scored
Gets out
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Scoring Runs
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‘Running’ runs
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Ball remains inside
the field
Batsmen run
across the pitch
Striker ↔ Nonstriker
Each crossing of
pitch = 1 run
Score 1, 2, 3 or 4
runs
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Scoring Runs
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Boundary: 4 runs
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Ball rolls outside
the field
Batsmen do not run
across
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Scoring Runs
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Boundary: 6 runs ≈
‘Home Run’
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Ball flies outside
the field
Batsmen do not run
across
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Scoring Runs
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No runs scored
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Striker misses / Ball
goes direct to
fielder
Batsmen do not run
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Getting Out
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‘Strike Out’
‘Caught Out’
‘Thrown Out’
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Getting Out
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Bowled ≈ ‘Strike
Out’
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Ball hits stumps
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Getting Out
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Caught ≈ ‘Caught
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Fielder catches ball
before it touches
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Getting Out
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Run-out ≈ ‘Thrown
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Batsmen run
across
Fielder hits stumps
with ball before
batsman reaches
batting crease
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Getting Out
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Leg Before Wicket
(LBW)
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Striker does not hit
ball with bat
Ball hits striker
Ball was going to
hit stumps
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Getting Out
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Other Ways
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Stumped
Hit-Wicket
Handled Ball
Double Hit
Timed Out
Obstructing the field
Only ONE batsman can get out / ball
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Outline
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Brief History
Rules
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Basics
Field & Equipment
Players
Scoring & Getting Out
Winning
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
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Test Matches
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Match lasts up to 5 days
One innings = (all) 10 batsmen get out
Batting team ↔ Fielding team
Each team plays (up to) 2 innings
Team with maximum runs wins
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Scorecard A
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England vs. Australia
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England (1st innings): 237 all out
Australia (1st innings): 412 all out
England (2nd innings): 375 all out
Australia (2nd innings): 201 for 5
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412+201 > 237+375
Result: Australia wins by 5 wickets
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Recap
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2 Teams: 11 players each
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Batting Team – bats an innings and
scores runs
Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting
team out
Reverse roles after an innings
Team with most runs wins
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Outline
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Brief History
Rules
Demo!
Advanced Techniques (Gokul)
Howzatt !!!
Avneesh Sud