Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site aluxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!aluxe!2141smh From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (S. M. Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA) Newsgroups: net.sport,net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: Rules of Cricket (Short Summary) Message-ID: <610@aluxe.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 13:41:55 EST Article-I.D.: aluxe.610 Posted: Thu Jan 10 13:41:55 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 00:57:01 EST References: <170@abnji.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.sport:364 net.tv.drwho:743 > There are two sides of 11 players, one side is batting, one is in the field. What kind of a field???????? > Two players may bat at a given time, they do not change until one is out. Then which one changes????????? > If a batsman is not back before the wicket is broken, he is run out. What is a broken wicket?????????? > A bowler bowls an over of six balls from one end of the field to the opposite > wicket, then another bowls from the opposite side. What is an over of six balls and how long is the field????????? > When there is a change, the bowler assumes a position in the field. I won't touch that one!!!!!!!! > bowled: When the bowler breaks the wicket you are guarding You mean like from 1 piece to 2 pieces??????????? > stumped: When you do not hit the ball, leave the safety of the crease around > the wicket, and the wicketkeeper breaks the wicket (rare) What is a crease and what does a wicket keeper do????????