Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!darrelj From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Newsgroups: net.sport,net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: Rules of Cricket (Short Summary) Message-ID: <1661@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 10:34:20 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1661 Posted: Sat Jan 12 10:34:20 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 01:16:47 EST References: <170@abnji.UUCP> <610@aluxe.UUCP> Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.sport:368 net.tv.drwho:756 Summary: I do not pretend to understand the rules of cricket, but I know what the wicket looks like. It consists of three vertical posts (top view like this: o o o | toward bowler and other wicket V On top of the posts are set two short sticks bridging the center post to each of the others. The bowler is trying to hit the wicket so the sticks fall off, while the man with the bat tries to prevent it. According to my pocket enclopedia, the prefered size of the field is 525 ft by 550 ft, wickets 66 ft apart in the middle. The first authoritative set of rules were drawn up in 1774 by the London Cricket Club. The governing body of the game, Marylebone Cricket Club, founded 1787. -- Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD System Development Corp. 2500 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)820-4111 x5449 ...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua} !sdcrdcf!darrelj VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA