Cricket Howzatt PowerPoint Presentation

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Howzatt !!!An Introduction to Cricket Avneesh Sud

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! A Gentleman’s Game… Marylebone Cricket Club formed in London in 1787 The ‘Home of Cricket’

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Howzatt !!! … And A ‘Religion’ Fanatic levels of support in South Asia

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Basics Similar to baseball ( ) 2 Teams: 11 players each 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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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Equipment Ball

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Howzatt !!! Equipment Ball Bat

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Howzatt !!! Equipment Ball Bat Wickets ≈ ‘Plate’ Stumps Bails

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Howzatt !!! Equipment Ball Bat Wickets Stumps Bails Protective Gear Helmet, Gloves, Pads,…

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Howzatt !!! Field Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’ No size restrictions, 100-160 yards across Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’ Pitch

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Howzatt !!! Pitch Wickets / Stumps ≈ ‘Plate’

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Howzatt !!! Pitch Batting Crease ≈ ‘Home Plate’

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Howzatt !!! Pitch Bowling Crease ≈ ‘Pitching Mound’

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Players (Batting Team) Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’ Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’

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Howzatt !!! Players (Batting Team) Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’ Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’ Non-striker ≈ ‘Other Base’

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Howzatt !!! Players (Fielding Team) Bowler (1) ≈ ‘Pitcher’

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Howzatt !!! Players (Fielding Team) Wicket-Keeper (1) ≈ ‘Catcher’

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Howzatt !!! Players (Fielding Team) Fielders (9) Wicket-keeper, bowler also fielders

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Howzatt !!! Officials Umpires (2)

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Equipment & Field Players Play: Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! The Play: One ‘Ball’ Bowler bowls the ball to striker Striker tries to hit ball with bat Runs scored No runs scored Gets out

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs ‘Running’ runs Ball remains inside the field Batsmen run across the pitch Striker ↔ Non-striker Each crossing of pitch = 1 run Score 1, 2, 3 or 4 runs

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs Boundary: 4 runs Ball rolls outside the field Batsmen do not run across

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs Boundary: 4 runs Ball rolls outside the field Batsmen do not run across

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs Boundary: 6 runs ≈ ‘Home Run’ Ball flies outside the field Batsmen do not run across

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs Boundary: 6 runs ≈ ‘Home Run’ Ball flies outside the field Batsmen do not run across

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Howzatt !!! Scoring Runs No runs scored Striker misses / Ball goes direct to fielder Batsmen do not run across

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out ‘Strike Out’ ‘Caught Out’ ‘Thrown Out’

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Bowled ≈ ‘Strike Out’ Ball hits stumps

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Bowled ≈ ‘Strike Out’ Ball hits stumps

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Bowled ≈ ‘Strike Out’ Ball hits stumps

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Caught ≈ ‘Caught Out’ Fielder catches ball before it touches the ground

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Caught ≈ ‘Caught Out’ Fielder catches ball before it touches the ground

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Run-out ≈ ‘Thrown Out’ Batsmen run across Fielder hits stumps with ball before batsman reaches batting crease

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Run-out ≈ ‘Thrown Out’ Batsmen run across Fielder hits stumps with ball before batsman reaches batting crease

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Leg Before Wicket (LBW) Striker does not hit ball with bat Ball hits striker Ball was going to hit stumps Appeal to Umpire - “Howzatt !!”

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Leg Before Wicket (LBW) Striker does not hit ball with bat Ball hits striker Ball was going to hit stumps Appeal to Umpire - “Howzatt !!”

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Howzatt !!! Getting Out Other Ways Stumped Hit-Wicket Handled Ball Double Hit Timed Out Obstructing the field Only ONE batsman can get out / ball

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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Basics Field & Equipment Players Scoring & Getting Out Winning Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! Test Matches 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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Howzatt !!! Scorecard A England vs. Australia England (1st innings): 237 all out Australia (1st innings): 412 all out England (2nd innings): 375 all out Australia (2nd innings): 201 for 5 412+201 > 237+375 Result: Australia wins by 5 wickets

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Howzatt !!! Scorecard B India vs. Pakistan Pakistan (1st innings): 105 all out India (1st innings): 492 all out Pakistan (2nd innings): 235 all out 492 > 105+235 Result: India wins by an innings

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Howzatt !!! Recap 2 Teams: 11 players each 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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Howzatt !!! Outline Brief History Rules Demo! Advanced Techniques (Gokul)

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Howzatt !!! References MCC: http://www.lords.org/cricket/laws.asp BBC Sports Academy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/bsp/hi/cricket/rules/html/default.stm Antony Hosking: http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm

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Howzatt !!! Field

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Howzatt !!! Pitch

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Howzatt !!! Pitch: Dimensions Stumps 20.12m (22 yards) 17.68m 3.05m (10 ft) Batting Crease

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Howzatt !!! From A Shepherd’s Game… Similar game played by shepherds in England in 13th century ‘Cric’ = Curved staff used by a shepherd