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Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings. In professional cricket the length of a game ranges from 20 overs of six bowling deliveries per side to Test cricket played over five days. The Laws of Cricket are maintained by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) with additional Standard Playing Conditions for Test matches and One Day Internationals. Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's governing body, has ten full members. The game is played particularly in Australasia, the Indian subcontinent, the West Indies, Southern Africa and England. The objective of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.

Featured article Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. A Bodyline bowler deliberately aimed the cricket ball at the body of the opposing batsman, in the hope of creating legside deflections that could be caught by one of several fielders in the quadrant of the field behind square leg. The tactic led to ill feeling between the two national teams, with the controversy eventually spilling into the diplomatic arena. Over the next two decades, several of the Laws of Cricket were changed to prevent this tactic being repeated. More featured articles · Read more... Featured list The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The series have varied in length, consisting of between one and six Test matches, but since 1998 have been consistently five matches. It is one of sport's most celebrated rivalries and dates back to 1882. It is generally played biennially, alternating between the United Kingdom and Australia. Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket. It stated that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." The Honourable Ivo Bligh adopted the term and, as captain of the English party that travelled to Australia the following winter, promised to bring the "Ashes" home. Ashes series Series Years Host First match Tests Aus Eng Drawn Result Holder 1 1882–83 Australia 01882-12-30 30 December 1882 3 1 2 0 England England 2 1884 England 01884-07-11 11 July 1884 3 0 1 2 England England 34 1948 England 01948-06-10 10 June 1948 5 4 0 1 Australia Australia 35 1950–51 Australia 01950-12-01 1 December 1950 5 4 1 0 Australia Australia 65 2009 England 02009-07-08 8 July 2009 5 1 2 2 England England 66 2010–11 Australia 02010-11-25 25 November 2010 5 1 3 1 England England Read more... Current cricket International Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011-12 Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2011-12 Zimbabwean cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12 Pakistani cricket team vs England in the UAE in 2011–12 Anniversaries... On this day in cricket New Zealand 1969 – Shane Thomson, 19 Tests and 56 ODIs, is born at Hamilton 1979 – Daniel Vettori is born at Auckland January 27 · Archive... · tomorrow

Selected picture The captains of the sixteen countries of the 2007 Cricket World Cup assemble together. In the news For cricket news, see International cricket in 2011–12 and International cricket in 2012, the current sports events portal, or the Wikinews sports portal. Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest cricket articles: ... Rahul Dravid recently crossed over Allan Border for getting out bowled most times? ...that there are fourteen Ugandan first-class cricketers? ...that the roundarm trial matches were played between Sussex and All-England teams in 1827 to help the MCC to decide if roundarm bowling should be legalised or not? ...that Asif Karim, the former Kenya captain also represented his country in the Davis cup? Archive · Start a new article...

ICC Rankings The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side. Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 England 37 4,634 125 2 India 41 4,846 118 3 South Africa 28 3,277 117 4 Australia 37 3,815 103 5 Pakistan 31 3,081 99 6 Sri Lanka 35 3,426 98 7 West Indies 30 2,654 88 8 New Zealand 23 1,903 83 9 Bangladesh 18 135 8 Reference: ICC Rankings, 6 January 2012 more... One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side. Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 Australia 33 4,291 130 2 India 42 4,888 116 3 South Africa 22 2,537 115 4 Sri Lanka 33 3,693 112 5 Pakistan 37 4,018 109 6 England 35 3,706 106 7 New Zealand 25 2,174 87 8 West Indies 25 2,013 81 9 Bangladesh 32 1,995 62 10 Zimbabwe 30 1,402 47 11 Ireland 12 492 41 12 Netherlands 9 137 15 13 Kenya 7 0 0 Reference: ICC Rankings, 25 October 2011 more...

Categories History of cricket · Forms of cricket · Cricket laws and regulations · Cricket equipment · Cricket terminology · Cricket scoring · more... Featured content Featured articles (38) A. E. J. Collins · Adam Gilchrist · Archie Jackson · Arthur Morris · Bart King · Bill Brown · Bill O'Reilly · Bill Ponsford · Bodyline · Brian Booth · Charlie Macartney · Clem Hill · Cricket World Cup · Don Tallon · Donald Bradman · Donald Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Doug Ring with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Early life of Keith Miller · Ernie Toshack · Ernie Toshack with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Harbhajan Singh · Harry Trott · Hugh Trumble · Ian Chappell · Ian Craig · Ian Johnson · Jack Marsh · John the bookmaker controversy · Keith Johnson · Kevin Pietersen · Marcus Trescothick · Neil Harvey with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Paul Collingwood · Ron Hamence with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Sam Loxton with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 · Sid Barnes · Sydney Riot of 1879 · West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 Featured lists (23) 2006 ICC Champions Trophy squads · 2007 Cricket World Cup squads · 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics · 2007 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches‎ · African XI ODI cricketers · Asian XI ODI cricketers · Australian Twenty20 International cricketers · Cricket World Cup records · Cricketers called for throwing in major cricket matches in Australia · International cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting · International cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar · International cricket centuries by Sourav Ganguly · Ireland ODI cricketers · Namibia ODI cricketers · One Day International cricket hat-tricks · One Day International cricket records · Scotland ODI cricketers · Test hat-tricks · Test cricket records · Test cricket triple centuries · Wisden Cricketers of the Year · World XI ODI cricketers · Zimbabwean national cricket captains

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