Look at pictures of the equipment online. Watch professionals play cricket online or on sports channels on TV—you will see the equipment they are using. Recognize where the equipment is used on the field: the bats and balls are in the players’ hands, but the wickets and stumps are out on the field.
The wooden wickets are at either end of the wicket. The batsmen stand in front of these. The batsmen run in between these to score runs. Boundaries are the edges of the playing field.
One type of boundary is awarded four runs. This is when the batsman hits the ball past the boundary line even though the ball has touched the ground inside the boundary rope. The other type of boundary is awarded six runs. This is when the batsman hits the ball past the boundary line without the ball bouncing first.
The other 9 players have no special equipment. The other 9 players are the stand in various locations around the field. Their collective goal is to stop the batsman from scoring runs, and get them out.
If a bowler, delivers a ball and the ball hits the stumps and the bail falls off, he is out Bowled. If a batsman hits the stumps with his bat and the bail falls off, he is out hit stumps. If a batsman is hit by the ball on the legs, and it is judged that the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps, he is out leg before wicket. If a fielder, bowler, or wicket keeper catches the batsman’s hit, he is out caught. If the batsman is running and the fielder, bowler, or wicketkeeper throws the ball directly at the batsman’s stumps and the bail falls off before the batsman is inside the crease, he is out run out. If a batsman is out another batsman replaces him. Once a team has lost ten wickets the innings is finished.
Touching the ball when batting. Bowl the ball that bounces too many times before reaching the batsman. Bowl the ball too far to either side of the wicket they are aiming at. Hitting the ball twice when batting. Batsmen need to be paying attention while batting, or they can get out.
