Cricket is a team sport similar to baseball played with two teams of eleven players. Like baseball their are multiple batters (called batsmen) and pitchers (called bowlers) as well as a team captain and fielders. A Cricket Ball is similar to a baseball however is often red and covered in heavy leather. The bat is different from a baseball bat and resembles a paddle since two sides are flat.

A Cricket field resembles a baseball field and has a patch in the center called the "pitch". Unlike baseball a Cricket field has two wooden wickets. A wicket is a small wooden post essential to the game of Cricket.

Cricket Wicket (Above) Cricket Gameplay

In Cricket the bowler stands in the pitch and throw the ball to the batsmen. The batsmen stands at one wicket and the bowler at the other. The bowler throws the ball towards the batsmen (usually bouncing once) who tries to hit to the ball and score points. As in baseball hitting the ball is the way points are scored in Cricket. The bowler not only tries to prevent the batter from hitting the ball but also tries to hit a small wooden top off the wicket. If the bowler is able to hit the top off the wicket then the batter is out.

Cricket Field

Cricket can be played over a varying period of time based on which form of the game is being played. Each form decides key factors that determine a win, loss, and tie. Cricket is played all over the world howver the governance lies with the International Cricket Council (ICC) which is based in Dubai. The rules of Cricket are actually kept as a formal code called the "Laws of Cricket" and are kept in London, England.

The batsmen will score points by hitting the ball and running to the opposite wicket where another batsmen (called the "non-striker"). Each time a bastmen exchanges sides they score a run.

Like baseball if a fielder is able to catch the ball before it hits the ground - the batsmen is out. However, unlike baseball the fielders do not wear a glove giving the game a bit of a twist on typical baseball fielding.