CRICKET Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players

on a field at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team
takes it in turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team, fields.
Each turn is known as an innings. The size and shape of the cricket ground is not
a specified one why? The size of the cricket ground is also related to village
origins. The length of the pitch is specified as only 22 yards; but the shape and
size of the ground is not specified. Cricket was originally played in unfenced
land in public property. The size of the commons varied from one village to
another and there is no designated boundaries or boundary hits. When the ball
went to the crowd they would retrieve it to the fieldsman. Cricket games
equipment They are all made of natural, pre-industrial material. The bat is
made up of leather, twine and cork. All these items are handmade and not
industrially produced. Measurement of Bail and Stumps The wicket consists of
three wooden stumps that are 28 inches (71.1 cm) tall. The stumps are placed
along the batting crease with equal distance between each stump. They are
positioned in such a way that they are 9 inches (22.86 cm) wide. Two wooden
bails are placed on top of the stumps on each end of the pitch. The bails must
not project more than 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) above the stumps, and must, for
mens cricket, be 45/16 inches (10.95 cm) long. Cricket Stats Cricket ball speed
Fast bowlers 130 150 km/h Med bowlers 110 125 km/h Spin bowlers 80 85
km/h Record Bowlers Shoaib Akhtar 162km/h Murali 9