Cricket sport was played in England for the first time in the world. In England, cricket sports began to be played in the 16th century. Over time, it became the national sport of England. Outside the UK, India, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, such as a game played in countries.
The first cricket match was played in 1728 between Surrey and the city teams. After the first match, international competitions began to be played. International competitions started to be played in the 19th century. In addition, the cricket took part in the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900.
There is an institution in cricket sports such as UEFA and FIFA. The name of this institution is the International Cricket Council (ICC). Number of member countries 107. This council also appoints arbitrators in international competitions.
Materials Used in Cricket Sports
As with American football, cricket sport also has the necessary materials to play. Some of them are used for protection. Protective equipment must be worn since there may be injuries.Our protective materials are knee pad, side guard, helmet, gloves, arm, leg and knee protectors. Other materials used in the game are;
Cricket Ball: The weight of the cricket ball used in men and women varies. In the cricket sport, only one ball is used. When the ball starts to become unusable, used new ball. And decides by the referees.
Cricket Bat: The material used by the shooter in the game. Cricket bat consists of two parts. Holding section and the flat part of the ball. The part where the ball is hit should definitely be made of wood.
Cricket Castle (Wicket): From three bars vertically aligned and horizontal consists of two bars. Vertical bars are called '' stamp '' and horizontal bars '' bail '' is called. Stamp is 71 cm long and Bail is 11 cm long.The goal in cricket sports is to score goals. So your opponent is to lower the cricket castle. The team that is able to achieve this is winning the game.
Cricket Ground: The playground is rectangular in shape as in football and basketball fields. The length of the field is 20,12 meters and its width is 3,05 meters. All domination in the field of play belongs to referees. The referees are therefore very important.
Referees
There are two referees in the field that apply the rules in cricket sport. There are two more referees holding the numbers of teams. The number of referees in international match may be three depending on the situation.
Players and Player Profiles
Teams consist of eleven people as in football. Each team has a captain. The captain has a lot of influence in the game. Except for international competitions, in case of agreement of the teams the number of players may be more than eleven or less. One of the substitutes may enter the game instead of the injured player. But he can't act like a real player.
No general restrictions for player profiles in cricket but player profiles are changed according to players' positions.
Shooters: They are chosen from people with a tall and athletic body structure.
Beaters: Hand and eye coordination should be very good. They also need to have very fast decision-making capabilities.
Fielders: These players need to be agile and strong.
Game Rules
There are 42 rules in total. There are only institution that make up the rules and go to change. Institution's name Marylebone Cricket Club.The first four rules explain the information about the referees and players. Rules between 5-11, about field layout and materials in the game. Rules between 12-17, includes information about the structure and operation of the game. Rules between 18-26, contains information about the numbers in the game.Rules between 27-39, includes information about expulsion from the game. The fortieth rule includes information about goalkeepers.
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