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What is the Cricket bat made of?
Wood
What is the batter?
The person who is hitting.
Hitting the ball and running or clearing a boundary. Hitting boundaries are the quickest way.
What is a bowler?
The player who tries to hit the ball and score runs.
What is a fielder?
A player who tries to stop the ball and prevent runs.
Where is the wicket keeper positioned?
Behind the batter
How many teams are playing in cricket?
2
What is a boundary?
The edge of the playing area.
How do you win?
The team with the most won.
In which country did modern cricket develop?
s England?
Name TWO countries where cricket is very popular.
India, Pakistan, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
How many people are on each team?
11
How many ways are there to get a batter out?
10 ways
What is the rectangular area where the bowler delivers the ball called?
What is the pitch?
Cricket is especially popular in which region of the world?
A. South Asia
B. South America
C. Antarctica
D. Greenland
South Asia
Why did cricket spread from England to many other countries?
Cricket spread through British influence and the British Empire, as people in different territories and countries were introduced to the sport.
Is cricket a new sport or a sport with hundreds of years of history?
hundreds of years of history?
What major international tournament is held for cricket?
Cricket World Cup?
Cricket became especially organized and developed as a sport during which centuries?
1700s–1800s?
How did the British Empire help cricket become an international sport?
British people, institutions, schools, military members, and communities introduced and played cricket in many places around the world.
Give TWO differences between cricket and baseball.
How many wickets are made up of three wooden stumps?
3 stumps
What country is home to the Indian national cricket team?
India
What is the area where the bowler delivers the ball called?
The pitch
What is the name of the three wooden posts that the batter protects?
wickets