Results in 1 run to the batting team.Įssentially, when the batter’s leg blocks the ball from striking the wicket. When the ball clips the edge of the bat and goes behind the wicket.Īn illegal delivery from the bowler. When the batter switches his grip from left to right, or vice versa, as the bowler is in his run up. Here’s a few extra terms that will help you stand out of the crowd on the badwagon and take your cricket bluffing to the next level
The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy Image: Inpho We’re in Pool B, which contains: India, South Africa, UAE, Ireland, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Victory in those two games should see Ireland through to the last eight. With the West Indies accounted for Ireland will now be hopeful of adding wins over fellow associate nation the UAE and the lowest ranked test nation, Zimbabwe. India and England are most people’s outside tips.įollowing the West Indies win, they appear promising.
The big three in the bookies’ eyes are Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. From there on it’s a straight knock-out format. The top four sides in each pool qualify for the quarter finals. The teams are split into two pools of seven, with a round-robin format seeing each side play six games. ODI: One Day International – a 50 overs game and the format for the World Cup.Ī bowler can’t bowl two overs in a row, and can only bowl a maximum of 10 per game.īowlers have different skills and abilities, and there is a tactical battle at play with certain bowlers utilised depending on the current situation and a bowler's overs used at the best time possible.Ĭricket’s biggest competition is held over 44 days in New Zealand and Australia, the top 14 ODI sides in the world compete. The wicket is also a term for the pitch (or bowling area) and a wicket is taken when a batsman is out. It is, literally, the stumps at either end of the pitch, which hold the wooden bails the fielding team are aiming to knock off and get the batsman out.Ī wicket is also the term used when a player is out (“The bowler took two wickets” means the bowler got two batters out). Innings: A match is divided into two innings, with teams taking a turn batting and fielding. It’s four runs for hitting the ball to the boundary of the field, and six for clearing the boundary without the ball touching the ground. One run for each time both batsmen on the pitch run between the wickets. Think of them as the 'hello', 'goodbye' and 'thank you' of your Irish-Cricket dictionary. If the second team to bat surpasses the first side’s total score then the game ends.
The first team to bat will clock up their score and then it is up to the other side to ‘chase’ that total*. The innings ends when all batsmen are out or 50 overs are bowled – whichever comes first.Ī batter can be out directly from a bowled ball run out while between the wickets or caught – when a ball struck by the batsman is caught by a defensive player before bouncing. A One Day International (ODI) - as is the case in the World Cup - has a limit of 50 overs per innings. The winner is the team with the most runs accumulated by the end of their innings – their turn at bat.Īn over is six bowled balls. Two teams of 11 players take turns batting and bowling. This is read as “123 for 1”.Įach team has 10 batters to get through before being “all out”. Scores are counted like this: 123/1 – meaning, 123 runs have been scored and one batter is out. We’ve compiled the following cheat sheet to help you navigate the basics of the game, and perhaps get a little more enjoyment from the coming few weeks (or just competently bluff your way through some water-cooler chats). (Think GAA scores – a score of 1-06 makes little sense to someone watching their first game, but it’s not complicated. The heavy reliance on terminology makes it tricky for the newcomer, but the seemingly complex language and scoring system is easily deciphered.
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