How to Play Cricket 2005
Although perhaps better known for its football and baseball games, video game publishing giant Electronic Arts (under its EA Sports imprint) also publishes a series of cricket games. "Cricket 2005" has a number of features, plays like a television presentation of a cricket match, and allows for either manual or automatic fielding.
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Instructions
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Being the Batsman and Fielding
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Boot up the game and select "New Game" to begin playing a simple Exhibition Match. You will then have to use different controls depending on whether you are the batsman or the bowler.
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Use the "L" or "R" trigger button to move your batsman around in the crease. Use the directional pad to choose your shot direction by holding down the direction you wish to shoot as your press the button to take your shot. Press the "X" button for a defensive shot, the "A" button for a regular shot and the "B" button for a lofting attack shot.
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Press "Y" to run once you hit the ball, and press "A" to cancel the run.
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Field the ball manually by moving the directional pad to move the cursor, and pressing "A" to select a fielder. Move the directional pad again to move that fielder, and press "A" to confirm his position.
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Press "X" to change the position of your fielders in the outfield to another pre-selected lineup. Press "A" to catch the ball with your current fielder. Press "A" once you have caught the ball to throw the ball. (This throw will be more accurate if the Throw Meter indicator is in the middle)
Being the Bowler
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Use the directional pad to move the pitch point marker around on the ground. You can change the angle of approach with the "L" or "R" trigger button. Press "A" to begin your run-up and ready your pitch. You can then press the "Y" button for a straight bowl or the "B" button for a special delivery based on your pitcher's characteristics.
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Once you have pressed the "B" button, you must press another button to choose your special pitch. Fast pitchers may press "A" for a fastball or "Y" for a slowball. Leg bowlers press "A" for a legspinner and "Y" for a topspinner. Offspinners also press "Y" for a topspinner, but press "A" for an offspin pitch.
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Press the "X" or "B" button as your special pitch to produce another type of pitch, such as a slow googly or a legcutter. These pitches will vary depending not only on the type of your pitcher, but also on whether your pitcher is left- or right-handed.
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Press the "L" or "R" triggers to have the ball drift left or right in the air once you have pitched it. You can also press "X" or "B" to send the ball right or left (respectively) off the pitch. Generally speaking, you don't want to veer too far away to one side, because you want to aim for the wickets.
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Tips & Warnings
Select automatic fielding to make the computer do the fielding work for you.
Don't attempt to play without first learning the basic rules of cricket.
