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Summary: When playing cricket, the basic idea is that a run is created when the batsman runs the length of the pitch. Find out how two batsmen are used at the same time in cricket with help from the member of a cricket club in this free video on playing cricket.
Alam Khan is a member of the Nashville Cricket Club. The Nashville Cricket Club (NCC) was founded in 2002 for the purpose of promoting cricket in Nashville and its surrounding areas.read more
"Let's talk about the basics of cricket. Well, we have in baseball, you have four bases, for example you run from one base to another and you make a whole complete run, and that's one run. And in baseball you play one inning. Of course in cricket, there are two stumps. So you basically have a pitch in the middle of the ground, which is circular, and from one stump to another stump, we'll show you what it is, it's three pieces of wood wickets, which are at the end of each side of the crease. Basically, there are two batsmen that are involved at the same time, what you'd call batter, is what is a batsmen in cricket. No more than two, and no less than two can play at the same time. So basically, if the pitcher throws a ball at the batter, or the batsman, and he runs across to the other side, and they exchange, that's one run. So that's the very basic of cricket. The bat, of course, is flatter, we'll show you that, it's not round like a baseball. And you can hit in all angles, it's not just a certain direction. So that's pretty much the basics of cricket."
eHow Article: How to Play Cricket