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Cricket
 Played between two teams consisting of 11 players each. There is an earmarked circular ground area within which they have to play. This ground area varies from 65 yards to 75 yards from the centre of the pitch. The pitch is a strip prepared, rolled properly at the centre of the ground of which the game is played. This pitch is 66 feet long and 8 feet in width. There are three stumps on each longer side of the pitch (in the centre) with two bails (strip of wood) to cover the gaps on top of the stumps...".
Please also consider the following pages from SportsVL:
The Global Game
Overview of Cricket
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Cricinfo explanation of Cricket
World wide coverage from Cricinfo, including history, equipment, umpiring, preparing pitches, playing conditions, Cricketing Organisations, news, live scores etc
About Cricket
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BBC Sport Academy
attempts to explain the game; Rules, pitch dimensions, pitch and weather conditions, scoring guide, how to get 'out', etc
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Channel 4 Analyst
a popular feature of Channel 4's Test Match Cricket coverage which looks at how cricket 'works' and explains the sport's many technical and historical nuances.
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David Mar
gives a very thorough introduction from basics to equipment, field placing, pitch dimensions etc. Not recently updated but still useful
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Virtual Dominica
has an introduction to the game of cricket for beginners, with origin of cricket terms too.
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Wikipedia
covers The fielding positions, including a useful diagram to understand positional play in Cricket.
History of Cricket
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Wikipedia
has Origin and History of Cricket including a possible explanation for the name
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334 Not Out
The history of the Ashes matches between England and Australia and much more
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Cricinfo
have a selection of links to sites relevant to Cricket History
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Early Roman aspects
Of ball games; how balls were constructed for early ball games or exercise, includes pictures of a similar game portrayed on ancient Greek vases
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Rick Eyre
presents Today in Cricket History: People and events
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ABC of Cricket
has a range of articles on the history of cricket (advertising and pop-ups too, when checked)
Rules of Cricket
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MCC
are the official custodians of the laws of cricket, and have detailed information about the current laws of the game
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Cricinfo
Provides a detailed study of the Duckworth-Lewis method of resetting targets in rain-affected one-day cricket matches
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Cricket Pitch dimensions
from BBC Sports Academy
Cricket Equipment
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BBC Sports Academy
provides the Pitch dimensions, including the stumps, and information on how the pitch responds to changing weather conditions
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Cricket equipment
reviews and price comparisons on Ciao.co.uk
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Stadium Turf
presents information designed for Groundskeepers on how to lay, prepare and maintain a cricket wicket
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Cricket bat manufacture
A blog (and ads) with content on cricket bat manufacture
Improve at Cricket
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Ask the Coach
John Gibson, Cricket Coaching, will answer questions on cricket skills and technique
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BBC Sports Academy
present a range of information resources and masterclasses all aimed at improving your cricket - batting, bowling, keeping wicket etc
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Channel 4 Analyst
has plenty of information, pictures, and historical references for technique analysis covering all aspects of the game
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CricketWeb
has a resource area for Cricket Coaching, covering batting, bowling, and fielding with drills, articles, and techniques for each
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Live India
has Cricket Tips and Techniques; photos, diagrams and explanations; covering batting, bowling, fielding and wicket keeping
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MiCricketCoach
has a lot of free online content including guides to nutrition, fitness, drills, field settings etc
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Develop your cricket skills
with BBC Sport Cricket
Cricket Coaching
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Canada Cricket Online
has information for coaches, including a fielding position chart, batting strokes chart, and animated practice drills
Cricket Drills
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TackleSport
Has some sample animated drills (Shockwave plugin required)
Fitness for Cricket
Cricket Injuries
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Sports Injury Bulletin
advises: be prepared for Injuries at cricket. "The mean time spent off work by amateur cricketers is 1.4 weeks, but among professional cricketers this rises to 6.5 weeks"
Cricket Science and Technical info
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Business Times
highlights research on how cricket balls respond to a wearing pitch - uses high tech camera
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Cricinfo
has a detailed article on the Science behind swing bowling
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Stadium Turf
has an analysis of the science of Assessing pitch performance
Play/Watch Cricket
Cricket Organisational bodies
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International Cricket Council
the international governing body for the game of Cricket, with news, events, development, rankings, awards, and ICC tournament details
Cricket Competitions
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Wikipedia
gives an overview of International Test cricket, background, competing nations, history etc
Cricket Players
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Cricket Heroes
Photographic encyclopedia; search by player, country, decade, or view by country
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Yuvraj Singh
Official Website of Yuvraj Singh
Cricket News
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Cricket365
has extensive coverage of the worldwide game, news, stats, fixtures, results, blogs etc.
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Criclounge
Criclounge : A Home for all cricket fans around the World, Enjoy Cricket News, Forum Discussions, Live Score updates, Commentry, Flash Games, Mind Games, Fantasy Lounge, Articles, Features, Prizes many more
Cricket Portals
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BBC Sport
"Have Your Say" on Cricket, with search to find relevant content and sortable by title, date etc
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Big Cricket
an on-line community with forums, polls, news, blogs etc
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Cricinfo Blogs
has a variety of cricket opinion and comment to check out
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Cricket 360
A Cricket portal - news, scores, forum, videos, social network.
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Cricket Fanatic
has the latest cricket news from blogs covering all corners of the cricket world
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Cricket Highlights
is a forum dedicated to showing cricket highlight videos of the latest games worldwide
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CricketWeb
is an international cricket portal with news, stats, forums, blogs, stats, etc
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Crickety
A cricket forum for you to air your views.
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The Cricket Discussion Forum
Cricforum is a long-established cricket discussion forum for fans from all around the world.
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The Big Project
has a page of links to cricket sites on a range of topics
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Cricket At Its Best
amateur cricket blog
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22yardscricket
22yardscricket blog offers editorial comment and analysis, focusing on Indian and Pakistan Cricket, but has an International coverage; links to key cricket sites
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Cricket Fan Club
Community site: a fan club for cricket fans, join up and contribute for your favourite team or player
Variations of Cricket
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Backyard and Beach Cricket Rules
The rules of backyard and beach cricket are as fluid as the waves on an ocean shore, which will snatch the ball from off the very pitch itself; so what follows are the myths and legends by which we play.
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British Blind Sport
gives an introduction to Blind Cricket and provides opportunities to find out more
Cricket in Africa
Play/Watch Cricket in Africa
Cricket News in Africa
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iAfrica
has a channel for cricket news
Cricket in South Africa
Play/Watch Cricket in South Africa
Cricket Organisational bodies in South Africa
Cricket Competitions in South Africa
Professional Cricket in South Africa
Indian Premier League - IPL
All of our content for the Indian Premier League is filed under "India".
Cricket in Asia
Cricket in Bangladesh
Overview of Cricket in Bangladesh
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Cricbd
Bangladesh cricket site includes articles, player profiles and statistics, Test and ODI scorecards, message board, and news about cricket, Bangladesh and beyond.
Play/Watch Cricket in Bangladesh
Cricket Organisational bodies in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh- Tiger Cricket
The official site of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, with News, fixtures, and results for the international team and the Bangladesh Premier League
Cricket News in Bangladesh
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BBC Sport
focuses on the International team - The Tigers - with news, squads, results etc
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CricInfo
covers Bangladesh cricket - all aspects of the game, including domestic
Cricket Portals in Bangladesh
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Bangla Cricket
the place for Tigers Fans, with news, articles, tournaments, history, stats, players information etc
Cricket in India
Play/Watch Cricket in India
Cricket Competitions in India
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Altius Directory
provides information about the IPL Twenty20 - 2010 Schedules, results, rankings, IPL venues, etc
Professional Cricket in India
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IPL 2010
Coverage of the IPL with fixtures and blog-style commentary
Cricket Players in India
Cricket News in India
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123 India
has coverage of the game of cricket for India
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Rediff
has a channel for Indian cricket news
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Sify
has an Indian Cricket news channel
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That's Cricket
from OneIndia, has news, articles, results, scores, etc
Cricket Portals in India
Cricket Blogs in India
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IPL Live
Blog for the Indian Premier League
Cricket in Europe
Play/Watch Cricket in Europe
Cricket News in Europe
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Cricket Europe
provides news coverage of the game across Europe providing the stories you don't see on the back page
Cricket in Finland
Play/Watch Cricket in Finland
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Empire Cricket Club
in Helsinki; committed to giving anyone who wants to play the game an opportunity
Cricket in Germany
Play/Watch Cricket in Germany
Cricket in Switzerland
Overview of Cricket in Switzerland
Rules of Cricket in Switzerland
Cricket Officials in Switzerland
Play/Watch Cricket in Switzerland
Cricket Organisational bodies in Switzerland
Cricket in North America
Overview of Cricket in North America
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Cricinfo
has extensive news, results, features and fixtures for West Indies cricket
About Cricket in North America
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Barbados.org
has some basic information about the West Indies Cricket team
Play/Watch Cricket in North America
Cricket Portals in North America
Cricket in Barbados
Overview of Cricket in Barbados
About Cricket in Barbados
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Barbados.org
has information about Cricket in Barbados for visitors
Cricket in Trinidad and Tobago
Overview of Cricket in Trinidad and Tobago
Cricket in USA
Overview of Cricket in the USA
History of Cricket in the USA
Play/Watch Cricket in the USA
Cricket Organisational bodies in the USA
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Cricket Council USA
Our site is for cricket development and international cricket matches in usa and around the world.
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United States of America Cricket Association
(USACA) "Promotes the game of Cricket at all levels in the United States of America, developing national teams that will be competitive and successful in international competitions"
Cricket in Oceania
Cricket in Australia
Overview of Cricket in Australia
History of Cricket in Australia
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Wikipedia
covers the history and achievements of the Australian National Cricket side
Cricket Statistics in Australia
Play/Watch Cricket in Australia
Cricket Organisational bodies in Australia
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Australian Institute of Sport
provides facilities and support for the development of the game of cricket, men and women.
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Cricket Australia
has news, results and information for the domestic and international game, plus stats and score, tickets etc
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Cricket Victoria
covers the Bushrangers, events, memberships, news etc
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Northern Territory Cricket Association
Events, Associations and clubs , junior cricket,. umpiring
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South Australian Cricket Association
covers the Redbacks, Scorpions, membership, support etc
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Tasmanian Cricket Association
covers the Tasmanian Tigers, inside the TCA, the David Boon Club etc
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Western Australia Cricket Association
covers the Warriors, tickets, fixtures and news
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Southern Stars
is the home of Women's Cricket in Australia
Cricket Competitions in Australia
Professional Cricket in Australia
Cricket Players in Australia
Cricket Venues in Australia
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austadiums
has information on most australian venues
Cricket News in Australia
Cricket Portals in Australia
Cricket in New Zealand
Overview of Cricket in New Zealand
History of Cricket in New Zealand
Cricket Statistics in New Zealand
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CricketWeb
has a stats page for the historical achievements of the NZ Blackcaps
Play/Watch Cricket in New Zealand
Cricket Organisational bodies in New Zealand
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NZ Cricket
the official site, with international and domestic coverage. Includes an archive, grassroots, and New Zealand Cricket the organisation. (works best in IE, not Firefox)
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Auckland Cricket Association
Responsible for developing and managing and developing the game of cricket within the wider Auckland region from Orewa to Papatoetoe; home of the Auckland Aces
Cricket News in New Zealand
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