Cricket

Cricket Ball and Bat

 Duties of Match Refree
 Following every game, the match referee composes and
submits a match report to the ICC, noting any events or
actions by players or umpires that may be a concern in
terms of the Code of Conduct or the Laws
of Cricket. Match referees are frequently
former cricket players who have had distinguished careers
on the field.
Duties of Umpires
 Duties of Third Umpire
 The third umpire (or TV Umpire) is an off-
field umpire used in some cricket matches, particularly
international matches. Their role is to make the final
decision in questions referred to them by the two on-
field umpires or the players. The third umpire is also
there to act as an emergency on-field umpire if required.
Dismissal of Batsman
Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket. A
batsman is caught if the batsman hits the ball, with the bat (or
with a glove when the glove is in contact with the bat), and the
ball is caught by the bowler or a fielder before it hits the
ground.
it is a method of dismissing a batsman, by hitting the
wicket with a ball delivered by the bowler.
A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play
no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping
crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing side. ...
A batsman is not given out Run out if he can be
given out Stumped.
A batsman is stumped if, from a legitimate delivery (i.e. not
a no-ball), the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while
the batsman is out of his ground (because he has moved
down the pitch beyond the popping crease, usually in an
attempt to hit the ball) and not attempting a run.
 The batsman is out “hit wicket” if he breaks his
own wicket with his bat or any part of his person
while playing the ball or setting off for a run.
 Handled the ball was Law 33 in the Laws
of Cricket established by the Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC). A batsman could be given out for handling the
ball if, while playing a delivery, the batsman
intentionally touched the ball with one or both of their
hands not holding the bat.
Hit the ball twice, or "double-hit", is a method of
dismissal in the sport of cricket.
In most cases an obstruction occurs when a batsman
thinks that he is going to be run out and he blocks
the ball with his bat or changes his course while
running between wickets to block the ball.
Timed out is a method of dismissal in the sport
of cricket. It occurs when an incoming batsman is not
ready to play within three minutes of the previous
batsman being out. It is very rare to be out and has never
occurred in any international match.
 RETIRES OUT
 In cricket, a batsman retires out if he retires without
the umpire's permission and does not have the
permission of the opposing captain to resume his
innings. If such a return does not occur, the batman is
marked as "retired out" and this is considered a
dismissal for the purposes of calculating a batting
average.
 PULL SHOT
 A pull is a cross-batted shot played to a ball bouncing around waist
height by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc in front of the
body, pulling it around to the leg side towards mid-wicket or
square leg.
 HOOK SHOT
 A hook is a shot taken when the ball is pitched outside the leg
stump and the ball comes up to the batsman at shoulder height. The
batsman hits the ball towards the leg side boundary. When the ball
comes somewhere between batsman head and his chest then he
play the hook shot. Below is hook shot.
 Hook shot and pull shot are generally played to short balls. They are termed
as horizontal bat shots as it is not played with straight bat down the ground.
 Hook shot is played to balls which are over shoulder high. It is played behind
the square leg fieldsman and around fine leg area. The batsmen tend to hit the
hook shots in the air and try to hit balls beyond the boundary. It is very
difficult to control hook shots as the batsmen get little time to adjust while
playing this shot. It is typically played against fast bowling.
 Pull shots are played in front of squre leg and near midwicket area against
balls which are pitched short of length and below shoulder high. It can be
played both in air and along the ground. It is played against all kinds of
bowlers. It's much easier to control pull shot than the Hook shot, as players get
ample time to adjust to the short ball.
 ON DRIVE
 To be able to play a good on drive your balance must be very good
at the crease. If your head is falling towards the offside, then you
will find it very difficult to get your weight going back into the ball.
 OFF DRIVE
 "The off drive is one of the most elegant shots in cricket.

The key to playing a good off drive is to ensure that your head and
front foot go across to the line of the ball.
 LEG GLANCE
 A leg-glance is only to play the ball behind the field, that is to deep
fine leg or even occasionally to square leg. It's usually played on
ball which are full in length
 Cover Drive
 The cover drive in cricket is the act of stroking the ball through
the covers with well-timed wristwork and conventional movement
of the front foot toward the pitch of a delivery aimed at or outside
the off stump. The cover drive is considered one of the most
graceful shots playable in the sport.
 square drive
 The square drive is a front foot stroke played by hitting the ball
'square' of the wicket towards backward point or cover. An
overpitched ball outide the off stump is the perfect opportunity to
play the square drive. ... Complete the stroke letting your bat
continue in an arc over your shoulder.
 cut
 A cut shot is like a cross-court hit except that the ball is hit at a
much sharper angle. Cut shots are also a much softer hit ball.
In cricket, it is a cross-batted shot by the batsman into the off side,
usually the point area or backward of point
 Late cut
 A late cut is played as or after the ball passes the batting player's
body and is hit towards the third man position. The cut shot is
typically played off the back foot but is also sometimes played off
the front foot against slower bowling.
 Spin bowling
 Leg spin
 Off spin

Leg spin is a type of spin bowling

in cricket. A leg spinner bowls
right-arm with a wrist spin
action. The leg spinner's normal
delivery causes the ball to spin
from right to left in the cricket
pitch when the ball bounces. 
 Leg spin
 LEG BREAK
 GOOGLY
 TOP SPINER
 FLIPPER
 SLIDER
 GOOGLY
 In cricket, a googly is a type of
deceptive delivery bowled by a
right-arm leg spin bowler.
In Australia, it is usually referred
to as a wrong'un. A leg spin
bowler bowls in a leg spin way
but it goes in the off spin direction.
 Flipper
 The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used
in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back
spin ball. Squeezed out of the front of the hand with the thumb and
first and second fingers, it keeps deceptively low after pitching and
can accordingly be very difficult to play.
 Top spinner
 A topspinner is a type of delivery bowled by a
cricketer bowling either wrist spin or finger spin. In either case,
the bowler imparts the ball with top spin by twisting it with his or
her fingers prior to delivery.
 OFF SPIN
 Off spin is a type of finger
spin bowling in cricket. A
bowler who uses this
technique is called an off
spinner. Off spinners are
right-handed spin bowlers
who use their fingers to
spin the ball. Their normal
delivery is an off break,
which spins from left to
right when the ball bounces
on the pitch.
 Off Spin
 An arm ball is a type of delivery in cricket. It is a variation delivery
bowled by an off spin bowler or slow left-arm orthodox bowler. It is
the finger spin
 Doosra bowling
 In a doosra, the off-spinner uses the same finger action as an off-
break delivery but he cocks the wrist so that the back of his hand
faces the batsman. This twist makes the ball spin in the opposite
direction, confusing the batsman who often plays it thinking it
would be an off-break.
 CHINAMAN BOWLING
 Left-arm unorthodox spin, also
known as slow left-arm wrist-
spin bowling and formerly as a
chinaman, is a type of spin
bowling in the sport of cricket.
Left-arm unorthodox spin
bowlers use wrist spin to spin the
ball, and make it deviate, or ‘turn’
from left to right after pitching.
 POWER PLAY
 Powerplay one (P1) from overs 1 to 10 with a maximum of two
fielders outside the 30 yard circle, 
 powerplay two (P2) from overs 11 to 40 with a maximum of four
fielders outside the 30-yard circle.
 powerplay three (P3) from 41 to 50 with a maximum of five fielders
outside the 30 yard circle.
 Batting and Bowling power Play
 The first 10 overs is the batting power play. Here not more than 2
fielders are allowed outside the 30 yard circle. Between the 10th and
the 40th overs, a maximum of 4 fielders can be allowed outside the
30 yard circle. From the 41st to the 50th over is when the bowling
power play starts.
 Terminology
 Knight watchman
 Duck
 Golden duck
 Ferret
 Rabbit
 Rubber
 Sundry
 Extra
 Sitter
 Dolly catch
 Seam
 Skittle
 Maiden over
 Kings pair
 No ball
 DIAMOND DUCK
 A batsman who is dismissed without facing a ball (most usually run
out from the non-striker's end, but alternatively stumped or run out
off a wide delivery) is said to be out for a diamond duck
 Kings pair
 A pair in cricket refers to when a batsman is dismissed for a duck
(without scoring) in both innings. It is called a 'king pair' if the
batsman gets out for a golden duck [getting out on the first ball he
faced] in both innings.
 Nightwatchman
 In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman
who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of
the day.
 Rabbit :- Poor Batsman.

 Ferret :-Ferret is referred to an exceptionally poor batsman

 Form of cricket
 There are three formats of cricket played at the
international level – Test matches Test cricket is
the traditional form of the game, which has
been played since 1877 and now settled in a
five-day format which comprises two innings
each.
 One-Day Internationals
 Twenty20 Internationals. ...
 BCCI
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body for
cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a
society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration
 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
 Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club founded in 1787 and
based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St
John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body
of cricket and still holds considerable global influence.
 ICC
 The International Cricket Council is the world governing body of
cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909
by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was
renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took
up its current name in 1989
 Important Tournaments(National)
 The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship
played in India between multiple teams representing regional and
state cricket associations. The competition currently consists of 38
teams, with all 28 states in India and four of the eight union
territories having at least one representation. (1934)
 The Vijay Hazare Trophy
 The Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the Ranji One-Day
Trophy, was started in 2002–03 as a limited-overs cricket domestic
competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is
named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare. Tamil Nadu
is the most successful team having won the trophy 5 times.
 Duleep Trophy
 The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition
played in India. Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of
Nawanagar, the competition was originally contested by teams
representing geographical zones of India. Since 2016–17 it has been
played by teams chosen by BCCI selectors.( 1961)
 Deodhar Trophy
 The Deodhar Trophy, also Spelled as, Devdhar Trophy, is a List A
cricket tournament competition in Indian domestic cricket. It is
named after D B Deodhar (known as the Grand Old Man of Indian
cricket) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual
basis among the 3 national level teams - India A, India B and India
C.
 Irani Trophy
 The Z. R. Irani Cup (earlier called Irani Trophy) tournament was
conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25
years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the
late Z. R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928, till his death in
1970. The fixture is played annually between the incumbent Ranji
Trophy winners and the Rest of India Team.