Taking your guard is a vital part of being a batter, and even if you are very much a part-time batter, it is important to understand the best ways of taking guard. It’s a crucial part of your defence and it can be the difference between managing to play a shot and seeing your stumps …
Taking Guard in Cricket – Which Batting Guard to Choose Read More »
A “bye” in cricket. This is yet another cricketing term to get your head around. When you’re getting started watching or playing cricket and you hear an umpire or commentator say “that’s a bye” you might be a little confused about what they mean. Let’s explain a bye, and the types of bye including leg …
You may have heard the term “beamer” in cricket commentary and wondered what the commentators are actually talking about. What even is a beamer? Unfortunately, cricket does have a dangerous side to it, and we have seen some horrible injuries in the past, which the cricketing authorities have taken steps to try to eradicate. As …
What is a Beamer in Cricket? Dangerous Bowling and Unfair Play Rules Read More »
To the absolute beginner, the scoring on cricket can look incredibly complicated and even intimidating. Whether it’s a village cricket match or a professional, international test match, there needs to be a record kept of the cricket score for all cricket clubs. This is the job of the “scorer” or “scorers” in some cases – …
When you break it down, cricket can be quite a simple game. In any given innings, the batting team is trying to score as many runs as possible, and the bowling team is trying to get all of the batters out. Highest score wins. That’s cricket in its most simplistic form, and there is, of …
10 Ways to Get Out in Cricket: Dismissals Explained Read More »
Want to get into cricket? Maybe you’ve decided it looks like fun when watching some cricket on television. Maybe you’ve seen that local cricket clubs don’t require you to be an athlete to start playing, and want to rekindle your competitive streak. Luckily, cricket is a really accessible sport. When I moved to a new …
Cricket is an inclusive sport, and whether you have a young child who fancies themselves as the next big thing, or you just want to dust off the whites and have a go at playing some village cricket for the first time in years, there should be a club for you. All levels of skill …
If you watch any form of cricket you will see bowlers with a variety of different styles and techniques. It is one of the things that keeps cricket so interesting, and turns it into a real “chess match”. The very basic way of categorising the bowling is splitting the styles into “fast” and “slow” but …
All Types of Bowling in Cricket: The Complete Guide Read More »
“Oh and he’s played a beautiful shot into the off side.” This is the sort of commentary that may confuse you when you start to watch cricket. God forbid you go to practice and someone asks you to go and field at “mid off” and you stare with a blank expression. Off side and leg …
The Difference Between Off Side and Leg Side in Cricket Read More »
If you watch cricket for the very first time, it won’t be long until you see a wide ball signalled. The umpire will put their arms out to the side, extended to signal that the ball is a ‘wide’, but what is a wide? How does this impact the match and the scorecards? In this …
