Cricket during break!

I would like to encourage everyone to try and play some cricket this thanksgiving break. You just need a flat bat and a tennis ball and a little bit of space somewhere in your lawn or yard. Try it out and have some fun. If you have any questions on how to play the game (even though I have been explaining it to a lot of you outside of class) just drop me an email and I will be happy to help you out. My email is: krishn_r@denison.edu.

On other note, I will be in Washington D.C. this break and so if anyone is close by give me a call and we can get in touch. 740 405 1185.

Peace out everyone and have a great break.

you heard me

i thought today's speeches went real well. everyone who gave the speech derived their desired emotion in the audience. this was a definite posiive of this exercise. just wanted to throw that out.

peace out and enjoy the weekend for once.

The Scoring System and More...

Whenever a batsman hits the ball during a delivery (a pitch), he may score runs. A run is scored by the batsmen running between the creases (lines in front of the stumps on each side), crossing over midway between them.

When they both reach the opposite crease, one run is scored, and they may return for another run immediately. The fielding side attempts to prevent runs being scored by threatening to run out one of the batsmen. To attempt to run out a batsmen, the person or fielder has to hit the stumps at either end with the ball before the bastman can make it inside the crease.

Another common way that the batsman can get out is by hitting the ball in the air and have it caught. If the bowler can dislodge the stumps that the batsman stands in front of, with the ball, then the batsman is called out. If at any time the batsman hits the ball in the air and have it caught by any of the 11 players of the fielding side, he is called out.

There are two umpires for the game that stand on the field. These umpires are responsible for giving decisions and preventing disputes between the two playing teams like in most sports.
If an umpire calls a batsman out, that batsman has to leave the field and the next batsman in line comes in to bat.

I know that these rules of the game that i have tried to explain, can be still confusing. I have done it to the best of my ability. I have used some cricketing terms that you may not understand unless you follow the sport, some of which i have explained.

Dear classmates, please feel free to ask me for any clarifications or express any comments or views on the sport at any time. I will be more than glad to clarrify anything you may be confused with.

Rules and Regulation

Cricket is a team sport for two teams of 11 players each. The basic cincept of cricket is similar to that of baseball. Teams bat in successive innings and attempt to score runs, while the opposing team fields and attempts to bring an end to the batting team's innings.
After each team has batted an equal number of innings (one for One Day Cricket and two for Test Cricket), the team with the most runs wins.

Cricket players are categorized in four ways:

1) Bowlers - They run up the stumps at one end and bowl the Cricket ball to the other end. The bowler's arm must be straight when the ball is bowled (so no "throwing" is allowed). The ball must be bowled overarm, not underarm.

2) Batsman - The batsman hits the ball that is bowled to him. If the batsman hits the ball into the stands the team is given six runs. This is equivalent to the 'home run' in baseball.

3) Wicket Keeper - Every team has to have a wicket keeper. He is the only player who wears protective gloves and pads when his team is bowling. He stands behind the stumps that the batsmen covers. The wicket keeper is a very important position because, catches that are nicked behind by the batsman are very common. The wicket keeper also aids run outs and saves runs that can be scored behind the stumps.

4) All-Rounder - They are those cricketers that are good batsman and good bowlers .

There are two forms of competitive international cricket:

1) Test Cricket is played over the course of five with about six to eight hours of playing time each day.
2) One Day Cricket is played over the course of one day with each team assigned 50 "overs" to bowl at the other team.

The batting team has to score as many runs as possible in their allotted 50 overs.
Every "over" is equal to six balls bowled by a particular bowler with the same ball, before a different bowler has to replace him and the pattern continues.

To make mathematical calculations easier, instead of saying that each team is allotted 300 balls, one says 50 "overs"

Cricket - Spread the Word

Baseball may be America's favorite passtime, but cricket is the rest of the world's favorite passtime. Being the second most watched sport in the world, after soccer, it is a true opium of the masses. Cricket has a history that is around 300 years old and is a game founded by the English. For the persuasion class, i will talk about how cricket is played and why it should be taken up by the Americans and played at a national level.

That's it from me for now... watch out for more cricketing insights.