Cricket

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This page is about the sport. For the insect, see Category:Gryllidae

Afrikaans: Krieket

Aragonés: Críquet

Azərbaycanca: Kriket

Bahasa Indonesia: Kriket

Bosanski: Kriket

Català: Criquet

Čeština: Kriket

Cymraeg: Criced

Dansk: Cricket

Deutsch: Cricket

Eesti: Kriket

English: Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is the second most popular sport in the world. Cricket (animal) also is an insect in the order orthoptera that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

Español: Críquet

Esperanto: Kriketo

Euskara: Cricket

Français : Le cricket est un sport d'équipe où s'affrontent deux équipes de onze personnes. Note : le criquet est un insecte de l'ordre des orthoptera qui produit une stridulation en frottant ses ailes avec une partie spécifique de ses pattes arrières.

Frysk: Krikket

Gaeilge: Cruicéad

Gàidhlig: Criogaid

Galego: O críquet é un xogo de equipo que se xoga entre dous grupos de once xogadores cada un.

Hrvatski: Kriket

Ido: Kriketo

Interlingua: Cricket

Íslenska: Krikket

Italiano: Cricket

Latina: Criccetius lusus

Latviešu: Krikets

Lëtzebuergesch: Cricket

Lietuvių: Kriketas

Magyar: Krikett

Napulitano: Cricket

Nederlands: Cricket

Norsk bokmål: Cricket

Norsk nynorsk: Cricket

Nouormand: Cricket

Polski: Krykiet

Português: Críquete

Română: Crichet

Runa Simi: Sirp'i pukllay

Scots: Cricket

Sicilianu: Cricket

Slovenčina: Kriket

Slovenščina: Kriket

Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kriket

Suomi: Kriketti

Svenska: Cricket

Tagalog: Kriket

Tiếng Việt: Cricket

Türkçe: Kriket

Winaray: Kriket

Žemaitėška: Krėkets

Ελληνικά: Κρίκετ

Беларуская: Крыкет

Български: Крикет

Македонски: Крикет

Русский: Крикет

Српски / srpski: Крикет

Українська: Крикет

Հայերեն : Կրիկետ

नेपाली : क्रिकेट

मराठी: क्रिकेट

संस्कृतम् : क्रिकेट

हिन्दी : क्रिकेट

বাংলা : ক্রিকেট

ગુજરાતી : ક્રિકેટ

தமிழ் : துடுப்பாட்டம்

తెలుగు : క్రికెట్

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್

മലയാളം : ക്രിക്കറ്റ്

සිංහල : ක්‍රිකට්

ไทย: คริกเกต

한국어: 크리켓

日本語：クリケット

中文：板球

עברית : קריקט

اردو : کرکٹ

العربية : كريكت

فارسی : کریکت

Basics[edit]

The Overview
Batting basics
Scoring basics
Bowling basics
Fielding basics
Catching basics
Wicket-keeping Basics
The review
Cricket positions
Cricket shots
Cricket pitch
Wicket
Delivery lengths

Cricket equipment[edit]

Cricket bat[edit]

Oldest cricket bat from 1729

Cricket ball[edit]

Cricket ball
Cricketball with transparent background
Typical bowling action.
Typical bowling action.

People[edit]

Brian Lara, during his lap of honor.
Former England cricket captain, Nasser Hussain
Darren Gough bowling
John Blackham
Shaun Pollock batting
Billy Caffyn
Pollock bowling to Hussey.
Andrew Flintoff bowling.
Mitchell Johnson bowling.
Muttiah Muralitharan bowls to Adam Gilchrist.
Andrew Symonds batting.
Pollock bowling to Hussey.
Monty Panesar during Ashes Test match
Flintoff during practice session
Glenn McGrath in his final test series

Matches[edit]

Cricket match at Sydney Cricket Ground
Bradford/Leeds UCCE celebrate after beating Surrey at the Oval on 22 April 2005
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
England set a very attacking field against Bangladesh on the third day. Only the bowler and silly point are in front of the stumps.
England celebrate winning the First Test against Bangladesh at Lord's in 2005
Australia vs New Zealand, Chappell-Hadlee Series 2005.
Australia vs India at the MCG, Jan 2004
South Africa vs England, Jan 2005, Test Day 3.
England vs Sri Lanka, Twenty20 International.
Australia v South Africa,VB Series. The sun set, and the lights came on.
Weathervane at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Wellington Firebirds verse Central Stags at the Basin Reserve.