A brief explanation of the rules of the sport of Cricket please?

mibmob

http://www.ematchfixing.com/gen/cricket_rules.asp Mar 25 03, 4:38 PM

Baloo55th

A simplified version is that one fellow (could be wench, but I won't keep saying this) throws a ball at another fellow who has a piece of willow wood with which he tries to hit the ball so far away that the first fellow can't get it back to do it again. If he doesn't hit quite far enough, he runs 22 yards towards the fellow that threw the ball. When he gets there, he (surprisingly) doesn't hit him with the willow thing. Another fellow has had to run the other way to make room for this chap. If the ball still hasn't been returned, they swap places again. While this is going on, a whole lot of other people are trying to get the ball and throw it back. If any of them (including the chaps with the willow things) hit three short sticks stuck in the ground, the nearest willow wielder has to go back to the 'pavillion' (where the bar is) and another fellow comes out to the middle of the field. The ones out there wait for this exchange to take place, which wastes a lot of time. There are 11 fellows on each team, so this can only take place 10 times (I think - maths not being my strong point.) After six throws (plus any unfair ones which are not counted), another thrower starts again from the other end. This all goes on until both teams are out twice (or once in ine day matches). Of course, if it rains, they all give up and head for the bar. It usually does. Mar 25 03, 6:24 PM

Gippler

2 umpires, 2 batsmen, a bowler and 10 fielders dressed in white walk out into the middle of a field; it starts to rain and they all run for cover. This ritual is repeated several times for up to 5 days during which innumeral statistics are collected and consigned to the record books. The result is a draw. Mar 25 03, 7:12 PM