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[SillyCowCorner1]

Hi all, not sure if this is the best place to post but new to the board. Lifelong Essex and England cricket fan now residing in Ireland. Previously on 606 and briefly Cricket 24/7 about 20 (!!) years ago. A waive of nostalgia hit and went to view the Cricket 24/7 board only to discover it was no more. Anyway look forward to chatting with everyone!

Hi @laface , welcome to the forum!

 

[laface]

Thank you for the warm welcome @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Daisy The Cow]

I'm daisy The Cow mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Hi all, not sure if this is the best place to post but new to the board. Lifelong Essex and England cricket fan now residing in Ireland. Previously on 606 and briefly Cricket 24/7 about 20 (!!) years ago. A waive of nostalgia hit and went to view the Cricket 24/7 board only to discover it was no more. Anyway look forward to chatting with everyone!

There’s a number of former Cricket 24/7 posters on here too, so welcome aboard!

 

[Son Of Coco]

I'm daisy The Cow mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo mooooooooo

@SillyCowCorner1 just swiped right.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

@SillyCowCorner1 just swiped right.

Mad cow disease

 

[laface]

There’s a number of former Cricket 24/7 posters on here too, so welcome aboard!

Thank you

 

[Ali TT]

Thank you

Not sure we crossed paths too much on 24/7 but good to see another alumnus on here!

 

[Chin Music]

Hi all, not sure if this is the best place to post but new to the board. Lifelong Essex and England cricket fan now residing in Ireland. Previously on 606 and briefly Cricket 24/7 about 20 (!!) years ago. A waive of nostalgia hit and went to view the Cricket 24/7 board only to discover it was no more. Anyway look forward to chatting with everyone!

Hi there, I remember you from back in the day! Long time indeed. Sadly, the end of 247 is a bit on me, the last man standing in terms of running that particular forum. My lack of technical expertise/time to sort out the software meant that it went the way of the dodo about 18 months ago. The original organisers of that forum had set it up as a company of some sorts to stop it being taken over by a scam merchant. I didn't quite be one of those, after all a competent scam merchant would find some way of making money out of it... Ironically, it has only been in the last few weeks that the company has ceased to exist as it took me a long while to sort that out too! It's goo across here, although a different beast from what 247 was.

 

[Brook's side]

west indies players running up to shake Root's hand like he's scored 250

he didn't see that coming!!

 

[Brook's side]

Not sure that's hit his glove. Jeez that's a tough call on the batter.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Hi new to this fourm hoping to have great time

 

[naptism]

Hello from Norway! I have never played cricket before, and I hope that some of you can help me with my understanding of the rules. I have asked Chatgpt for a summary, because next week my pupils will play "cricket" for PE. Can anyone please read my summary and correct me if I'm wrong?

Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players. The game is played on a large field with a rectangular zone in the middle, called the "pitch".
The bowler throws the ball, while the batsman tries to hit the ball. The batsman tries to hit the ball and run between two posts to score points ("runs"). If the bowler manages to hit the wickets behind the batsman, or any of the other players can catch the ball mid-air after a hit, the batsman is out.
When the batsman runs between the posts, the outfield players tries to get their hands on the ball as quickly as possible, and throw it back to one of the posts. If the ball hits the post before the batsman can reach the post, he is out. The team that can score the most runs, wins the game.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hello from Norway! I have never played cricket before, and I hope that some of you can help me with my understanding of the rules. I have asked Chatgpt for a summary, because next week my pupils will play "cricket" for PE. Can anyone please read my summary and correct me if I'm wrong?

Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players. The game is played on a large field with a rectangular zone in the middle, called the "pitch".
The bowler throws the ball, while the batsman tries to hit the ball. The batsman tries to hit the ball and run between two posts to score points ("runs"). If the bowler manages to hit the wickets behind the batsman, or any of the other players can catch the ball mid-air after a hit, the batsman is out.
When the batsman runs between the posts, the outfield players tries to get their hands on the ball as quickly as possible, and throw it back to one of the posts. If the ball hits the post before the batsman can reach the post, he is out. The team that can score the most runs, wins the game.

This is a bad word to describe what the bowler does.

Welcome to the forum

 

[Shri]

Hello from Norway! I have never played cricket before, and I hope that some of you can help me with my understanding of the rules. I have asked Chatgpt for a summary, because next week my pupils will play "cricket" for PE. Can anyone please read my summary and correct me if I'm wrong?

Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players. The game is played on a large field with a rectangular zone in the middle, called the "pitch".
The bowler throws the ball, while the batsman tries to hit the ball. The batsman tries to hit the ball and run between two posts to score points ("runs"). If the bowler manages to hit the wickets behind the batsman, or any of the other players can catch the ball mid-air after a hit, the batsman is out.
When the batsman runs between the posts, the outfield players tries to get their hands on the ball as quickly as possible, and throw it back to one of the posts. If the ball hits the post before the batsman can reach the post, he is out. The team that can score the most runs, wins the game.

explain the rules of cricket to me like i am 5 years old


Alright! Cricket is a fun game where two teams play against each other. Let me tell you the main rules in a simple way:

1. Teams: There are two teams. One team bats, and the other team bowls and tries to get the batsmen out.
2. Batting: The team that bats has people who try to hit the ball with a bat. The person holding the bat is called the batsman. They want to hit the ball and run to the other side to score points (called "runs").
3. Bowling: The other team has players who bowl (throw) the ball to the batsman. The bowler tries to get the batsman out by hitting the stumps behind them or by making the batsman miss the ball.
4. Running: After hitting the ball, the batsman runs to the other side to score runs. They can run back and forth, but only if it’s safe.
5. Out: A batsman can get out in different ways:
   • Bowled out: If the bowler hits the stumps behind the batsman with the ball.
   • Caught: If the batsman hits the ball and someone catches it without the ball touching the ground.
   • Run out: If the fielding team touches the stumps with the ball while the batsman is running and hasn’t reached the line.
6. Scoring Runs: The more runs the batsman scores, the better! They can run, or if they hit the ball really far, they can get 4 or 6 runs automatically. If the ball touches the ground and goes to the boundary, it’s 4. If it goes over the boundary without touching the ground, it’s 6!
7. Changing Roles: After a team has batted and gotten out, the teams switch. The bowling team becomes the batting team, and the batting team becomes the bowling team!
8. Winning: The team with the most runs when all the batsmen are out wins!

That’s the basics of cricket! It’s all about hitting, running, and trying to get the other team out. Does that sound fun?

 

[ataraxia]

Cricket is played between two teams of 11 players. The game is played on a large field with a rectangular zone in the middle, called the "pitch".
The bowler throws the ball, while the batsman tries to hit the ball. The batsman tries to hit the ball and run between two posts to score points ("runs"). If the bowler manages to hit the wickets behind the batsman, or any of the other players can catch the ball mid-air after a hit, the batsman is out.
When the batsman runs between the posts, the outfield players tries to get their hands on the ball as quickly as possible, and throw it back to one of the posts. If the ball hits the post before the batsman can reach the post, he is out. The team that can score the most runs, wins the game.

I think this is a good summary. A couple of things to note: the wickets and the "post" are the same thing, and the bowler does not throw the ball but rather bowls it in a windmill action (but this is difficult to teach, so getting the kids to throw it on the bounce is probably a better idea).

 

[naptism]

Thank you very much for your answers, ataraxia, Shri and SillyCowCorner1! We have tried a light version of baseball before, which is also slightly different from the bat and ball-game my pupils usually play. Do you think the bowler should do the underhand throw, ataraxia? Cheers =)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Thank you very much for your answers, ataraxia, Shri and SillyCowCorner1! We have tried a light version of baseball before, which is also slightly different from the bat and ball-game my pupils usually play. Do you think the bowler should do the underhand throw, ataraxia? Cheers =)

The underarm is not allowed for the bowlers to use

 

[ataraxia]

Thank you very much for your answers, ataraxia, Shri and SillyCowCorner1! We have tried a light version of baseball before, which is also slightly different from the bat and ball-game my pupils usually play. Do you think the bowler should do the underhand throw, ataraxia? Cheers =)

Overarm is probably best, as that's the closest to what actually bowling looks like.

 

[honestbharani]

Hey everyone! Excited to be part of this amazing cricket community. I’ve been a cricket fan for years, following both international and domestic matches closely. My favorite team is [insert team], and I have a lot of respect for players like [insert player]. Looking forward to discussing match strategies, player performances, and everything cricket-related with fellow enthusiasts here. Let’s keep the cricket spirit alive!

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