The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders February 21st, 2015 | Page 2
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Cricket Rules and More
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Boundary - When the batsman hits a ball and it goes to the 'boundary' of the field, if it bounces the ground at
least once, it gets 4 runs; if it doesn’t bounce even once, it is a Six.
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Diamond Duck - When a batsman gets out without facing a ball, and gets run out.
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Duck - When a batsman gets out without making a run.
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Four - A hit that goes into the boundary having bounced at least once on the playing field, scoring four runs.
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French Cut – when the ball touches the edge of the bat, close to the leg, and then goes between the legs and the
stumps.
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Full Toss – When the bowler throws a ball which doesn’t bounce before touching the bat.
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Golden Duck - When a batsman is out the first ball faced.
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Hatrick - When a bowler gets 3 batsmen out one after the other, in 3 ball throws.
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Innings - The duration that a team bats. Each match has two innings.
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LBW – Leg Before Wicket: When a batsman is out, having the ball hit his legs (pads) in front of the wicket.
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Maiden Over - When no runs are scored from a bowler's over.
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Over - A set of six balls that a bowler bowls in a row.
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Single – When a batsman scores a single run.
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Six - A hit that goes over the boundary line without touching the playing field, scoring six runs
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Spin- When the bowler throws a ball in such a way that it changes the direction after bouncing.
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Twelfth Man - There are eleven active players for each team. The 12th player in the team is used to substitute any
fielder if they need to leave the field for injury or other reasons.
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Wicket - The stumps are called the wicket. When the player get’s out, it is also said that a ‘Wicket is down’
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Wide - A bowling delivery that goes too wide of the stumps so that it is not playable by the batsman. One run is
given to the batting team for each wide, and another ball has to be bowled.
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Yorker - A ball aimed at the base of the stumps or at the batsman’s feet, which often slips under the batsman's bat
for a wicket.