2. An Introduction to Cricket
PRESENTED BY:
SHAH ZAFAR & Derek Perera
Cricket Ontario
OFSAA CONFERENCE May 11, 2018
Humber College, Etobicoke

3. Outline
Brief History
Rules
Demo!
Advanced Techniques

4. A Gentleman’s Game… Marylebone Cricket Club formed in London in 1787
The ‘Home of Cricket’

5. And A ‘Religion’ Fanatic levels of support India Pakistan Sri Lanka
South Asia

6. BASIC RULES Similar to baseball ( ) 2 Teams: 11 players each
Batting Team – bats an innings and scores runs
Fielding Team – bowls and gets batting
team out
Reverse roles after an innings
Team with most runs wins

7. EQUIPMENT BALL Protective Gear Helmet, Gloves, Pads,… BAT
Wickets ≈ ‘Plate’
Stumps
Bails
Protective Gear
Helmet, Gloves, Pads,…

8. FIELD Oval Field ≈ ‘Diamond’ Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’
No size restrictions, yards across
Pitch in center ≈ ‘Inside Baselines’
PITCH

9. BATTING & BOWLING CREASE

10. Players (Batting Team)
Players (Fielding Team)
Batsman (2) ≈ ‘Batter’
Striker ≈ ‘Home Base’
Non-striker ≈ ‘Other Base’
Bowler (1) ≈ ‘Pitcher’
Wicketkeeper = Catcher

11. WICKETKEEPER & FIELDERS & UMPIRE

12. Play: Scoring & Getting Out
The Play: One ‘Ball’
Bowler bowls the ball to striker
Striker tries to hit ball with bat
Runs scored
No runs scored
Gets out

13. SCORING RUNS Running’ runs Ball remains inside the field
Batsmen run across the pitch Striker ↔ Nonstriker
Each crossing of pitch = 1 run
Score 1, 2, 3 or 4 runs
Boundary: 4 runs Ball rolls outside the field Batsmen do not run across
Boundary: 6 runs ≈ ‘Home Run’
Ball flies outside the field Batsmen do not run across

14. Getting Out Bowled ‘Strike Out’ Ball hits stumps
‘Caught Out’ Fielder catches ball before it touches the ground
Run out ‘Thrown Out’
Batsmen run across Fielder hits stumps with ball before batsman reaches batting crease
Leg Before Wicket (LBW)- Striker does not hit
ball with bat, Ball hits striker, Ball was going to hit stumps, Fielders Appeal to Umpire -“Howzatt !!”

15. OTHER WAYS Stumped Hit-Wicket Handled Ball Double Hit Timed Out
Obstructing the field
Only ONE batsman can get out / ball

16. Teaching & Organizational Skills
1. Selecting the Activity
2. Organization
3. Planning a session – The Start
4. Running a session – Communication
5. Running a session – The End
6.Manner and Appearance
7. Managing the Parents
Breakdown of cycle to follow under next few slides.

17. Advance Techniques References MCC:
BBC Sports Academy:
Hosking: