Australian Cricket Mechanics

By Jack Tennison

Australian cricket became popular when the country became a territory under the British rule. Today, Australian cricket has spawned many teams, both amateur and professional, and enjoys a steady following. If you are not familiar with how Australian cricket is played, read this post. In it, you will find a basic guide to understanding the mechanics of Australian cricket.

A game of Australian cricket is played between two teams of 11 players each. It is somewhat similar to baseball in that the goal of the game is to score more runs than the opposing team. Since the majority of action occurs in the pitch (the middle of the field) midfield players tend to get more action than other positions. At the end of each pitch is a wicket; the batting side needs to defend the wickets, while the bowling side need to make a goal in one in order to score.

For professional Australian cricket matches, two umpires are on the field at all times to keep track of plays and make calls as needed. Players play the following positions: batsmen (striker and non-striker), bowler, wicketkeeper, and fielders.

If you are on the batting side, your goal is the score more runs that the other team. A striker has the primary goal of preventing the ball from hitting the wicket. He also works with the non-striker batsman so they can score runs by hitting the ball.

The batting side can score a run by several methods: the main one is to hit the ball and reach the other end of the pitch before the other team's fielders can return the ball. You can also hit the ball out of the field on the fly (worth six runs), or roll the ball out of the fields (four runs). You can also score if the bowling side incurs sundries, or errors.

The fielders and bowler aim to get the batter out. If the bowler throws the ball past the striker and succeeds in breaking a part of the wicket, the batter is dismissed. The fielders must catch a batter ball or return it to the wicket before a batter scores a run. If the batting side makes an error, they also incur outs.

The main goal of the fielders is to dismiss 10 of the 11 players from the batting side, which means the end of an inning. A full game, which consists of two innings per side, can take several days.

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