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A cricket oval in Wallendbeen, New South Wales with a white picket fence, traditionally used as the boundary. In cricket, the boundary is the perimeter of a playing field.It is also the term given to a scoring shot where the ball is hit to, or beyond, that perimeter, which generally earns four or six runs for the batting team.
A cricket cap of myrtle green colour, which has been worn by Australian Test cricketers since around 1900. The cap is a symbol of Australian cricket, and the term is strongly associated with national cricketing pride. Bail One of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket. [2] A worn ball Ball 1.
New Zealand 174–4 vs Sri Lanka 174–6, match tied (Sri Lanka won the Super Over) In the statement of results for a match without a winner, there are four distinct terms which may be used: draw, tie, no result and abandoned. A tie is a match in which the game is completed and the two teams finish with the same number of runs.
A set of stumps are seen on the pitch as final preparations are made to the ground prior to the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium on May 31 ...
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The term is also sometimes used to mean winning the same competition three times in a row. For example, Australia winning the Cricket World Cup in 1999, 2003 and 2007, [3] and Lancashire winning the County Championship in 1926, 1927 and 1928. [4]
The origin of the term "popping crease" is derived from the earlier feature of cricket pitches, the popping hole. One popping crease is drawn at each end of the pitch in front of each set of stumps. The popping crease is 4 feet (1.2 m) in front of and parallel to the bowling crease, and thus 58 feet (18 m) from the other popping crease. [3]
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