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  2. Fielding (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    Fielding positions for a right-handed batter Some historic fielding position names, from the 1893 publication The reliable book of outdoor games. There are 11 players in a team: one is the bowler and another is the wicket-keeper, so only nine other fielding positions can be occupied at any time.

  3. File:Cricket fielding positions2.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Diagram of a Cricket ground showing various fielding positions and variations of the field as it may be set for a right-handed batsman. Changes compared to Cricket fielding positions2.svg. Closer in → nearer the batsman; very close in → very near the batsman; toward 90 deg to the pitch → level with batsman's crease

  4. Cricket field - Wikipedia

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    A cricket field or cricket oval is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played. Although generally oval in shape, there is a wide variety within this: perfect circles, elongated ovals, rounded rectangles, or irregular shapes with little or no symmetry – but they will have smooth boundaries without sharp corners, almost without exception.

  5. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    another name for one cricket team, which is made of eleven players. [52] End An area of the ground directly behind one of the stumps, used to designate what end a bowler is bowling from (e.g. the pavilion end). [52] The bowlers take turns delivering alternating overs from the two ends of the pitch. End of an innings

  6. File:Cricket fielding positions.svg - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a Cricket ground showing various fielding positions and variations of the field as it may be set for a right-handed batsman. File usage The following 2 pages use this file:

  7. Cricket - Wikipedia

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    Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played on a cricket field (see image of cricket pitch and creases) between two teams of eleven players each. [75] The field is usually circular or oval in shape, and the edge of the playing area is marked by a boundary , which may be a fence, part of the stands, a rope, a painted line, or a combination of these ...

  8. Ground (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    The Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016. In cricket, a ground is a location where cricket matches are played, comprising a cricket field, cricket pavilion and any associated buildings and amenities. A batter's ground is the area behind the popping crease at their end of the pitch. It is one of the two safe zones that batters run between to score runs.

  9. Crease (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    The white crease lines at one end of a cricket pitch. In cricket, a crease is a white line painted or chalked on the field of play, that defines the area within which the batters and bowlers operate. [1] The term crease may also be used to refer to the rectangular area enclosed by the lines. [2]