If baseball is the most popular American sports game that uses a ball and a bat. For the British, the counterpart would be cricket. This game was known to be reverently played by Prince Edward, the son of Edward Longshanks, at Newenden,Kent in 1301.
Usually, a cricket team consists of eleven players. Each of them would be classified as a batsman or a bowler. A team may have five to six batsmen and four to five specialist bowlers. In the case of baseball wherein there is a catcher; in cricket the catcher is represented by the one whom they call the wicket keeper. He is the player situtated on the fielding side who stands behind the wick being guarded by the batsman presently on strike. In India, cricket is the most popular sport. It is much comparable to basketball in the United States. However the publicity is not as rampant.
The equipments that are used in cricket are actually very common. The bat, which is utilized for striking, is made out of wood, usually white willow, and shaped like a blade with a cylindrical handle. The ball, meanwhile, is a hard leather-seamed spheroid that has the circumference of about 9 inches (230 mm). Now, the protective clothing in the game of cricket includes knee pads, batting gloves, and a couple of protection gears that consists of a box inside the trouser to protect the crotch area, and a helmet to guard the head from impact. Cricket is a great game and not to mention a challenging one too. It’s also pretty easy to learn and could be played anywhere. So if your looking for something worthwhile to pass your time with, bring along your gear and let’s play Cricket.