| The game of cricket is very similar to baseball. Two | | | | world for that tactic. It is still referred to as the most |
| teams play against each other with eleven people on | | | | disgusting game of professional cricket ever played |
| each team. The game originated in England hundreds | | | | more than 25 years later. Cricket is played in two |
| of years ago. It was played by the wealthy people | | | | different formats. Limited duration games are limited |
| of South Asia, India, and Pakistan. Today cricket is | | | | to a full two innings per team. The second has a |
| the most popular sport in many countries around the | | | | specified time limit for the game, with each team |
| world including Wales, Australia, New England, and | | | | getting the same amount of time to try to score |
| South Africa. Professional and amateur cricket | | | | points. Professional cricket games generally use the |
| tournaments are a very popular pastime. The game | | | | second method of play. There are two types of |
| of cricket received bad publicity when a black man | | | | bowling styles allowed in cricket. The fast is just like |
| by the name of Basil D'Oliveira. He went to England | | | | the name, bowling the ball is fast as you possibly can. |
| for the sole purpose of playing cricket professionally. | | | | This strategy is in the hopes of being too fast for |
| He was to star in the 1968-1969 Test series in South | | | | the batsman to hit the ball. The spin results in the ball |
| Africa. However he was banned from the game for | | | | going to one side as it is flying through the air. The |
| political reasons due to being black. Sponsors | | | | spin is much harder to hit because you can't predict |
| threatened to cancel the tour if he was allowed to | | | | where it is going to land. The game of cricket is very |
| play. His fight to play the game was a stand for black | | | | fast and entertaining. While it does take some time |
| men in the world of all sports. Another controversial | | | | to understand all the rules and the action taking place |
| cricket game took place in 1981 between Australia | | | | on the field, it is a fast paced game that is fun to |
| and New Zealand. Australia was losing and decided to | | | | watch or engage in. The game of cricket continues |
| bowl underhand. This resulted in Australia winning, but | | | | to be popular professionally as well as for sporting |
| the lost the respect of cricket teams around the | | | | fun. Need more information about cricket? |