A traditional boundary rope.

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• (i) the edge or boundary of the playing field, and
• (ii) a manner of scoring runs.

Edge of the field

The boundary is the edge of the playing field, or the physical object marking the edge of the field, such as a rope or fence. If the physical object is moved during play (such as by a fielder sliding into the rope) the boundary is considered to remain at the point where that object first stood.

When the cricket ball is inside the boundary, it is in play. When the ball is touching the boundary, beyond the boundary, or being touched by a fielder who is himself either touching or beyond the boundary, it is out of play and the batting side usually scores 4 or 6 runs for hitting the ball out of play. Because of this rule, fielders near the boundary attempting to intercept the ball often flick the ball back in to the field of play rather than pick it up directly, and then return to the field to pick it up after having slid into the boundary. Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. ... Fielding in the sport of cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the batsman in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball or running the batsman... Andrew Strauss batting for England during the 2005 NatWest Series In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat in order to score runs without getting out. ...

Scoring Runs

A boundary is also the scoring of four or six runs from a single delivery by the ball reaching the boundary of the field. In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ...

Four runs are scored if the ball bounces before touching or going over the edge of the field and six runs if it does not bounce before passing over the boundary in the air. These events are known as a four or a six respectively. When this happens the runs are automatically added to the batsaman's and his team's score and the ball becomes dead. If the ball did not touch the bat or a hand holding the bat, four runs are scored as the relevant type of extra instead; but six runs cannot be scored as extras, even if the ball clears the boundary (which is in any case extremely unlikely). In the sport of cricket, a dead ball is a particular state of play in which the players may not perform any of the active aspects of the game. ... In the sport of cricket, an extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball. ...

Four runs (or more) can also be scored by hitting the ball into the outfield and running between the wickets. Four runs scored in this way is referred to as an 'all run four' and is not counted as a boundary. M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ...

Four runs are scored as overthrows if a fielder gathers the ball and then throws it so that no other fielder can gather it before it reaches the boundary. In this case, the batsman who hit the ball scores however many runs the batsmen had run up to that time, plus four additional runs, and it is counted as a boundary. If the ball has not come off the bat or hand holding the bat, then the runs are classified as 'extras' and are added to the team's score but not to the score of any individual batsman.

The scoring of a four or six by a good aggressive shot displays a certain amount of mastery by the batsman over the bowler, and is usually greeted by applause from the spectators. Fours resulting from an edged stroke, or from a shot that did not come off as the batsman intended, are considered bad luck to the bowler. As a batsman plays himself in and becomes more confident as his innings progresses, the proportion of his runs scored in boundaries often rises.

An average first-class match usually sees between 50 and 150 boundary fours.^{[citation needed]} Sixes are less common, and usually fewer than 10, and sometimes none, will be scored in the course of a match (especially a Test match). For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ...

Records

Sixes

The record for most sixes in a Test match innings is 12, which was achieved by Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Akram during an innings of 257 not out against Zimbabwe in October 1996 at Sheikhupura. Wasim Akram (Urdu: وسیم اکرم) (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer. ... Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. ...

The One-Day International record for most sixes hit in an innings is held by Sanath Jayasuriya who hit 11 sixes against Pakistan in Singapore in April 1996. This 11 sixes record was equalled later that same year by Shahid Afridi against Sri Lanka in Nairobi in his first ODI innings in which he also broke the record for the fastest ODI century. One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born 30 June 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Image:Http://usa. ... Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a multi-use stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. ...

Adam Gilchrist currently holds the record for most sixes in a Test career (100 as of November 2007^[1]). Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for most sixes in an ODI career (245 as of October 2007^[2]) with Shahid Afridi close behind in second place (235). Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed Gilly or Church,[1] is an Australian cricketer. ... Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born 30 June 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Image:Http://usa. ...

The record for the most sixes in a Test match is 27, which occurred during a 2006 Test match between Pakistan and India at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. In their first innings, Pakistan hit eleven sixes. India hit nine in their first innings. Pakistan hit seven more sixes in their second innings. Iqbal Stadium is a test cricket ground in Faisalabad city, Pakistan. ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ...

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6 Sixes in an over

On 31 August 1968, Gary Sobers became the first man to hit six sixes off a single six-ball over in first-class cricket.^[3] The over was bowled by Malcolm Nash in Nottinghamshire's first innings against Glamorgan at St. Helen's in Swansea. Nash was a seam bowler but—somewhat rashly, as it turned out—decided to try his arm at spin bowling. This achievement was caught on film.^[4] is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers, was a West Indies cricket player. ... In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Malcolm Nash, (born May 9, 1945) was a cricketer, a left arm medium pace bowler who played for Glamorgan. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire (Welsh: ). Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Seam bowling is a phrase used for a cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam, to cause a random deviation. ... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

The feat was repeated by Ravi Shastri in January 1985. Playing for Bombay against Baroda at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, Shastri hit left-arm spinner Tilak Raj for six sixes in a single over. Ravishankar (Ravi) Jayadritha Shastri   (born 27 May 1962 in Mumbai (Bombay), India) is a former Indian cricketer. ... The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. ... Baroda has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millenium. ... The Wankhede stadium. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Animation of a slow left arm delivery. ... Tilak Raj (born Jan 15, 1960) in Delhi was an Indian cricketer who played for Baroda. ...

On 16 March 2007, in a match between South Africa and the Netherlands at the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Herschelle Gibbs became the first person to hit six sixes of an over in a One-Day International match. The over was bowled by Dutch leg-spinner Daan van Bunge.^[5] is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a mens cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sports one-day international format. ... Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Animation of a leg break. ... Daan van Bunge (born October 19, 1982 in Voorburg) is a Dutch cricketer. ...

On 19 September 2007, in a match between England and India, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes off a single six-ball over in a Twenty20 international cricket match during the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Durban, South Africa. The bowler was Stuart Broad of England. is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ... Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. ... The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was a Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in South Africa from September 11 to September 24, 2007. ... Cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and has made thirteen ODI appearances for the England national cricket team. ...

The feat is yet to be achieved in a Test match.

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