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Encyclopedia > Cricketer

A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. It is generally used to refer to professional cricketers rather than amateur players. Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ...


A cricket match is played between two sides, each consisting of eleven cricketers or players, though by agreement that sides may allow fewer or more than eleven cricketers to play as long as no more than eleven players are fielding at any one time. Each team appoints a captain.


The rules concerning the players of a cricket game are in Law 1 of the Laws of cricket. This law also requires each team to be named prior to the toss of a coin to decide which team bats and which team bowls first. They may not be changed thereafter (but see Substitute). Law 1 also makes the captains responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the spirit and traditions of the game as well as within the Laws. The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club which serve to standardise the format of cricket matches across the world to ensure uniformity and fairness. ... In the sport of cricket, a coin is tossed to determine which team bats first. ... A substitute in the sport of cricket is a replacement player that the umpires allow when a player has been injured or become ill after the nomination of the players at the start of the game. ...


Types of cricketers

Cricketers can be classified by what area of the game they are best at. The most common classifications are:

Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... In the sport of cricket, an all-rounder is a player who is both a good batsman and bowler. ...

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