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Cricket was invented in England, with the earliest documented reference to the game way back in 1597, having developed as a kids’ bat-and-ball game during medieval times.

Cricket is a popular sport played between two teams with each team consisting of 11 players. It is played with a bat and a ball on a large oval-shaped field.

In a cricket match, there are 11 players who play for each team.

An over is when six legal deliveries are bowled by the bowler.

A cricket pitch is 22 yards long and is the strip of grass in the centre of the field with the stumps at either end.

A wicket in cricket is a batsman getting out. Confusingly, though, the stumps can also be referred to as the wickets.

The score in cricket works by displaying how many runs a team has scored and how many wickets they have lost to get them, generally in the format of runs-wickets, e.g. a score of 100-3 would tell you a team has 100 runs but has lost 3 wickets. At the end of the game, the team that has the most runs is the winner, with each team only able to lose a maximum of 10 wickets.

There in total 10 ways to get out in cricket. These are: bowled, caught, lbw (leg before wicket), run out, stumped, timed out, double hit, retired out, obstructing the field and hit (own) wicket. Up until 2017, there was an 11th way to get out – ‘handled the ball’ – but this is now covered in obstructing the field.

Only 12 countries play test cricket and they are: England, India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan. In addition to test nations, a further 96 countries play international cricket as ICC ‘associate members’, including Netherlands, Scotland, UAE, Namibia, Nepal, USA, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong and many others. International cricket is dominated by the test nations – all of whom are former members of the British Empire.

Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council. A Test match consists of four innings and is scheduled to last for up to five days.

Typically, there is no limit to the amount of overs in a test cricket match. Generally, though, test cricket games are a maximum of 5 days long with 90 overs a day.

A T20 cricket game lasts around three hours, with rules in place to ensure the teams get through the game in a timely fashion.

A century in cricket refers to a batsman scoring 100 or more runs individually in an innings.

Indian Premier League aka IPL is a domestic Twenty20 tournament in India which attracts the best players in the world and is watched by hundreds of millions.

The different formats of cricket are Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 (T20) cricket.

In a cricket match, each team takes turns batting and fielding. The team batting tries to score runs by hitting the ball and running between the wickets, while the fielding team tries to dismiss the batsmen and limit the number of runs scored.

A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets on consecutive deliveries in the same match.

The Duckworth-Lewis method is a mathematical formula used to calculate target scores in rain-affected limited-overs matches. It adjusts the target based on the number of overs lost due to rain.

Test cricket is the longest format of the game and is played over five days, while limited-overs cricket (ODIs and T20s) has a restricted number of overs per side and shorter match durations.

The ICC Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament held every four years. It features teams from different countries competing for the title of world champions in the ODI format.

Umpires in cricket are responsible for making decisions on the field, such as judging whether a batsman is out, signaling boundaries, and enforcing the laws of the game.

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious cricket rivalries.

The toss in cricket determines which team will bat or bowl first. Winning the toss allows the captain to make a strategic decision based on pitch and weather conditions.

The captain in a cricket team is responsible for making crucial decisions on the field, such as setting fielding positions, making bowling changes, and leading the team both tactically and emotionally.

The wicketkeeper in cricket is responsible for standing behind the wickets, catching the ball when the batsman misses it, and attempting to stump the batsman if they leave their crease.

A no-ball is an illegal delivery in cricket. It can occur if the bowler oversteps the crease while delivering the ball, bowls it above the waist height, or has an incorrect bowling action.

The follow-on rule in Test cricket allows the team batting first to enforce the opposing team to bat again immediately if they have a lead of 200 runs or more after the first innings.

A powerplay is a designated period in limited-overs cricket where fielding restrictions are applied. During the powerplay, only a limited number of fielders are allowed outside the inner circle, providing an advantage to the batting team.

A super over is a tie-breaking method used when a limited-overs match ends in a tie. Each team gets to bat for one over, and the team that scores the most runs in that over wins the match.

A maiden over is an over bowled by a bowler in which no runs are scored by the batting team. It signifies a successful and economical over for the bowling team.

The third umpire is an off-field umpire who assists the on-field umpires in making decisions. They primarily review disputed or unclear decisions using TV replays and technology.

The Decision Review System is a technology-based system used to review on-field decisions. It allows teams to challenge the umpire’s decision by requesting a review for certain dismissals or calls.

A boundary in cricket refers to a shot hit by the batsman that reaches the edge of the field without bouncing. It can be worth four runs if it crosses the boundary rope on the ground or six runs if it goes over the boundary without touching the ground.

Cricket selectors are responsible for choosing the players who will represent a team at various levels. They assess player performances, consider team requirements, and make decisions regarding team composition.