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The basic plan: bowler (South Africa) vs batsman (Australia)

Note wicket-keeper on left. England vs New Zealand at Lords, the home of cricket

Hobbs and Sutcliffe walking out to bat against Australia, Brisbane 1928

Ranji (Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar) was the first great Indian player. He played for England 1896–1902, and was an officer in the British Army in World War I

The great Don Bradman (Australia) in practice, 1930s/1940s. His batting average is the all-time best

Cricket is a popular sport with a long history. It was invented in the 16th century in England, but it was a long time before modern rules were used.

It is played between two teams of eleven players each. One team, which is batting, tries to score runs, while the other team is fielding, and tries to prevent this. Runs are scored by hitting the ball, which is thrown by a player from the fielding team to a player from the batting team, across the boundary, or by the two batting players running back-and-forth between the two wickets.