Cricket: everything you need to know

What you need to know about cricket

Cricket too complicated? No idea where to start? No worries, we got you! Cricket has something for everyone, whether you’re a fan of the traditional Test matches or the faster forms of the sport. In this blog, we take you through everything you need to know about cricket, including information on the biggest rivalries, the ICC Cricket World Cup and how you can get tickets for it.

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– Cricket for Dummies
– Tournaments & Rivalreis
– Get your tickets here!

Cricket for Dummies

How to play cricket?
Cricket is a sport played with two teams of 11 players. One team is the batting team, where players try to hit the ball with a bat and score runs by running back and forth between two points on the field. The other team, the fielding team, tries to prevent the batting team players from scoring runs. They do this by catching the ball before it hits the ground, hitting the batting team’s wickets (targets) or stopping the ball before the batting team players run back and forth. This all takes place on a circular or oval-shaped field with a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch in the centre.

Cricket fielding positions
Each fielding team has 11 players on the field with a specific position. For instance, there is a wicketkeeper, who stands behind the batsman and tries to catch the balls the batsman misses. There are also positions such as slip, gully, point and cover, all protecting different parts of the field and trying to either stop or catch the ball.

Cricket match
There are three different types of cricket matches, test matches, one-day internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) matches. Test matches are traditionally the longest matches and last five days. ODI matches are played in one day and T20 matches are the shortest form of a cricket match and last only three hours.

Cricket score
The score in cricket is kept by counting runs. Every time the batting team players run past each other between points on the field, they score a run. If the ball leaves the field, for instance, because the batsman has hit it over the boundary, the batting team gets extra points depending on where and how the ball left the field. If the ball leaves the field rolling, the batting team scores 4 runs and if the ball leaves without touching the ground they score 6 runs.

 

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Tournaments & Rivalries

Cricket is full of unique tournaments and great competitions. This is mainly because of the rich history of the game. For example, years of battles have created fierce rivalries between India & Pakistan and England & Australia. These rivalries continue in cricket’s biggest tournaments today. Read more about the biggest tournaments and rivalries in cricket below.

ICC Cricket World Cup
The biggest, and therefore most famous, cricket tournament is the ICC Cricket World Cup. The game format for this tournament is the ODI (One Day International). The match takes place over one day with 50 overs. Like other World Cups, the ICC Cricket World Cup is organized every four years. The previous edition took place in England and Wales, with the eventual winner being the host nation England.

IT20 Series
New Zealand return for a series of matches against England in 2023 after a thrilling visit to England in 2022. The Black Caps will take on their English rivals in a 4-game IT20 series in the north of England between the 30th of August and the 5th of September. These 4 games will be played in Durham, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham.

The Ashes
One of the greatest rivalries in the sport of cricket is The Ashes, a match between the national cricket teams of England and Australia. Since the first match in 1882, England and Australia have played each other 72 times, with England winning 32 series and Australia winning 34. Only six series have ended in a draw. The Ashes take place every two years, alternating between England and Australia as the host country. This year, the rivalry takes place on the grass of Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Previous editions in England have been played at The Oval in London and Edgbaston in Birmingham, among others.

Get your tickets here!

Whether you’re completely new to cricket or have been a fan for years, this sport has an event for everyone! A fast-paced T20 match, an exciting Test match or an impressive international tournament, P1 Travel gives you the chance to be there. And we make sure you have an unforgettable experience.

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