Cricket is a game played between two teams of eleven players. There are usually two umpires on the field to act as referees.A toss of a coin decides which teams bats or bowls first. The team who bats completes an innings (until all but one of the players is bowled out).
In order to win, one team needs to bowl the other team out and then score more runs than they did.
In Test cricket there is no time limit on an innings other than that a test match can last for a maximum of five days. In other cricket matches, such as one-day games or Twenty20, the amount of overs (6 balls) a team faces is limited.
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- Badminton
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- Cricket
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
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- Indoor Climbing
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- Rounders
- Rowing
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Sailing
- Slowpitch Softball
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- Squash & Racketball
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- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan gives game tips from the top