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Welcome to "This is Cricket!"
In this programme we'll be taking you through the elements of one of the greatest games in the world,
played by people in over 120 countries around the globe.
Cricket is played between two teams,
normally with 11 players per side.
One team, Team A, will bat first and try to score as many runs as possible.
While the second team, Team B, will bowl and field
to make it as hard as possible for the batting team to score.
The teams then swap over, so Team B will bat
to try to beat the score set by Team A, who will bowl and field.
Adults, young people and children play cricket all around the world,
on the street, on the beach, in the local park.
Now, let's have a look at the main aspects of playing the game.
The aim of batting is to score runs.
The batter also has to try to stop the ball hitting his wicket and getting him out.
Bowlers bowl the ball towards the batter, trying to hit the wicket and get the batter out.
The bowler is also trying to make it as difficult as possible
for the batter to score runs.
Fielding is the job of the bowler's team-mates.
Fielders try to stop the batter scoring by stopping the ball
as quickly as possible when it has been hit
and throwing it back to either the bowler or the wicket-keeper.
The fielders can also get the batter out by catching the ball.
If a batter hits the ball and the fielder catches it before it bounces then the batter is out.
The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder
who crouches behind the wicket at the opposite end to the bowler.
The wicket-keeper is there to stop the ball if the batter misses it
and to catch the batter out.
There are 5 key elements of cricket.
As you can see, it's all very simple and should always be fun.