Being caught is the most common way of getting out. A batsman is out caught when a fielder catches the ball directly off the bat, before it has hit the ground. The ball does not have to come directly ...

International students launch group for bat-and-ball enthusiasts. The club cricket team, founded by Ali Qureshi, left, and Rohaan Advani, practices on Lakeside Field. Photo by Michael Goss. Having ...

Using that knowledge, he has developed a specific training programme to improve the ability of cricketers to hit the ball further and with more power. Most cricket ... leave the bat at 100mph." ...

To begin the match, the captains of both sides toss a coin and the winner decides to either field or bat ... the ball overarm at the cricket stumps. If the batter decides not to hit the ball ...

The cricket ball has just hit the stumps and knocked the bails off. That batter is out! A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club no more than 7cm in diameter and no more than 42 inches in ...

She then proved just as invaluable with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 23 to see her team to a first ... as Mahato removed Nur Aliya caught and bowled for a duck off the second ball of the innings. She ...