Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard pitch with a wicket at each... Wikipedia

  • Highest governing body:  International Cricket Council
  • Nicknames:  The Gentlemen's Game
  • First played:  16th century, South East England
  • Contact:  No
  • Team members:  11 players per side (substitutes permitted in some circumstances)
  • Mixed gender:  No, separate competitions
  • Type:  Team sport, Bat-and-Ball
  • Equipment:  Cricket ball, Cricket bat, Wicket (Stumps, Bails), Protective equipment
  • Venue:  Cricket field
  • Country or region:  Worldwide (most popular in the Commonwealth)
  • Olympic:  1900
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo