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  • Play Flash Cricket Game Online
    By: Ko Fai Godfrey Ko | - Cricket is a popular sport in many countries of the world and its craze it is catching up in the United States. People are taking interest in this game that bears certain resemblance with the game of baseball.

    Similar to baseball, in cricket there is also a player delivers a bowl and another player tries to hit it. However, the position names of the players, field placement, shape of the field, etc are different in cricket.

    There are two teams involved in this game and ...

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  • Rugby Equipment Regulations: The Human Factor
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - There are regulations (at least in Rugby Union) that determine how rugby equipment can be used in rugby. Manufacturers must be approved and sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB), which is the leading authority for the sport. These standards are designed to ensure the integrity of competition and protect players during competition.

    Accordingly, headgear and shoulder pads worn on the field must bear the IRBs approval mark. Currently, the Board lists only two testing hou ...

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  • Preparing For Cricket
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - Preparing for Cricket

    Cricket is an old and noble sport played all over the world. Cricket equipment and the style of game are unique, though other sports share some similarities. It is played at the professional level and at competitive amateur levels. In competitive cricket there are some matches that last a whole day and others that go on over several days. But for those recreational players, who just want a little fun on the weekend, they can get together with others for a few f ...

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  • Learn To Love Cricket This Season
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - Learn to Love Cricket this Season

    There are several things which are often considered quintessentially English, such as drinking loads of tea, eating cream teas, roses, beefeaters and a certain sense of humour. Cricket is another example of English culture, but like the others, it is enjoyed not only in its native land, but all over the world. So while it is lovely to see cricketers in their white outfits on an English village green, it also good to know that people from all sorts o ...

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  • How Effective Is Rugby Equipment?
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - How Effective Is Rugby Equipment?

    There are hosts of rugby players who succumb to the traditions of the sport and the reputation and stature of the men (and women) who play the game. Their choice of equipment deemed necessary for the game might simply include an iron will, good luck, and specific clothing to wear. This historical mentality begs the question: how effective is rugby equipment?

    A scrum cap is the first thing that comes to mind. Many tight-fivers consider t ...

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  • Bats Individuality And Performance
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - It is said that baseball is a descendant of cricket. There are some similarities and many differences in the two sports. For example, cricket bats and baseball bats have somewhat similar shapes and swings, but that is about the extent of the similarity. Whilst baseball is considered a pitchers game and the pitcher controls the action, cricket is a batsmans game and they are in control of the match. While baseball has one pitcher face many hitters, in cricket one batsman faces man ...
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  • Healthier For Summer?
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - It can seem that almost every day new scientific findings point to how exercise is absolutely vital to human health and well being. Not only does it keep the body flexible an in shape, burning off excess calories, it also helps to ward off stress and boost mood. There are loads of sports or activities for people to choose in order to stay fit and healthy. Which are chosen will depend on individual taste, ability level and cost. Young people in schools in the UK take part in mandatory physica ...
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  • England Hopes Flintoff Is Fit
    By: Sarfaraz Khan | - Andy Flower, England Cricket Coach, is hoping for star Andrew Flintoff to be fit to play in the fourth ashes. It takes place in Headingley on Friday and they are hoping for a win.

    Flintoff has had to heavily rely on injections in his right knee in the past two Tests. He lokoed like he was struggling on the third at Edgbaston.

    "He is determined to play but he and the experts can make a considered decision," said flowers.
    England are winning the series 1-0 ...

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  • Cricket Equipment For Matches Large And Small
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - It is an Ashes year which means that there are going to be a lot of people taking a closer interest in cricket. This means more people will be encouraged to play the sport. Cricket is a popular pastime for many people but these major events will always have a positive impact on the numbers of participants and whether it is just a game with friends or looking to join an official team, cricket is sure to be the sport of choice for many people this summer. This means that as well as watching the ga ...
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  • The Ashes Cricket Series: The Kentish Connection
    By: Patrick Omari | - It is that time when fans get glued to the TV to watch the much acclaimed Ashes cricket tournament. It's the rivalry factor that has become historic that really makes the Ashes such a high profile sporting event.

    England against Australia in any competition evokes a lot of passion and rivalry. Both teams are almost always evenly matched and whoever wins is entitled to bragging rights.

    If you look at the leading test cricket teams: Australia, India, South Africa, W ...

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  • Cricket Balls: Basic Details
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - Many people have never seen a cricket ball, so it is not surprising that most havent the slightest idea what they look like, how theyre made, things like that. This article will help fill in some of the blanks about this particular piece of cricket equipment, by answering the simplest of questions people might consider most interesting.

    What are cricket balls made of?

    At its core, theyre made from cork, which of course comes from a specific type ...

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  • Are Cricket Balls Irreplaceable?
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - The game of cricket has long been associated with England, and understandably so as this is where the game originated. Today, loads of people from all kinds of cultures enjoy the game in many different countries, and cricket has a large number of fans across the globe. Those who play professionally pay a lot of attention to the kinds of equipment they use. Most people know that cricket bats need to adhere to certain rules, but it is important not to forget that cricket balls are also tailored ...
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  • Dairy Of Spread Bettor
    By: Chris William | - Thursday 25th June

    Ive got a mate who makes a living from betting on tennis. When he tells me to play (as in bet on tennis, rather than squeeze into a pair of shorts), I play. Today he gave me three players to back and there was no way I was going to miss out. The first name on the to back text message was B.Becker and I immediately thought he was taking the piss. However, I soon found out that there is a modern day B.Becker and backed him and his oth ...

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  • Sports Evolution
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - Competitive sports have been popular with humans for a really long time!Almost all ancient civilisations have left some evidence of their sporting tastes. The Olympics are well known for their ancient origins in Greece, but the Egyptians, Chinese and many others all had their own styles of sports. In days without TVs, games consoles and the internet, sports were a useful pastime, occupying spare time, building physical strength and skills and helping groups to bond. A number of traditional sp ...
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  • Learn To Love Cricket This Season
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - There are several things which are often considered quintessentially English, such as drinking loads of tea, eating cream teas, roses, beefeaters and a certain sense of humour. Cricket is another example of English culture, but like the others, it is enjoyed not only in its native land, but all over the world. So while it is lovely to see cricketers in their white outfits on an English village green, it also good to know that people from all sorts of cultures and walks of life are also enjoyin ...
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  • Social Web Results
  • Cricinfo.com | Cricket news, live scores and statistics Shared By: Ashok_Taurus - Cricinfo offers users the most comprehensive live coverage of international and domestic cricket available as well as an unparalleled stats database,...

  • SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Lancashire | Flintoff 'still wants to be best' Shared By: bbccricket - The England all-rounder, who has retired from Test cricket, signed a new three-year Lancashire deal on Thursday and expects to be fit by early 2010.

  • Cricketers to play in bright pink - Sport Shared By: nzheraldsport - Northern Districts will play their domestic Twenty20 cricket in pink uniforms this summer, supporting the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

  • ReTweetCircle.com - The God of Cricket...? Shared By: deepalinahar - To those of you who say cricket was easier when Bradman played, you're crazy. If it was so easy how come no one else came close to matching the Don's...

  • How to play cricket – a beginners guide Shared By: MidnightRocker - Learning How to Play cricket the best ways possible on September 11, 2008 I had a question through the site about the rules of cricket. This is what I...

  • India's Game Planning - Kridaya Cricket Question and Answer Site Shared By: kridaya - Welcome to Kridaya! A playful way to express and discover your passion for cricket.

  • Rules of a Street Cricket Tournament Shared By: MeraWatan - Chat with your friends and family. Play and share games... Friday, 06 November 2009 18:19 Owais Mughal Guys, how about these classic Cricket...

  • Cricket Rules - Cricket Rules Shared By: cashendrix - Cricket Rules is a great site for the beginner looking to learn how cricket works. It explains the basic cricket rules and walks you through how the...


  • Encouraging Sports
    By: Sunil Jajodia | - Its easy to understand why the current economic downturn popularly known as the credit crunch has got so many of us feeling down. This makes it more important than ever that everyone has an occasional break from their worries; some read, some paint, some socialise and some spend their spare time watching or playing sports such as football, rugby or cricket. The thrill of sport is that it can be so engrossing, all the excitement and adrenaline of playing can transfer to ...
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  • Watch Live Cricket Streaming Online
    By: Anu Kool | - There is nothing more frustrating than knowing there is a really great cricket match on television but not being able to watch it because you aren't home and the place that you are staying doesn't have a channel that happens to be carrying the match. When this happens I'm sure that you cant help but wish that there was someway you could watch live cricket streaming. Now there is. The best way to watching cricket streaming is on the internet. All you need to do in order to be able to watch live c ...
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  • Watch Live Cricket Streaming Online
    By: watchcricketliveontheinternet | - Watch Live Cricket Streaming Online

    There is nothing more frustrating than knowing there is a really great cricket match on television but not being able to watch it because you aren't home and the place that you are staying doesn't have a channel that happens to be carrying the match. When this happens I'm sure that you can help but wish that there was someway you could watch live cricket streaming. Now there is. The best way to watch live cricket streaming is to this website Wa ...

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  • Clarke And Johnson Has To Miss Twenty20 Match On Sunday
    By: Peri Witny | - Australian Batsman Michael is suffering from back injury and due to this reason he is out of the squad of twenty20 match. While on the other hand Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson has an ankle injury and due to this he is unable to bowl in the ODI. And just after twenty20, Australia has to departure for South Africa on Monday.

    So for the future tour it is better to give rest to these main in form players. These both are in-form players and the team management and Captain as well ...

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  • All About Cricket Equipments
    By: Sharon Samraj | - When you are in the process of starting to play cricket it is important to note that you will not have much idea on the fact about what are the cricket equipments which you need to buy. Incase you are landing up in a sports store and ask them what are the equipments required to be purchased you will probably end up purchasing a lot of equipments than you need. So it is always important to decide on the equipment that you need to buy in advance. In this way you are more likely to get what you wan ...
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  • Australia Will Not An Easy Beat At Feb 1 Odi Match - Australia V New Zealand
    By: Peri Witny | - New Zealand is at full enthusiasm to turn the table of Australia, as they remarks: 'it is now our turn to give another shock to Australia'. They remarks 'we are not here for purpose of haircut, we are here to win'. It was tempting argument from big hitting wicketkeeper Brendon Mc Cullum. New Zealand has got a young players batch but they have not any worse scars from their previous tour to Australia with young team. Their position is also strong with participation of young cricket bat players in ...
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  • Strong Pace Side From New Zealand In Australia V New Zealand Match
    By: Peri Witny | - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori notices a batting elevation and two spin options for Kyle Mills as black caps has suitable chance to upset Australia after having cricketing jitters at Canberra. But mostly decision making depends on the conditions of pitch at Perth WACA ground. Vottori decides to bowl alongside off-spinner Patel and props up Mills- big hitter.

    He says that it is indeed a good solution to balance headaches arising from the absence of Jacob Oram - great all round ...

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  • Sport Events And Hazard - What Do They Have In Common?
    By: Bookmaker | - Sport events attracted quite a lot of spectators at all times. Car and motor-cycle races, football and hockey matches, race track horse races, regattas, volleyball, handball, golf, cricket, tennis, billiards, cycle racing, winter kinds of sport, boxing and other competitions gather thousands fans all over the world. Of course they are not always guided only by hazard or curiosity because it is possible to earn a good money on games of such a kind. One of the ways is considered to be bet on parti ...
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  • How To Help Your Kids Love Science
    By: Sara Jones | - One of the toughest things to learn is how to enjoy learning. That sounds a little ridiculous but it's very true.

    Children begin to become interested in learning at a very young age. By the time most people are only 4 years old they are discovering more and more about the things they are interested in.
    So how do we encourage this behavior? How do we help our children want to learn and develop a desire for knowledge?

    They only way to help children stay interes ...

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  • How To Cure Your Golf Slice
    By: Howard Brule. | - Golfing is a great sport because it can be played by people of all ages and gets you outdoors for exercise and social interaction with friends and business colleagues. But it can also be a frustrating game because of the difficulty of hitting that little white ball with any degree of consistency.

    One of the most frustrating problems most golfers face is the tendency to "slice" the ball. Usually the slice develops after the beginning golfer has started to hit the ball reasonably we ...

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  • Old Versus New: A Fair Comparison?
    By: Maxine Clarke | - How often do we see comparisons made between the sportsmen of yesteryear and those of the modern era? At a time when Sachin Tendulkar has achieved the monumental achievement of scoring over 12,000 runs in test cricket, some have already declared that no-one - not even the prolific Tendulkar - will compare to the likes of Sir Don Bradman.

    Undoubtedly, Bradman was a master of his craft and played less matches. But what is vital to remember is that during the time he played cricket, ...

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  • Online Multiplayer Cricket Games
    By: Krishnamachari Srikkanth | - Online multiplayer games
    Online gaming has been very popular since the time the Internet started providing gaming opportunities to people. While earlier generations got their dose of adrenaline by playing video games alone or with a partner, with the introduction of online multiplayer games, computer game enthusiasts have got the opportunity to try their hand at challenging players across the world. The games on offer could vary from cricket to football and golf.

    Online Mul ...

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  • Participation Vs. Performance In South African Sports Leagues
    By: marcashton | - Participation and performance are the 2 critical factors that dominate the overall running of sports leagues. On one hand you have people who believe that sports leagues should be as open as possible for everybody to participation, on the other hand there is the belief that top leagues should pit the top players against eachother on a week in and week out basis. Finding the balance here is a challenge that faces sports administrators.

    Much of the success of the Australian cricket ...

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  • Foreign Players In Domestic Leagues
    By: marcashton | - I am always torn on this subject should foreigners be allowed to play in domestic leagues at the expense of a local player?

    On the one hand I am a big believer that all sport will ultimately go the American model of franchised system where you recruit the best in the world for the best money and you play them.

    On the other hand though I worry that this system is likely to have a detrimental affect on development players coming through the ranks. Look at the li ...

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  • Play, Play, Play!
    By: marcashton | - An interesting discussion came up around the dinner table the other evening are our children becoming soft and have they actually forgotten how to play?

    Television, Playstations, Mxit, cellphone games and broadband connections at home have meant that kids are now constantly connected to electronic stimulus and these kids simply dont have the same desire to go out and do activities that require them to run around, play, fall over and most importantly socialise!
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  • Are Our Kids "over-coached"?
    By: marcashton | - The subject of sports coaching for kids is a touchy one.

    On one side of the argument you have people saying that they are the next group of professionals to come into the system and therefore must be coached techniques correctly from as early as possible. The other argument is that they are still young, bodies and minds are developing and they need to enjoy the game before they start having their techniques refined.

    You look around South Africa at all of the s ...

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  • The 2 Spinner Debate
    By: marcashton | - Virender Sehwag made merry as he lashed the SA bowlers to all corners of the park. Armchair critics have come out saying that the South African cricket team should be fielding two spinners to provide some additional variety to the attack.

    This is all good and well that we need variety in the attack but if one spinner couldnt make a break on one side then how in the world would a dual spin attack have made a difference?

    Im a big believer that you go with the be ...

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  • South African Test Cricket Tour Of India 2008 - History, Schedule And The Teams
    By: Dilhan Indika | - South Africa tours India to play 3 Test Cricket Matches from 26th March to 15th April.

    Both teams are coming from successful overseas tours. South Africa just finished their tour of Bangladesh where they won all the test and ODI matches and even moved past the world champions Australia as the best ranked ODI side. Even though India lost the test series 2-1 in Australia they won the Commonwealth Bank ODI Series beating Australia in the finals 2-0. Both teams are equal strong but th ...

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  • A Torrid Summer For British Sport
    By: Blueboy | - I was very excited about this summers sporting activities involving our British sporting stars. I really believed that England could have won the World Cup and still think that they should have. Our team has so much more talent in it than the eventual winners Italy, but had an inept coach who must have been laughing all the way to the bank, earning the crazy amounts that he did. Yes Wayne Rooney was stupid but how frustrated must he have been after being left to play up front on his own, this is ...
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  • How About Launching 30-30 Cricket?
    By: prasannamoorthy | - Cricket 20-twenty is the hottest topic discussed all over today. All the cricket lovers are in the perimeter of 20-twenty cricket scenarios. You may name it a scenario or you might say the new evaluation of cricket has inspired every one. If we look at the future then we might see that 20-twenty cricket might be disappointing for the bowlers and would cast a deep impact on cricket and cricketer that are ready with cricket gear.

    In this case how about coming up with 30-thirty cric ...

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  • Twenty20 Cup Is Future Cricket - Agreed Or Not?
    By: Pradeep chauhan | - Change is the law of nature. Every thing changes with time and so are sports. Every sport has gone under major changes and which provided more popularity to those games. So similarly the heads running cricket have made their fair share of changes in the game.

    About 35 years back, when in 1971 first One Day Match was played between England and Australia in Melbourne most of the cricket critics were up against this formate of game. In 1975 West Indies won first official world cup. S ...

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  • Is This The Right Time To Hand Over Legacy To Young Guns?
    By: Pradeep chauhan | - A thrilling win in the final that too against arch rival Pakistan and a champion performance in whole tournament are the things which India was missing after 1983 world cup and 1985 Benson and Hedges series when Indian team did the same.

    After 24 years Indian team is Champion again that too in the latest version of cricket. A young team led by a young leader displayed every aspect which are must for a champion team. Was it batting, bowling, fielding or keeping cool, all was there ...

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  • Twenty 20 World Cup
    By: surfsieve | - No one knows for sure whether twenty-20 cricket has come to stay, whether it will flourish like one day cricket and force test cricket and one day cricket to take the back seat. No body knows either what will be the capacity of a batsman or a bowler in terms of scoring runs or taking wickets in this form of cricket? Will a batsman will be soon able to score century a feat which till now has eluded the world's greatest present day batters in international level in this form of cricket? Will ...
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  • It Is Fun Watching World Cup
    By: prasannamoorthy | - Watching world cup matches of any sport carries a different fascination altogether and especially the game of cricket is not exception to this. In the recent world cup that is held in West Indies many matches have been played and we have as well noticed some expected and some unexpected results out of these cricket world cup matches. Any world up match has been recognized to come up with surprise results and if one takes a careful look at any world cup matches that have been played by now, this ...
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  • Cricket Equipment
    By: James Vaughan | - When you are just starting out playing cricket it is not always easy to decide what you need to buy. If you go into a sports store and ask them what you need, you will end up getting a lot of equipment. So it is best to work out what you need before you go shopping. That way you are more likely to get what you need, rather than what the store owner thinks you need.

    Below, is more or less a comprehensive cricket equipment list, you don't need everything on this list, as many clubs ...

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  • Stick Cricket Games
    By: Roel Sundiam | - Stick cricket is an online cricket game that runs on Adobe Flash. The game was created and developed by Cann Creative, a company based in Sydney, Australia. The information on the game's official website humorously states that the stick cricket game was the result of someone from the Cann Creative team trying to learn how to make flash programs. The idea caught like wildfire, and the team decided to cash in on the popularity of the game.

    The game was called stick cricket because t ...

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  • Swing Bowling Success Tips
    By: Ian Canaway | - A bowler who has the ability to bowl swing is an important asset in any cricket team as swing bowling is a great way to baffle a batman, add pressure and take wickets. The swing bowler has the ability to move the ball in the air either away from the batsman or in towards the batsmen. The swing is created by holding the cricket ball in a specific way so that when it is released from the hand the varying levels of air resistance combined with the position the seam is directed causes the ball to sw ...
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  • Spin Bowling Success Tips
    By: Ian Canaway | - The spin bowler is a key element in the bowling line up of any cricket team, the skill of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan has highlighted the potential and the shear power and influence a high class spin bowler can have in the game of cricket. The spin bowler can be used to slow the game, add pressure and most importantly attack batsmen. The spin bowler moves the ball off the pitch turning it sideways, as the spinning ball grips the pitch and turns and can also cause it to bounce variably. ...
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  • The Mental And Psychological Side Of Cricket "€" Batting
    By: Ally Canaway | - When you watch cricket on television, it can appear to be quite an easy and simple sport, but under the helmet of the batter, there is a whole different game going on inside the batters mind in an attempt to banish any possible distractions, and focus every bit of mental energy on the ball as it is released from the bowlers hand, this is the psychological side to batting.

    As a batter, your aim is to score runs, stay in and help your team reach a certain particular target. To achie ...

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  • Cricket Batting Tips: The Sweep Shot And Reverse Sweep
    By: Ian Canaway | - The sweep and the reverse sweep are two batting shots which are not commonly used, especially the reverse sweep which is rarely used. However both shots can be used in certain batting situations and are an effective way to score runs and keep the score board ticking over.

    There is a high element of risk with the sweep shot, so good judgement and excellent timing is essential. Avoid playing the sweep and reverse sweep early on in your innings especially to straight deliveries, as i ...

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  • Wicket Keeping Success Tips
    By: Ian Canaway | - The wicket keeper is an essential and key part of the cricket team. Every team needs a reliable wicket keeper. As well as taking catches, stumping the batsmen and taking run outs, the wicket keeper is one of the teams most important players: motivating and inspiring the bowlers and fielders to raise their game and WIN.

    To be a wicket keeper you need fast reactions and precise judgement as you have very little time to react to such things as fast deliveries especially if there a ...

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