Cricket For Dummies
Chapter One
Taking In the Joy of Cricket
In This Chapter
* Assessing the gulf between pros and amateurs
* Looking at the battle between bowler and batsman
* Exploring the strange, strange world of cricket speak
* Discovering what you need to be a cricket fan
* Understanding the role of the umpires
Millions of people around the globe follow cricket. For many, cricket is
the number one sport, offering a unique blend of physical strength,
lightning reflexes, huge skill, and tactics galore.
When the best cricketers in the world do battle you won't see anything like it
for nail-biting tension and excitement.
Glancing at Cricket's Global Appeal
Cricket has spread around the globe on the back of the British Empire.
Despite the best efforts of cricket's global administrators - the International
Cricket Council (ICC) - cricket has never managed the trick of breaking out of
this traditional heartland. For example, no Chinese cricket team exists and
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