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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps. Two players from the batting team, the striker and nonstriker, stand in front of either wicket holding…

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide (most popular in the Commonwealth)
Equipment
Cricket ball, cricket bat, wicket (stumps, bails), protective equipment
First played
16th century; South East England
Glossary
Glossary of cricket terms
Highest governing body
International Cricket Council

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Women's cricket

Governance

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Cricket

Nodes336
Edges335
Triples266
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005952
Components1

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Cricket

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related to In the arts and popular culture · 25
Cricket → Albert Chevallier Tayler's Kent, Australian, Beyond, Boundary, Camille Pissarro, Canterbury, Caribbean, Cricket World Cup, England, English, Francis Bacon, French, In, Invention, James, Lancashire, London Cricket Conference, Lord Byron, March, Royal Mail's
related to Women's cricket · 25
Cricket → Australia, Cricket World Cup, December, England, Full Members, ICC, ICC's, In, In October, International, International Cricket Council, International Women's Cricket Council, Netherland, New Zealand, October, ODI, South Africa, Surrey, T20 International, T20I
related to Cricket in the 21st century · 19
Cricket → Asian Games, Australian Big Bash League, Bangladesh Team, For, India, Indian Premier League, Mumbai, Outside, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lankan, T10, T20, T20 World Cup, T20's, Test, The, The ICC, This
related to Governance · 18
Cricket → Australia, Cricket West Indies, Cricket World Cup, Dubai, Each, England, ICC, Imperial Cricket Conference, In, International Cricket Conference, It, Limited Overs Internationals, South Africa, Test, The ICC, The International Cricket Council, Twenty20 Internationals, West Indies
related to International competitions · 16
Cricket → August, Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's Cricket World, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC World Test Championship, Most, ODI, ODIs, Sometimes, Super League, T20, Test, The Ashes, The ICC
related to English cricket in the 18th and 19th centuries · 15
Cricket → Artillery Ground, Bowling, England's, Finsbury, Hambledon, Its, Laws, London, Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC, New Laws, The, The Hambledon Club, This
related to Growth of amateur and professional cricket in England · 15
Cricket → Although, Bartholomew Wyatt, Chevening, Cotgrave's, Easter Sunday, In, Jasper Vinall, Kent, North American, Richard Latter, Sidlesham, Sussex, The, They, This
related to Influence on other sports · 15
Cricket → Aston Villa, Australian, Derby County, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Everton, In, In England, It, Sheffield Cricket Club, Sheffield United, Sheffield United's Bramall Lane, The Melbourne Football Club, Tom Wills, Wills, Yorkshire
related to Club and school cricket · 13
Cricket → Although, At, Chalk Hill, Chevening, England, French, Inter-parish, Kent, Laws, Schools, The, Upland, Weald
related to Cricket in the 20th century · 12
Cricket → Ashes, Australia's Don Bradman, During, England, India, New Zealand, Test, The, These, This, To, West Indies

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ball team batter played wicket match runs one innings test batters overs two first bowler game bat england matches also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CricketContactNo1.00infobox
CricketCountry or regionWorldwide (most popular in the Commonwealth)1.00infobox
CricketEquipmentCricket ball, cricket bat, wicket (stumps, bails), protective equipment1.00infobox
CricketFirst played16th century; South East England1.00infobox
CricketGlossaryGlossary of cricket terms1.00infobox
CricketHighest governing bodyInternational Cricket Council1.00infobox
CricketMixed-sexNo, separate competitions1.00infobox
CricketNicknamesThe Gentlemen's Game1.00infobox
CricketOlympic1900, 20281.00infobox
CricketTeam members11 players per side (substitutes permitted in some circumstances)1.00infobox
CricketTypeTeam sport, bat-and-ball1.00infobox
CricketVenueCricket field1.00infobox
Cricketis abat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field0.90text

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