A player who hits the ball with a bat to score runs.

The player who throws the ball towards the batsman to get them out.

a. The set of three sticks (stumps) and two small sticks (bails) that the bowler aims at.

b. Also refers to the event of a batsman getting out.

The basic unit of scoring in cricket, made when the batsmen run to the other end of the pitch.

A set of six balls bowled by the bowler.

The team not batting tries to stop the ball and get the batsmen out.

The period in which a team bats, trying to score runs, while the other team bowls and fields.

The 22-yard strip of ground where the bowler bowls and the batsman bats.

When a batsman gets out without scoring any runs.

When a fielder catches the ball directly from the batsman’s hit without it touching the ground.

A way of getting out when the ball hits the batsman’s leg and would have hit the stumps.

An illegal delivery by the bowler, giving an extra run to the batting team and an extra ball.

When a batsman scores 100 runs in a single innings.

When a batsman scores 50 runs in a single innings.

a. One of the three vertical posts making up the wicket.

b. To get a batsman out when they step out of their crease and the wicketkeeper hits the stumps with the ball.

The lines near the stumps that the batsmen and bowlers must stay behind for certain rules.

A player who is good at both batting and bowling.

The person who makes decisions on the field and ensures the rules are followed.