Getting Out (Continued From Above)

Either batsman can be "run out", when the bails are knocked off the wickets while they are running and outside their safe ground.

Other ways the batsmen can be got out are: "lbw" (leg before wicket), when the batsman's lower leg blocks the ball from the hitting the wicket after it has been bowled; "hit wicket", if the batsman accidentally hits the bails off the stumps with the bat; and by being "caught" - when a fielder catches the ball before it bounces.

Scoring

Scoring is done by declaring how many runs have been gained compared to the number of batsmen who have been dismissed, for example, "one hundred for two" means one hundred runs have been scored by the team and two batsmen are out.

Length Of A Match

When ten batsmen are out, the innings concludes and the teams switch roles. Once each team has completed one innings, the match concludes and the team with the highest number of runs wins.

Test matches usually run for five days, whereas one-day games are limited to a certain number of overs. Longer matches may consist of two innings for each team, with the winning side gaining the highest total runs count.

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Oscar Wilde

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