Talk:Beach cricket
From Academic Kids
Is "beach cricket" really the most common term? I've always heard it referred to as "backyard cricket", although that may just be an Australianism. ShaneKing 05:07, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Both are common. I mostly hear beach cricket, although I live 100 kilometres from the nearest beach. Beach cricket is, I think, the more general term. It would be good to make a redirect here from backyard cricket. Tannin 06:07, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Oh! And I thought Beach Cricket was the kind of cricket they played in the movie The Beach wearing beach clothing - what a disappointment. I've played so much of backyard cricket I could tell a few more rules.
- Three leg out - If the ball touches your leg thrice - you are out. To discourage intentionally using the leg to block the wickets. Misused by cunning bowlers to hit the leg.
- There is another one where you can not run more than 5 runs in case the ball is momentarily lost. Happens a lot if you are not playing in a field.
- Then there is the one where there is a 2 run boundary in addition to a 4 run one. This is used when there is some sort of structure in the ground which is closer than the 4 run boundary is.
- Cricket without stumps - it is strange it actually works, but the batsman's waist is the marker. If the ball passes the batsman within two bricks/stones (about as wide as actual stumps) and below the batsman's waist he is out.
Yes, we use the 2-run boundary all the time in my school, as the building is quite close to where we used to play. I've also played cricket without stumps. Admittedly it was played with a paper ball in a classroom, but that's beside the point. We couldn't run more than 4 runs before you HAD to drop your bat and help look for the ball. Also, we have a rule where if you lose the ball, you either find it, or you're out. This applies to the "six and out" rule as well. If you can get the ball back within a short amount of time, you're not out. However, we stopped that after a few complaints from the neighbours about us climbing their fences. Never heard of the three leg out though... - Qpeedore
And about the ball. In India Cosco (sports goods manufacturer) markets a ball. It is a tennis ball but with the slight difference that it is marketed as a cricket ball with the name Cosco Cricket. It is highly likely that Cosco sells more Tennis balls in India than Cricket balls. Economy and safety guides cricket here. A real cricket ball will injure more and is costlier. --Ankur 10:19, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- And then you have the fine old tradition of wrapping half of a normal tennis ball in electrical tape to make it swing. ;) thefamouseccles 02:22, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
