In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at another important component of the game, the Pitch. Area of pitch  The pitch is a rectangular area of the ground 22 yards/20.12 m in length and 10 ft/3.05 m in width. It is bounded at either end by the bowling creases and on either...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at another important component of the game, the bat. The following are the specifications that a cricket bat must comply with. The bat The bat consists of two parts, a handle and a blade. The handle The handle is to be made principally of cane...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at one of the most important components of the game, the Ball. Before the match, umpires must decide which type, and how many balls are to be used in a match. During play, the umpire must take possession of the ball at the fall of...Read More

In this edition of “How’s That” we will be looking at the scorers. As with umpires, there needs to be two scorers. To ensure there are no discrepancies, they should constantly check with each other that their records (score, overs wickets etc) agree, normally at the end of each over. As mentioned in previous editions...Read More

Have you ever been watching a game of cricket and was confused by the signal an umpire made? Your confusion will now be a thing of the past as in this edition of How’s That we will be looking at the many signals and their meanings that umpires make.  *For the duties of an Umpire...Read More

In the previous editions of “How’s that” the duties of an umpire before, during and after a match were covered in depth. In the next few editions we will be looking at “Setting up the Game.” In setting up the game one of the most if not the most important aspect are the players. How...Read More

In this last edition of the “Duties of an Umpire” we will be looking at the Duties of an Umpire upon the cessation of play. The umpires shall note the following information:  The time at which Time is called.How many balls, if any, remain in the over and who is bowling itIf an over is...Read More

On the previous edition of “How’s that” we looked at some of the duties of an umpire before the match begins. In this edition, we will be looking  at the “Duties of an umpire during play.” These duties will be broken up into some of the Bowler’s end umpire duties and the Striker’s end umpire...Read More

On this edition of “How’s that” we look at some of the duties of an umpire before the match begins. The Laws of Cricket directs the umpires to report for duty a minimum of forty five (45) minutes before the start of any day’s play. In practice it is better to arrive earlier (recommended one...Read More