RULES OF THE GAME These are the rules as promoted by the Australian Indoor Cricket Federation, and as such are the rules under which almost every game of indoor cricket in Australia is played. We leave it here for sentimental reasons. The bowlers job is to, as the name suggests, to deliver the ball. What you see here is the original Indoor Cricket World site. The role of the two sweepers is to both defend scoring zone C and to pick up any loose balls behind the receiver once the ball has been hit.
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The receiver stands at the non strikers end stumps, and has a similar role to the wicket keeper in taking run outs at this end. Scoring: Scoring is split into 2 areas: physical runs and bonus runs. Uniforms will be traditional outdoor twenty20 cricket uniforms with the addition of baseball caps. Players wear traditional outdoor cricket gear when batting. The 1st, 2nd and leg side guards aim to stop the ball from hitting the side net, therefore limiting the runs scored by the batting team.Ĭommon back court fielding positions include the Both traditional outdoor cricket bats or more specialized lighter-weight indoor cricket bats may be used. The role of the wicket keeper is to take catches behind the stumps, stump the batsmen if he is not in his crease, and to assist in run outs at the strikers end. The diagram below outlines the locations of these fielding positions on the court Fielding positions are often broken down into two groups, front court and back court, each of which is described below. The rules specify that there must be 4 players in each half of the court at the time a ball is bowled. The bonus runs are then added to the physical runs.įielding positions in indoor cricket are set to achieve two main goals, defend runs and take wickets. NB: For bonus runs to be scored, at least one physical run must be scored. *Zone C (side nets between halfway and the bowlers end): 2 runs Dynamic new scoring zones and players interchanging results in non. *Zone B (side nets between the striker's end and halfway down the pitch): 1 run Each player bowls 2 overs and bats for 4 overs allowing equal participation for all involved. *Zone A (front net - behind the keeper): 0 bonus runs Bonus scores for particular parts of the nets follow:Īn indoor cricket court is divided into 4 scoring zones, each represented by a letter of the alphabet. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Come in for our Indoor Netball, Cricket, Soccer, Dodgeball, Laser Tag, Gym, Inflatable Zone or try our Indoor Playground. 6 Any ball striking the net between the batters crease and the halfway line ( Zone B ) scores 2 bonus. Scoring in indoor cricket is split into 2 areas: physical runs and bonus runs. 4 Each bowler must bowl 1 over to each batting pair.
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The game is most often played between two teams each consisting of six or eight players. Indoor cricket is a variant of and shares many basic concepts with cricket.