A cricket ball is made of cork wrapped in leather with a raised seam. Red balls are used in Test cricket, white balls in limited-overs, and pink balls for day-night Tests.
A cricket ball is made of cork wrapped in leather with a raised seam. Red balls are used in Test cricket, white balls in limited-overs, and pink balls for day-night Tests.
A cricket bat is made of willow wood with a cane handle. The blade must not exceed 108mm in width and 38mm in depth. The total length cannot exceed 965mm.
Stumps are the three vertical posts that make up the wicket. They are topped by two bails. The stumps are named leg stump, middle stump, and off stump.
Bails are two small pieces of wood that sit on top of the stumps. The wicket is "broken" when at least one bail is dislodged, which is required for most dismissals.
The crease is a set of white lines near the stumps. The popping crease (4 feet in front of stumps) determines if a batsman is in or out of their ground.
The pitch is the 22-yard strip in the center of the field where bowling and batting take place. Pitch conditions greatly affect how the ball behaves.
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