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Posted Nov 13, 2000 by Jimi X
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 | | Hi there!
In the time I've been on h2g2, a lot of new people have signed up and joined the volunteer schemes.
There was a time when I knew everyone by name, but that's impossible as this grand experiment continues to thrive.
So I've decided to pay a visit to each Researcher in the various volunteer schemes and say 'hello'.
Hello! Please let me know when you start working on the Cricket project at the University. I really don't understand the game at all - do you really score runs by hitting the ball and running back and forth between the wickets?
That's all really. Just passing through! 
- X
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| | | Subject: Hi Gary!
Posted Nov 14, 2000 by  Global Village Idiot
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 | | Hi Jimi,
That's a really nice idea. You may not have realised it, but over on Floor42 I'm "Just Plain Gary", so you know me better than some .
The Cricket Project is a source of immense embarrassment to me. It seemed like such a great idea at the time, but when you come down to it, there isn't much to say which hasn't already been written, and to avoid being boring or repetitive is a real effort. I have a few articles sketched out, but it should be finished by now - whereas I'm not optimistic about getting anything Subbed this side of Christmas!
Good luck with your quest!
Gary
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| | | Subject: Hi Gary!
Posted Nov 15, 2000 by Jimi X
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Just Plain Gary = GVI
Gotcha!
But you didn't answer my question - do you score runs by hitting the ball and then running back and forth between the wickets? And is a round trip considered a run or is it a run just to get to one end?
I've read some accounts of Cricket, but it's beyond me! And I cover sports part-time for a local newspaper - so it's not like I'm someone who doesn't get it.
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| | | Subject: Hi Gary!
Posted Nov 15, 2000 by Global Village Idiot
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| | Sorry, Jimi - I'll keep the answer as quick as I can:
Yes, you score runs by running up and down. One end to the other is one run, there and back two, and so on.
You can also score by hitting it across the ropes - if it bounces first, that's four runs: if it doesn't bounce (cricket's equivalent of a home run), that's six.
The bowler can do things wrong (eg bowl it outside your reach, or bowl from too close) and you can get a "run" without running - a bit like a walk, I guess.
The only other way I can think of to score is Steve's favourite (the one that started off the huge and ongoing discussion in "ask h2g2"): if the ball hits a piece of clothing discarded by a fielder, that's five runs. Don't ask me why it's five, it just is.
Here's a good one: if you try for a round trip and turn around a little too early (like missing a base), you can get back "home" and score one run instead of two. This is called "running one short".
That's just the run-scoring. Then there are 9 ways of getting out. The idea of making the whole game comprehensible to those who've never seen it is overwhelming 
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| | | Subject: Hi Gary!
Posted Nov 16, 2000 by Jimi X
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| | I've got a book with various sports' rules in it, and one of them is Cricket - but it didn't explain how one scored runs. It went into great detail about batting, bowling and fielding with all sorts of rules. But I think they forgot the section on scoring runs.
And I think all sports' rules are baffling unless you see the game played. Reading the description of baseball or American football, I got confused even though I played both and watch them on tv fairly regularly.
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