The “Ins And Outs” Of Cricket. A Clarification.

Illustration:

FOX SPORTS

What with the new Cricket Season underway, Zephyrinus thought it prudent to offer a respectful explanation of the Laws of Cricket to our North American Cousins, who, possibly, get confused about the strange regulations.

Basically, Cricket is nothing like Baseball.

Hence, the following . . .

You have two sides . . .

one out in the field . . .

and one in.

Michael Hussey takes on a delivery from Shaun Pollock 

on the second day of the Australia v South Africa 

Boxing Day Test Match in Melbourne.

Photo: 26 December 2005.

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Each man that’s in the side that’s in . . .

goes out.

And when he’s out . . .

he comes in.

And the next man goes in . . .

until he’s out.

Australian Cricketer Charlie Macartney,

taken in the 1920s.

Illustration: CRICPIX

When they are all out . . .

the side that’s out . . .

comes in . . .

and the side that’s been in . . .

goes out.

and tries to get out . . .

those coming in.

Illustration: CRICKET

Sometimes you get men still in . . .

and not out.

When both sides have been in . . .

and out . . .

including the Not Outs . . .

the winner is declared . . .

if there is one . . .

and it hasn’t been abandoned . . .

or declared “No Result” . . .

or Drawn . . .

or Tied . . .