Today, we saw a cricket match in Chepauk Place. This is an arena for the game of cricket, a fun sport that is similar to baseball. There are only two bases, and there are no gloves. There are also no foul balls, so hitting behind you would count. The pitcher, which is actually called the bowler, runs up to three sticks that are sticking out of the ground, which is called the wicket, and bowls the ball towards the batsman. The goal of the bowler is to hit a wicket behind the batsman, which is an automatic out. There are no strikes, and a ball would be a point for the batsman. There are many ways to score points. You can run from one wicket to the next, and that is one point, and going back is another. If you hit the ball hard enough, and it goes outside the boundary lines, it is four points. If it goes out without bouncing, it is six points. Each team gets to bat for a certain number of overs, or six bowls. In the game we watched, there were 50 overs. The game we watched was six hours long. In the end, India defeated Australia. These two teams are big time rivals, and with this game, India took the number one spot from Australia. Phillip never even heard of this sport and enjoyed it more than he thought he would. Mishal was a very happy young fellow when this ended. After the game ended, we went back home. We went to a nearby park and started to play cricket in a field. It was great fun. Now we are back home and we are very tired. We'll post again tomorrow. Day Seven
Today, we saw a cricket match in Chepauk Place. This is an arena for the game of cricket, a fun sport that is similar to baseball. There are only two bases, and there are no gloves. There are also no foul balls, so hitting behind you would count. The pitcher, which is actually called the bowler, runs up to three sticks that are sticking out of the ground, which is called the wicket, and bowls the ball towards the batsman. The goal of the bowler is to hit a wicket behind the batsman, which is an automatic out. There are no strikes, and a ball would be a point for the batsman. There are many ways to score points. You can run from one wicket to the next, and that is one point, and going back is another. If you hit the ball hard enough, and it goes outside the boundary lines, it is four points. If it goes out without bouncing, it is six points. Each team gets to bat for a certain number of overs, or six bowls. In the game we watched, there were 50 overs. The game we watched was six hours long. In the end, India defeated Australia. These two teams are big time rivals, and with this game, India took the number one spot from Australia. Phillip never even heard of this sport and enjoyed it more than he thought he would. Mishal was a very happy young fellow when this ended. After the game ended, we went back home. We went to a nearby park and started to play cricket in a field. It was great fun. Now we are back home and we are very tired. We'll post again tomorrow. 