Project Y

ought his love for this sport from
his home country Sri Lanka and
fulfilled his life’s dream in Vienna:
He founded his own cricket club,
got his own stadium and excited
many youngsters for this rather
exotic sport on mainland Europe.
Fans are excited as cricket takes
long to play and never gets boring.
Cricket is a team game with attack
and defence clearly separated. The
teams face each other either as
batsmen or fielders. Such a phase
in the game is called an inning.
The batsmen try to score (making
so-called runs) while the fielder try
to dismiss the batsmen. This phase
is completed when ten out of eleven
batsmen have been dismissed and
the teams switch roles.
extensive rules
While even the game‘s basic
concept is hard to understand
for a laymen the details sometimes
even intimidate loyal fans or
fanatic players (see next page for
the rules of this game). Founded in
1787 the noble Marylebon Cricket
Club (MCC) in London supervises
everything to ensure the rules are
strictly followed and traditions
meticulously observed. Women did
not have access to cricket facilities
for a long time.
join the talk aBout cricket // iMPortant terMs
INNINGS // A round (phase) in the game after which the batsmen and fielders change rolen
RUNS // Scores obtained when the two batsmen change position
WICKET // Three vertical stubs topped with bails (short wooden cross bars) merely resting
on top of the stubs
star in the desert
BATSMEN // The two batsmen on the filed called striker and non-striker. They wear protective
gear (skin guards, gloves and helmet) and a cricket bat
BOWLER // A field player throwing six balls in such a way that they bounce in front of the striker
PITCH // A playing field of about 20 metres in length at the end of which the two wickets are
located. it is the most carefully prepared part of the playing field. its grass is cut extremely short
since April 2009 dubaisports-City
is the best
address for cricket.
Not too long ago Dubai became
the Arabian area‘s best address for
cricket players. The new cricket
stadium was inaugurated at the end
of April. It is part of the world’s largest
sport centre: Dubai Sports City.
As part of a joint venture with Emirates
Belbadi Contracting with seat
in Dubai, ALPINE Bau Deutschland
constructed this cricket stadium.
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