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Important cricket equipments and benefits of playing cricket

Many people think that cricket bat and cricket ball is enough for playing cricket. Apart from bat and ball, various other cricket equipments are required for this game. Batsmen’s protection and stumps, umpires counters and tape measures and the score book are all part of this game.

Cricket Bat:
Bats weigh 2 to 3 pounds The face or blade is flat and back is V-Shaped Most of the bats are 4 ¾ inches wide and 22 ½ inches high, with an 11-inch handle.

• To protect their body, batsmen should wear a groin protector and pads which can cover their legs to mid-thigh.
• Wear well padded batting gloves and helmet for complete protection

Stumps:
Wooden stumps are 29 ½ inches high, with a metal covered point to get them into the ground. When balls come off, wicket is broken

• Wicketkeeper is the only fielder with wicket keeping gloves. Gloves have a little webbing between the fingers.

Umpires:

• Umpires carry a counter to ensure each bowler’s spell is six deliveries.
• They also have tape measures, boot-stud fasteners and bandages in their coat pockets.

Benefits of playing cricket:

Worldwide, thousands of people play cricket in amateur leagues, local matches and even professional competitions. It also provides physical, mental and social benefits to both children and adults. There are various health benefits if a person plays cricket. Bowling, hitting and catching require strong arms, while sprinting skills are necessary to score points. Due to stamina many field players can dismiss the batsmen when innings are drawn-out. Amateur players can see improvements in their health when they participate in cricket matches. Children will learn about physical activity while enjoying the experience.

Another major benefit of playing cricket is increase in hand-eye coordination. If a player wants to hit the ball farthest, he should have good hand-eye coordination. This can be obtained by focus and determination. Many youngsters lack opportunity to improve their coordination, so cricket provides a chance to refresh skills lost over the years.

Cricket is a game of 11 players. All the players must work together for several hours on the field, using new strategies to defeat the opponent team. Children playing cricket learn the art of cooperation and other social skills. By playing this game, both adults and children can work on their social skills.

A player can work on its balance by training its own muscles. Fielders have to stand for long period of time so that they can avoid fours and sixes of opponent’s team batsmen. Cricketers should have strength to bat, bowl and also throw the ball on stump directly or while batsmen are running between the wickets.  Through training and playing, players can develop arm strength which can be used for both batting and throwing the ball hard.

Young players should be able to bend, stretch and stop the ball in the field. If a player is able to stop the ball, it shows how fit he is. Young players should be fit to survive in team.