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A WALK IN THE WOODS - University at Buffalo

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The Playing FieldA cricket field is a large circularor oval shaped grassy ground.There are no fixed dimensionsfor the field but its diametervaries between 449 ft. and 492ft., in the center of which is a fl<strong>at</strong>strip of ground called a pitch.It takes two. Each team of 11 playerstakes turns b<strong>at</strong>ting and fielding. Whena team is b<strong>at</strong>ting, two players come tothe field together on opposite sides ofthe pitch—as a striker and non-striker.Once the ball is hit by the striker,they run to the opposite side of thepitch, scoring runs along the way.How long does a game last?A formal game of cricket can range from a few hoursto many days. The UB club, with limit<strong>at</strong>ions such asschoolwork, plays a game called Twenty20, which laststhree to four hours. Got time to kill? Test Cricket isplayed for the dur<strong>at</strong>ion of five days.BATSMEN (STRIKER AND NON-STRIKER)BOWLERWICKET-KEEPERFIELDSMEN(<strong>IN</strong> A TYPICAL DEFENSIVE FORMATION)Fielding positions are not fixed, and fielders can be placed in positions th<strong>at</strong> differfrom the basic positions. Most of the positions are named roughly according to asystem of polar coordin<strong>at</strong>es—one word (leg, cover, mid-wicket) specifies the anglefrom the b<strong>at</strong>sman, and is optionally preceded by an adjective describing the distancefrom the b<strong>at</strong>sman (silly, short, deep or long). Words such as “backward,” “forward”or “square” can further indic<strong>at</strong>e the angle.Spirit of the GameThere’s a saying “it’s not just cricket” th<strong>at</strong> has found itsway into common language of cricket players and spect<strong>at</strong>orsalike. The phrase, or vari<strong>at</strong>ions thereof, evokes a codeof ethics and behavior th<strong>at</strong> has inspired camaraderie betweenPakistani and Indian members of UB Cricket Club.While there is intense competition between the n<strong>at</strong>ionswhen playing cricket on an intern<strong>at</strong>ional level, UB clubmembers play together in a truly sportsmanlike mannerotherwise known as the “spirit of cricket.” “We play as <strong>at</strong>eam and try to win as a team. There are no differencesmade, no m<strong>at</strong>ter wh<strong>at</strong> our n<strong>at</strong>ionality,” says Parth Parikh,president of the UB Cricket Club.Then and now: Students may change butthe game is still the same. UB studentcricketers in 1970s (bottom) and membersof today’s UB Cricket Club (top).sa num qui<strong>at</strong>ibus ntro goes hereGentur? Nos sa num qui<strong>at</strong>ibuswww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Spring 2013 31

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