Sport {cricket match}| can have an oval field {pitch, field} with two posts {wicket, cricket} and an edge. From behind his wicket, pitcher throws a hard small ball to the ground to try to bounce it onto other wicket. Batsman uses a flat bat to protect the wicket and hit the ball. After hitting, batter can stay near wicket or can run to second wicket to score a run. If hit is far, batter can try to return to first wicket to score another run. If hit rolls to boundary, it is four runs. If hit lands past boundary, it is six runs. Players can catch a fly ball or tag batter while he runs between wickets, to score {out, cricket}. Ten outs retires batting team. Pitched balls count {over, cricket} and games can have limited overs.
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