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W: Hello, Mark. Have you ever played cricket? |
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M: No, never, but I once watched a game at the Cricket Club. |
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W: Did you enjoy it? |
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M: No, not much, though everybody else seemed to. |
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I found it very slow. Nothing much seemed to happen. |
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Perhaps that was because I didn't really understand what was going on. |
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W: It's a bit like baseball, isn't it? |
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M: Well, not really. In baseball there is only one man with a bat |
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but in cricket there are two. |
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W: Both at the same time? |
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M: No. They take turns. |
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They each stand at one end of the pitch in front of some sticks called "stumps" or the "wicket". |
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A member of the other team, the "bowler" throws the ball at the stumps. |
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The batsman tries to protect the wicket and hit the ball as far as he can. |
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W: What happens when he hits the ball? |
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M: The batsmen run to change positions. That's called a "run". |
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They do it as many times as they can. |
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W: What does the other team do? |
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M: One of them runs after the ball and throws it at the wicket. |
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If he hits it while the batsmen are still running, one of them is out. |
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W: That sounds a little like baseball. |
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M: Not really. I think baseball is more exciting. |
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W: Yes, so do I. |
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