Forms of cricket
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In cricket, other than Test matches, One day International matches and First class matches, other forms of the sport do exist They are:
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Short form cricket
Cricket is also played in several different shortened forms, designed to pack as much action as possible into an hour or two. Such forms have evolved since the 1990s, and take cricket an additional step beyond one-day cricket.
See short form cricket for details about specific types of short form cricket.
List A cricket
List A cricket is to one-day cricket as first-class is to Tests. Most cricketing nations have some form of domestic List A competition. The over limits range from forty to sixty. The categorization of "List A" is not one endorsed by the ICC; the Association of Cricket Historians and Statisticians created it for the purpose of providing a parallel to first-class cricket in their record books.
Club cricket
Club cricket is amateur, but still formal, cricket. The games are sometimes limited-overs, with each innings usually lasting between thirty and fifty overs. Other matches are played to time restrictions. Club cricket is played extensively in cricketing nations, and also by immigrants from cricketing nations. Club cricket often takes place on an artificial turf pitch, though the rest of actual field may be natural grass.
Other forms of cricket
Indoor cricket is a variation of the game designed for indoor play.
Kwik cricket is a high-speed version of the game, aimed mainly at encouraging youngsters to take part.
Beach cricket and backyard cricket are terms applied to all informal cricket, regardless of the actual location. The rules are often made up on the spot, and the subtle and complex laws of cricket, such as those involving leg before wicket, penalty runs, and others, are ignored or modified.
French cricket is a game in which the ball is bowled at the legs of the batsman, with the batsman's legs forming the wicket.
Gully cricket is an informal version of cricket played in India. 'Gully' in Hindi means 'street'. It is usually (but not always) played in streets in urban areas and involves simplification or modification of rules, very much like Beach cricket. It is not to be confused with Gully, which a fielding position in cricket.
Catchy Shubby Cricket is a form of the game developed in Jamaica where roles are changed rapidly, so that all players can have a turn in a short time.
Kilikiti, also known as or kirikiti, or Samoan Cricket, is the national game of Samoa and is especially popular in New Zealand. The game is descended from the cricket brought to Samoa by English missionaries; teams of unlimited size follow rules opaque to outside observers in a game/dance/feast event that can last several days.
Non-Stop (or Continuous) Cricket is a game involving one batsman, who, on hitting the ball, must run to a marker square to the wicket. The bowler may bowl as soon as the ball is returned, regardless of whether or not the batsman is still running.
| Forms of cricket | |
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| International: Test cricket | One-day cricket | Twenty20 | Indoor cricket | Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes | Women's cricket | |
| Other types: French cricket | Beach cricket | First-class cricket | List A cricket | Club cricket | Kwik cricket | Catchy Shubby Cricket | Blind cricket | Kilikiti | Short form cricket |
