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The simply-sports cricket page, lets you browse a huge range of cricket gear from leading retailers such as Activinstinct, John Lewis, The Sports HQ and Holdall.
Choose from an extensive range of cricket clothing, cricket equipment and cricket accessories. Leading brands available include cricket equipment from Aspex, Nicolls, Gunn and Moore, Kookaburra amd Newbery.
About Cricket
Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two teams, each having 11 players. It is played on a field, in the middle of which is a 22 yard long rectangular pitch. The object of the batting team is to score as many runs as possible. The other team bowls the ball to the batsman, and fields trying to dismiss the batsmen and therefore limit the number of possible runs.A professional cricket game consists of 20 overs of six bowling deliveries per side.
Cricket has a long history in the UK, first being played in southern Englans in hte 16th Century. In the 18th Century, cricket was known as the national sport of England.
Essential Cricket Equipment
There are a range of essential pieces of equipment that are required for cricket. These include:
The Bat - this is made of wood, usually white willow and is the shape of a blade with a cylinder handle. The blade must be less than 4.25inches wide and the length of the bat must be less than 38 inches long. Simply-sports.co.uk lets you browse a wide range of quality cricket bats, so you can be sure that you are getting the best value cricket bat!
The Ball - this is a hard leather seamed ball with a circumference of 9 inches. The ball is extremely hard and, when batted, can reach speeds of over 90 miles per hour. Therefore protective clothing is essential! Simply-sports.co.uk brings you a good range of cricket balls for you to choose from - all are from leading retailers and leading brands.
Protective Clothing - protective cricket clothing includes knee and shin pads, batting gloves, cricket helmet and a protective box. It is optional to also wear additional padding elsewhere about the body. Simply-sports.co.uk is the ideal website to browse a wide range of good quality protective cricket clothing.
Simply-sports.co.uk also has a range of other cricket equipment and accessories. This includes an extensive range of cricket clothing - ideal for those avid cricket players, as well as those who want the relaxed look that a trendy cricket jersey can bring. Other cricket accessories available on the simply-sports.co.uk website include cricket linseed oil, cricket players grips, cricket sun hats and caps, cricket bat covers, cricket shoe spikes, sunglasses for cricket and cricket wheely bags.
We hope you enjoy browsing the cricket selection at simply-sports.co.uk!
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