-Discover basic aspects of cricket.
-Learn the rules of the game.
-Acquaint yourself with the vocabulary of the game - whcih is probably more complicated than the game itself.
-What is your favorite sport? Can you describe the aim and main features of the game in only 2 or 3 sentences?
-If a friend did not know anything about your favorite sport, how would you try to get your friend interested in it?
Books about cricket for children: Stories, fiction, rules, learning skills, coaching and famous players.
An article: Why You Should Care About Cricket
from ESPN
Cricket: Some useful links
Keywords: Cricket, sports in India, cricket rules, spirit of cricket, field positions, cricket equipment, cricket words, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, how to play cricket
Planning to start a cricket team? Want to coach your own kids? Or perhaps brush up on the rules? Cricket, like other sports, has a rich and complicated vocabulary of its own.
Laws of Cricket and Spirit of Cricket
What do I play with? Do I need special equipment?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4176838.stm
Who is on the field? Field positions?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4179600.stm
Do girls play cricket?
Yes, it's not just for boys anymore
Wikipedia tells us that “The Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. Women's cricket was ahead of the male form of the game, with the first Women's World Cup held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's Cricket World Cup. India retained the Women's World Cup in May 2008. Read More
Updated October 2011