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Cricket

For the grown-up beside a child who loves cricket.

The child's own door is Cricket on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for cricket yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. An over is six legal balls (a wide or a no-ball is bowled again), from one end, then the other end takes a turn.
  2. The pitch in the Laws is 22 yards between the two sets of stumps.
  3. Reaching the rope is 4 runs; clearing it without a bounce is 6.

On the way home, ask: “Which ball today do you think the batter liked best?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: MCC Laws of Cricket: Law 17, the over; MCC Laws of Cricket: Law 6, the pitch; MCC Laws of Cricket: Law 19, boundaries

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Not made yet
  2. Ages 6–8Not made yet
  3. Ages 9–14Twelve Point Three Overs
  4. Ages 15–18Not made yet

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.