Cricket

1. Equipment used to hit the ball
6. A straight whitewash line painted on the pitch near the stumps
9. Informal term for the captain
10. The act of the batter hitting the ball with their bat
12. Term for dismissal method where the ball hits a body part before the stumps
14. The raised stitching running around the circumference of the ball
15. Term for the first two batsmen
16. Protective headgear worn by batters
17. The term for 100 runs scored
19. Score when the ball touches the ground before going over the boundary
20. Hand protection worn by batter
23. Term for 50 runs
25. Term for recovering the ball after each delivery, each team take it in terms and all members of the team take part
26. When a pair of batsmen together score 50 or 100
28. The score when the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground

2. Term where the match is called off without any play
3. The name of the player that stands behind the stumps
4. The first of two intervals taken during a full days play which usually occurs around 12:30
5. A person responsible for maintaining the cricket field
7. A request made to the umpire when not in agreement with his decision
8. Test match between England and Australia
11. The name of the officials in Cricket
13. The player that delivers the ball to the batsmen
15. Term for 6 balls bowled in a row
16. A bowler taking a wicket from three consecutive deliveries
18. A close fielder near the slip fielders
21. The term for one team to bat and score runs while the other bowls and fields
22. Term for dismissal with no runs
24. A close fielder positioned behind the batter, close to the wicket-keeper on the offside
25. A style of bowling in which the ball is delivered at high speed typically over 90mph
27. The shortest, fastest format of cricket