Small guide of Cricket Equipment

Cricket is a team sport originated centuries ago in Southern England and now played in many countries all around the world. All English love cricket, as it is maybe the most English team sport (in the meaning of classic and traditional) ever invented and played. The passion for cricket just goes from parents to children, as an important part of our culture and tradition. It is an absolute tradition, just like the English cup of tea or "The Times". Moreover, playing cricket is still considered a status symbol, as part of the good old English custom.

In few words, an authentic symbol of the British tradition, even if, at the present, cricket is played in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (where cricket is definitely the most popular sport, more than soccer). In the most exclusive English schools cricket is maybe the privileged sport, as upper classes consider cricket matches a social event and cricket itself a definitive symbol of higher social classes.

Let us have a quick look to the required equipment to play this charming, old-fashioned sport.

	Ball - A red or white ball (used for floodlights matches) with a cork base, wrapped in twine capped with leather. The ball has a circumference of 23 cm (9 inches).		Bat - In cricket matches are used only wooden bats. Its wood used comes from the Kashmir or English willow tree. The bat is maximum 38 inches (96.5 cm) long and 4.25 inches wide (10.8 cm).
	Wicket - A wicket is made of three stumps put into the ground, and closed at the top with two bails.		Bails - Two wooden pieces topping the wicket.
	Sight screen - This is the screen that is placed at the boundary, aligned exactly parallel to the width of the pitch and behind the wickets.		Boundary - A rope delimitates the perimeter of the field known as the boundary.

Some few tips about required cricket clothing:

	Polo shirt - that everyone must wear		Long trousers - very often white, but stained red in parts from polishing the ball)
	Sun hat - also called cricket cap, to protect you from sun rays		Shoes - having a long sharp point, to increment the traction.
	Jumper - or a woollen pullover, when necessary		Helmet - worn by batsmen and a maximum of one fielder close to the batsman on strike
	Leg pads - to defend your legs from the impact of the ball		Thigh guar
	Arm guards		Chest guard

Elbow guards - to protect the body of the batsmen

Gloves - Only batsmen wear gloves for batsmen only, to protect from the impact of the ball when launched.

 I hope this would be helpful. As always, Internet will quickly provide you a large number of shops where you could buy all the required equipment.