For many readers of The Record and NorthJersey.com, this will be the first time they have ever encountered the game of cricket. More: What NJ fans need to know before ICC T20 Cricket World Cup begins ...

Cricket is full of such quirky terms—Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Bouncer, Free Hit, Silly Point, and many more. It can feel like learning a new language!

Cricket grew in popularity in the 1800s to become the most popular sport until the Civil War, when baseball eclipsed it. But its stature in the U.S. was such that the first international cricket ...

The top-rated batter in the world in this form of cricket is Babar Azam, of Pakistan, who has carried his country for years and averages a gaudy 58 runs per game in major one-day cricket matches.

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