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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.CricketA Reading AZ Level S Leveled BookWord Count:1,020WritingResearch to learn more about a famous cricket player.Write a newspaper article about that player,including when he or she began playing cricket and his or her professional achievem
2、ents.Social StudiesUse the information from the book and outside resources to make a timeline of the history of cricket,starting in the 1500s and continuing until today.Add at least ten events to your timeline,including locations when possible.Connectionswww.readinga-Written by Rachael MurphyLEVELED
3、 BOOK SLEVELED BOOK SCricketCricketwww.readinga-What is cricket,and how is it played?Focus QuestionWritten by Rachael MurphyCricketCricketSpectacular Sports Level S Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Rachael MurphyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Front cover:A player swings at the ball in an interna
4、tional match in London,England.Back cover:A huge crowd watches a cricket match in Australia.Title page:A cricket bat and ballPage 3:Men enjoy a cricket match near the ocean in the West Indies.Photo Credits:Front cover:Mitchell Gunn/D;back cover:Bill Bachman/Alamy Stock Photo;title page:BrianAJackson
5、/iStock/Thinkstock;page 3:Stock Connection Blue/Alamy Stock Photo;page 4:Brendon Thorne/Getty Images News/Thinkstock;page 5:Mark Baker/AP Images;page 7:Colin Underhill/Alamy Stock Photo;page 8(top):Shane White/iStock/Thinkstock;page 8(bottom):hypermania2/123RF;pages 9,12:md manik/Demotix/Corbis;page
6、 10:Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo;page 11:Michael Fair/123RF;page 14(top):Antiques&Collectables/Alamy Stock Photo;page 14(center):Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji(b/w photo),English Photographer/Private Collection/Peter Newark Pictures/Bridgeman Images;page 14(bottom):Allstar Picture Library/A
7、lamy Stock Photo;page 15:Agencja Fotograficzna Caro/Alamy Stock PhotoadaptedbehaviorboundarycherishcomplicateddrawfieldinginternationalumpiresWords to KnowCorrelationLEVEL SO3434Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA3Cricket Level STable of ContentsWelcome to Cricket .4How to Play Cricket .5The Story of
8、 Cricket .10Cricket Today .13Heroes of the Oval .14Ready to Play?.15Glossary .164Welcome to CricketCricket is a sport with an honored history and a huge international following.Players from around the world compete in front of crowds of adoring fans from India to Jamaica.To enjoy the game,new player
9、s need a bat and ball,a few friends,and some free time to practice their cricket skills.In cricket,a batter hits a ball with a large flat bat.The ball is about the same size as a baseball.5Cricket Level SHow to Play CricketTeams play cricket on an oval field with a cleared rectangle in it called the
10、 pitch.Two teams with eleven players take turns batting and bowling.A teams turn at bat is called an inning.On the bowling team,one player takes the position of bowler(thrower)and another takes the position of wicketkeeper(catcher).The other nine players take position in the oval.Two batters from th
11、e batting team take the field and stand on opposite ends of the pitch.The first player to bat is called the striker.The other batter is the nonstriker.An Australian wicketkeeper(yellow)prepares to catch a ball.The wicketkeeper is similar to the catcher in baseball.6the pitchboundaryFielding Teamwick
12、etkeeperWKfield players(nine players in the field)FPbowlerBumpireUBatting TeamnonstrikerNSstrikerSwicketpopping creasebowling creasereturn creaseWKSBNSUFPFPFPFPFPFPFPFPFP12 ft(3.66 m)22 yards(20.12 m)wicketthe pitchCricket fields vary in size.A regulation cricket field is at least 16,000 square yard
13、s(13,378 sq m).The bowler will bowl,or throw,the ball overarm(with the arm above the head and without bending the elbow).The bowler tries to get the batter out by hitting the wicket.The wicket is three small posts in the ground,called stumps,with two pieces of wood on top,called bails.If the bowler
14、can knock the bails off the stumps,then the batter is out!7Cricket Level SBatters can stop the ball from hitting the wicket by hitting the ball with their bat.They can also hit the ball hard enough to score runs.When the striker hits the ball,both the striker and the nonstriker will start running to
15、 the opposite ends of the pitch.At each end of the pitch is a line just in front of the wicket,called the popping crease.If the two runners pass the popping crease and change places,theyve scored a run!wicketstumpsbailsbatballwicketkeeperpadding on legs,chest,and armsglovesstrikerface guard8wicketWi
16、cket stumps are hammered into the ground.ballstumpsbailsThe striker and the nonstriker run back and forth again and again,scoring a run each time,but they need to be careful!The fielding team will try to“run out”the batter,or get him or her out.If the batter is not safe behind the popping crease and
17、 a fielder knocks the bails off the wicket stumps with the ball,the batter is out.Batters can stop safely behind the crease at any time to prevent an out.A batter can also be“caught”out if a player on the bowling team catches a hit ball before it bounces on the ground.When batters finish running,who
18、ever is standing in the strikers original position is now the striker.Also,if a bowler bowls the ball six times and there are no hits or outs,the bowler changes places with another player on his or her team.The nonstriker then gets a turn to be the striker.9Players from a Bangladesh team run after a
19、 hit in a match against South Africa.Cricket Level SA batter can also score extra runs.For example,if the ball is hit and passes the boundary without ever bouncing,six runs are added to the teams score.Each match lasts two innings or until the day ends.The team with more runs wins.If the day ends wi
20、thout both teams finishing their innings,the game is a draw.Cricket players and fans expect honesty,fair play,and good manners.Many of the rules in cricket require that teams come to an agreement about whether a player is out.There is no arguing or waiting for umpires to make a call.All players have
21、 to meet this high standard of good behavior.10The Story of CricketCricket fans and players cherish their sports history.Nobody knows exactly when people started playing cricket.We do know that by the 1500s,children in England were playing the sport.Not long after that,adults began playing,too.By th
22、e early 1700s,some players started playing for wages and fees,becoming the first professional cricket players.Around that same time,a group of noblemen in London created a set of cricket rules.These rules are still in use hundreds of years later.Only a few rules have been changed or added over the y
23、ears.People play cricket at the Artillery Ground in London in 1743.11Today,cricket is popular in many of Englands former colonies,but not in the United States.While the sport was popular in early America,the rising popularity of baseball in the late 1800s changed that.Probably based on an English ch
24、ildrens game called rounders,baseball,with its faster pace and shorter game-time,was a better fit for American tastes,and by the early 1900s,cricket had all but vanished from the United States.Cricket Level SThe nineteenth century is known as “the Golden Age of Cricket.”Bowlers started bowling overa
25、rm,and batters adapted to balls bowled at a higher rate of speed.Cricket spread all over the world:teams formed in the United States,Canada,Australia,India,South Africa,New Zealand,and throughout the Caribbean.In the late nineteenth century,what are now thought of as the first Test-level cricket mat
26、ches were played.Test matches are long,multiday matches that decide international championships.Do You Know?12Cricket was featured in the 1900 Olympic Games.Since then,crickets popularity around the world has grown.Now,international teams play against nations that ruled cricket during its Golden Age
27、.They bring new things to the sport,like the fast bowling style created by West Indian players.A West Indies bowler throws a ball during a championship match against Australia in 2014.Balls can travel about 95 to 100 mph(152.8160.9 kmph).13ASIANORTH AMERICASOUTH AMERICAEUROPEAUSTRALIAAFRICA1.England
28、2.Australia3.South Africa4.West Indies*5.New Zealand6.India7.Pakistan 8.Sri Lanka9.Zimbabwe10.Bangladesh135467102*The West Indies team consists of players from sixteen separate countries,colonies,and protectorates.Equator89Cricket Level SCricket TodayToday,the best teams in the world play cricket on
29、 a professional international level in Test matches,with ten national teams currently competing at this level.Outside the Test level,there are numerous levels of play.Womens teams play at the national and international levels.There are also leagues and special matches that follow special rules.14Her
30、oes of the OvalOver the centuries,there have been many outstanding cricket players.W.G.Grace(18481915)changed the way the sport was played by creating a smart,complicated batting style that could handle a variety of bowling styles.Hes widely considered one of the most important cricket players ever.
31、Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji(koo-MAR SHREE rahn-JEET-seeng-jee),known as“Ranji”(18721933),was a royal leader in his home country of India.He was introduced to cricket in England and became one of the sports best batters.The Ranji Trophy,the Indian national championship,is named after him.Since 1889,each
32、year five players are chosen as crickets Players of the Year.In 2009,Claire Taylor(1975)became the first woman to win the honor.W.G.GraceKumar Shri RanjitsinhjiClaire Taylor15With a bat,a ball,and a wicket,young players can hone their skills.These boys strike up a game in Asia.Cricket Level SReady t
33、o Play?Cricket has a rich history,but its future is in the hands of tomorrows batters,bowlers,and fielders.There are a few things new players should remember:protect the wicket,keep an eye on the ball,and hold on to crickets spirit of fair play and respect.Good luck,and good game!16Glossaryadapted(v
34、.)changed to fit a new or specific situation or environment(p.11)behavior(n.)the way a human or other animal acts in a certain situation(p.9)boundary(n.)something,such as a fence or line,that marks the point at which an area begins or ends(p.9)cherish(v.)to treat with love and care;to hold dear or p
35、rotect(p.10)complicated(adj.)having many parts or details that are difficult to understand;complex(p.14)draw(n.)a sports event or game that ends without a definite winner;a tie(p.9)fielding(adj.)playing in the field of a baseball or cricket game(p.8)international(adj.)concerning two or more nations or countries(p.4)umpires(n.)officials who rule on plays at a sporting event(p.9)