An innings is one of the divisions of a
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
match during which one team takes its turn to
bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or
nonstriker). In
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
and
rounders, "innings" is both singular and plural; this contrasts with
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
and
softball
Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
in which the singular is "
inning".
Origin
The earliest known record of the term concerns a match in August 1730 at
Blackheath,
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
between a
Kent side and
London Cricket Club. The London-based ''St. James Evening Post'' reported: "'Twas thought that the Kentish champions would have lost their honours by being beat at one innings if time had permitted".
Usage in cricket
An innings is one of the divisions of a match during which one team takes its turn to
bat, and is said to be "in to bat".
Innings is the subject of Law 13 in the ''
Laws of Cricket''.
* In a
first-class match, there are up to four innings, with each team due to bat twice (in practice, this is not always the case). In a
limited overs match, there are only two innings, with each team batting once (though there can be
extra, shortened innings in the case of a
tie).
* An innings may end in a
number of ways, such as when all but one batsman on the team is gotten
out
Out or OUT may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
*Out (1957 film), ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
*Out (1982 film), ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander
*O ...
, or in limited overs cricket, when the limited number of
overs for that innings have been bowled.
The term is also used with the meaning of "
score" for both the team and each individual batsman. For example, it may be said that "he played an innings of 101", meaning that the player scored 101 runs in his innings (while batting during one of the team's innings). Similarly, it may be said that the team had a first innings (score) of 501.
See also
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Cricket terminology
References
Bibliography
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External links
ICC Cricket Rules and Regulations
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