Innings

An innings in cricket is a game passage, during which a team all the time has the right impact. In cricket this term is both singular and plural ( an innings, two innings, ...). A game consists of one or two innings per team.

Only the batting team can achieve during the innings runs, so points. It is the latest complete when 10 of the 11 batsmen (impact people ) this team are excreted. Anyone who usually eleven, so players must hit for his team. However, the captain does not have to commit to a batting order ( beat) which is de facto in many cases known in advance. Before the game by tossing a coin ( toss ) will be drawn, which captain shall decide which team shall bat first or needs.

• 5.1 Botham 's Test - Headingley (Leeds ), 1981

1 innings and two innings games

Mainly in first-class cricket and thus also in Test cricket (5- day internationals ) is a game of two innings per team, whose points score will be added together. The duration of each innings is not mandatory, but the total playing time is limited in general. In these games can also batting order of both innings differ.

In one- day cricket ( one-day cricket), however, each team has only one innings available, this is also still by a predetermined number of overs (1 over = 6 litters ) limited, often 40 or 50 over per innings. Because of the Over limit the innings there is no time limit in this game form.

Declaration

Declaration means that the captain of the batting side omitted for tactical reasons, to the continuation of the innings of his team. He renounces his team to the possibility of being able to achieve more runs (points) in this innings.

This harmful at first sight for his team action happens only for the reason that all ten opponent beat people to be able to throw out the game in the remaining game time in their innings.

Because in total last ( second or fourth ) inning of the game is the winning condition for the batting team is to beat the score of the other team that the field team in the task of precisely this "throw from the game" by which all opposing shock people time to prevent. With limited time to play, for example, in first-class cricket, it may happen that none of the teams achieved their goal in the time allotted. The game then ends as a draw ( draw). This is in contrast to a draw (tie), which equal points with simultaneous conclusion would (mostly all out ) presuppose the inning.

The captain of the batting side in one of the earlier innings may therefore occur in the situation when the season is already quite advanced, the need to assess whether the hitherto played out Run Tab is already large enough that on one hand the other team these in the remaining playing time can not catch up, but on the other hand, enough time left to throw ten people blow the opponent out of the game.

The Declaration as a tactical measure the batting team is in one- day cricket, as no game time limit is not useful and there also usually prohibited.

Forfeiture

A forfeiture is ultimately only the extreme case of a Declaration, because the batting side omitted before the start of the innings completely on this.

Sometimes, and this also applies to the Declarations, the captains agree to forgo together on a per innings if they lose by bad weather already so much playing time that can no longer be expected with a definitive result. As in leagues for a draw ( Draw ) is generally far less points awarded than a real draw ( tie ), go many captains the increased risk of a defeat.

Follow -On

The term Follow -On, which is used in English as a verb ( to follow- on), describes the fact that the beating as a second team in a two - innings game immediately after their first innings also has to complete her second.

The first beating team can then enforce a follow -on, if it has been played a certain prominence after the respective first innings of both teams. This depends on the game number of days.

Minimum projection for follow -on option

• 200 Runs in games of 5 or more days
• 150 runs in 3 - and 4-day games
• 100 runs in 2-day games
• 75 runs in one -day games

If a game starts late, usually because of rain, the remaining game days from the actual start of the game are crucial. Fully game lost days of playing have no control.

Tactical Considerations for Follow -On

It is at the discretion of the captain of the winning team if he wants to insist on the application of the follow -on. In order not to get into the often difficult situation of having to think about a Declaration ( see above), is mostly enforced the follow -on.

The main reasons that speak against a follow -on are, first, the fact that it can be very stressful especially for the bowler, one behind the other to play in two innings in the field and, second, that often more difficult for the shock people to the pitch late in the game will play.

Wins for teams that had in the follow -on

Although it is not impossible victories are for teams that had in the follow -on, very rare. In first-class cricket these games often get legendary status.

In a league match between Warwickshire and Hampshire in 1922 in Edgbaston (Birmingham ) achieved Hampshire completed in his first innings only ridiculous 15 runs, according to Warwickshire 223 This is the seventh lowest score in a first-class innings. Hampshire had in the follow -on and reached astonishing 521 runs in the second innings, then auszubowlen Warwickshire for 158 and win with comfortable 155 runs. Fifteen runs is still the lowest Runzahl in a complete first-class innings for a team that has not won the game.

Botham 's Test - Headingley (Leeds ), 1981

In the season 1981, the English star all-rounder Ian Botham Ashes series against Australia starting with a weak performance as a captain in the six - match. After a defeat and a draw in the first two games, he was replaced as captain by Mike Brearley, but remained in the team. The Australians were behind the team from the West Indies ( Caribbean) as the second best team in the world and possessed with Dennis Lillee, Terry Alderman and Geoff Lawson three of the best bowler ever.

The third match of the Ashes series at Headingley (Leeds ) began very badly for England again. With only 174 runs after Australia had made 401 in their innings, England had in the follow -on. Ian Botham was the only bright spot in the England team with 50 runs and 6 wickets in the two innings. In England's second innings Botham came with the score at 105 for 5 wickets to use, yet shortly thereafter resigned Geoff Boycott and the English wicket-keeper Bob Taylor from. With 135 for 7, still 92 runs behind Australia, defeat seemed sealed.

The Ladbrokes betting shop offered at this time the now famous quota 500-1 against England and two of the Australian players, the wicket-keeper Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee, translated for fun small sums to England. What would be a scandal today, was then only a funny anecdote. When the English bowler Graham Dilley as the ninth batsman came to him on the field, Botham reportedly said, "Right then, let's have a bit of fun ... " ( So, let us have a bit of fun). Not without the support of the remaining batsmen reached Botham then amazing, and entertaining for the spectators, 149 not out, which England won an small lead of 129 runs. Australia still looked like the sure winner. But the next day reached an unfettered Bob Willis 8 wicket for just 43 runs, and Australia, which had lost only one wicket for 56 runs, went with 111 all out below.

This was only the second of today (2010) three cases in Test cricket, in which a team after she has not won in the follow -on had. In all three cases at the end of Australia was the loser ( twice against England and once against India ).