板球(cricket)
普遍公认的英国夏季国家运动。在一个中央有击球员守卫着的「三柱门」的大场地上进行，两队各十一名球员，以船桨式木棒击球。起源不详，第一次有记载的比赛是在16世纪末的英格兰，1744年写出第一套规则，在英国殖民时期传向世界各地。板球场地呈椭圆形，两端线外立三柱门各一座，顶槽上平放两根横木。在每一座门处画一白线，端线至场内1.3公尺处画一横线与端线平行，这两道线之间是投球区和击球区。双方各攻守一次为一局。守方队员全部入场，一名投球员和一名接球员分别站在草坪直道两端，其余九人按队长安排分布在草坪直道外。攻方击球员设法不让投球员将球投中「三柱门」，并尽量用力击球以得分。如果击球员将球击出时认为是个好球，则跑向对面的球门区。其同伴（陪跑员）从投球区也向他跑来，完成一次交换位置的跑动，可得一分，如有机会，两人仍可再交叉跑，直到六次为止。场上守方球员将设法阻止跑动，把球投向三柱门使击球员或其同伴出局，十名球员均出局才结束一个回合。
English version：
cricket
(from Middle French criquet, “goal stake”) Game played with a ball and bat by two sides of 11 players each on a large field centering on two wickets, each defended by a batsman. A bowler throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. Runs are scored each time the batsmen exchange positions without being put out. Cricket's origins are uncertain. It was first definitively recorded in England in the 1ate 16th cent, and the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial history, it was exported to countries around the world. Cricket matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat (approximately 10 batters) for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. International championship tournaments are under the auspices of the Test and Country Cricket Board (TCCB).