Backyard Cricket

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Game	Backyard Cricket
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location	Britain, India, Australia South Africa, New Zealand
Regions	Rest of World
Eras	Post-1900
Invented	No
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Description	"Backyard Cricket, Bat Ball, street cricket, beach cricket, garden cricket, box Cricket (if the ground is short) referred to as Gully Cricket in the Indian subcontinent, is an informal ad hoc variant of the game of cricket, played by people of all genders and all ages in gardens, back yards, on the street, in parks, carparks, beaches and any area not specifically intended for the purpose. Backyard cricket has connotations to the pastimes of Australian, South African, and New Zealander children who had large expansive backyards where they were able to play this informal game of sport often with friends, family and neighbors. In the South Asian region, gully cricket is very popular." Though loosely based upon the game of cricket, many aspects are improvised: the playing ground, the rules, the teams, and the equipment. Quite often there are no teams at all; the players take turns at batting and there is often no emphasis on actually scoring runs" .
Sources	Wikipedia, accessed 1/20/2023
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