What sports do you play in Britain?
Sports play an important part in the life in Britain and is a popular
leisure activity.
Many of the world s famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn
tennis, golf and rugby.
England s...
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What sports do you play in Britain?
Sports play an important part in the life in Britain and is a popular
leisure activity.
Many of the world s famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn
tennis, golf and rugby.
England s national sport is cricket although to many people football (soccer) is seen
as our national sport.
Football is our most popular sport.
Some of England s football
teams are world famous, the most famous being Manchester United, Arsenal and
Liverpool.
Cricket
Cricket is played on village greens on Sundays from April
to August
The rules of cricket became the responsibility, in the 18th
century, of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC), based at
Lord’s cricket ground in north
London.
How to play Cricket
Teams are made up of 11 players each.
They play with a ball slightly smaller than a
baseball and a bat shaped like a paddle.
Two batters stand in front of wickets, set about
20 metres apart.
Each wicket consists of thre
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