One of my favorite shows, SportsNight, has a storyline about a bowler getting all ten wickets in an inning but none of them understand why that is important. And then they never do. Can someone help? They were likely referencing Anil Kumble doing it in 1999.
What I (think) know: A bowler gets a wicket, the batsman is out. 10 wickets end the match.
My questions: How many wickets are normal for 1 inning? Who determines when to stop?
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Unlike baseball, cricket allows 10 wickets per inning (equivalent to outs in baseball, but there are only 2 innings each rather than 9)
Furthermore, each bowler has to bowl 6 times and then another one has to go. Imagine in baseball each pitcher has to pitch 6 times and then another guy has to do 6 before the first guy can go again.
10 wickets in an inning is unlikely because 1. You have to be good enough to get 10 people out and 2. No other bowler on your team managed to get anyone out
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