Indoor cricket is played on a rectangular, artificial-grass surfaced court. The court is enclosed in tightly tensioned netting, including a 4 metre high 'ceiling'. The pitch and stumps are exactly the same dimensions as outdoor cricket.

Games consist of two innings. Each innings lasts for 16 overs. With 8 players per side, this means each and every fielder bowls 2 overs, and each pair of batsmen face 4 overs (some centres play 6 players a side - the slightly different conditions for these games are covered fully in the Rules section). Therefore, unlike outdoor cricket, every player bowls 2 overs, and every player bats for 4 overs. And with the compact size of the court, no player can be banished to far away on the boundary as some of us have experienced in outdoor cricket - in indoor, everyone is close enough to regularly be involved in the game.

One of the many positive aspects of the game is its suitability for children (and adults new to any form of cricket). The ball is softer than a regular cricket ball, everyone is involved to the same degree (regardless of ability), and you don't have to be super fit (no running a hundred yards to collect a b all from near the boundary, and having to throw it from the same distance). And you don't have to be able to hit the ball a hundred yards to be a regular and effective batsman.

Runs are scored in a variety of ways (none of which require you to hit a ball a hundred yards), and the team with the higher score after both innings are completed is the winning side.

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