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French Cricket Rules

The rules of French cricket seem to vary a bit, but here are the official rules as used by the French Association de Cricket Tournament (FACT) for the series against the touring Australian D team captained by Nathan Snoreritz.

• The game requires 8 players per team. No stumps or pitch are required. 
• There is one batsman at a time with 8 fieldsmen
• The first batsman makes a stance with the bat held vertically in front of the legs, while standing within a 20m radius circle.
• The fieldsmen try to throw the ball and hit the batsman's legs below the knees. This area is known as the “stumps”. Any bowling/throwing action is OK.
• If the batsman hits the ball, they are able to move to another position (further away from the ball), but must stop and take up the batting stance when the ball is picked up. If the batsman fails to hit the ball and it passes by, the batsman cannot turn around to face another bowler. Instead the batsman must twist and turn to try to defend the stumps without moving his feet.
• The batsman is out if he hits the ball and it is caught by one of the fieldsmen or if the ball hits his "stumps" - the legs below the knee.
• Scores are made by hitting either a Quatre (4) or a Six (6). There is no running. 
• Each batsman has one innings and there is no limit to the number of deliveries a batsman can face.
• Scores are totaled for an aggregate team score with the highest team score winning.
• The game goes for a maximum of three two hour sessions over one day. A team may choose to bat for the whole day therefore ensuring a draw.