BETTING ON CRICKET
Cricket is an interesting team game played with a bat and a ball by 11 players against another team of 11 players. Even if cricket is mainly amateur in terms of club cricket, it manages to reach a pretty impressive attendance through international competitions and attract a big number of fans to watch and bet on this sport. In the following lines we'll talk about this sport and the major betting markets.
Most historians believe cricket has its origins in the early 16th-century England, but its official recognition took place in the 18th century when it became the national sport of England. No matter the origins, one fact is clear: England had a huge contribution to the development and growth of this sport all over the world.
Currently cricket is still played in England in a national championship, but also in other countries such as Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies. There are also international competitions, such as the ICC Intercontinental Cup in which the members of International Cricket Council (ICC) compete yearly or once in two years.
All major online betting sites deliver cricket events in the betting offer. You will easily find all the major cricket events from international competitions (such as ICC) or national championships. Bet365, Paddy Power, William Hill and Unibet are just some examples of online bookmakers where you can bet on cricket from PC, mobile or tablet at any time.
Cricket may not be in the spotlight of TV/media, but it's a well-known sport, it's played in many countries - therefore it has lots of fans, and these are strong arguments for online bookmakers to deliver many types of betting markets:
o Match betting;
o Draw no bet;
o Double chance;
o Highest Opening Partnership;
o To win the toss;
o First innings lead;
o First over runs;
o 1st over score odd/even;
o Top team a runscorer - 1st Innings;
o Top team b runscorer -1st Innings;
o Top team a wicket taker - 1st Innings;
o Top team b wicket taker - 1st Innings;
o Team of top batsman;
o To score a fifty;
o To score a century;
o First ball of the match;
There are also many other markets that you can use, such as: meth of 1st dism team, first man out and many more.
Cricket is definitely one of the sports which gets a lot of attention these days, so if you are a fan of this sport, there is plenty of offers you can find.
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