text: what are the rules of cricket? what are the rules and how do you play it? and please tell me in normal english and don't like make it hard to understand. there are 11 players on each side. the bowler bowls. the batsman hits the ball and runs between the stumps. if he hits over the boundary it is 6 runs. if the ball crosses the boundary by rolling, the batsman gets 4 runs.  if a player catches the ball while it is on the air, the batsman is considered out.  the side with most runs wins the match.