Cricket has players.
Cricket . The striker `` takes guard '' on a crease drawn on the pitch four feet in front of the wicket . Cricket pitch . Although technically incorrect according to the Laws of Cricket ( Law 7 covers the pitch and Law 8 the wickets , distinguishing between them ) , cricket players , followers , and commentators persist in the usage , with context eliminating any possible ambiguity . An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat .