Over (cricket)

In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. No bowler is allowed to bowl in consecutive overs.

Related Topics:
Cricket - Bowler

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Specifically, an over must consist of six legal deliveries. No balls and wides do not count as one of the six balls in an over.

Related Topics:
No ball - Wide

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In one-day cricket bowlers are restricted to the total number of overs they may bowl in a match and the length of the game is determined by the total number of overs bowled (usually 40 or 50 per innings). In Test and county cricket, teams are usually required to bowl a minimum number of overs per day to prevent spoiling of the game by a slow over rate.

Related Topics:
One-day cricket - Innings - Test - County cricket

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Each consecutive over is bowled from the opposite end of the pitch ensuring that both batsmen face the bowling.

Related Topics:
Pitch - Batsmen

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A maiden over is one in which no runs are scored.

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