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The equipment usually used in a game of backyard cricket are:

The equipment usually used in a game of backyard cricket are:

*Two [[Cricket bat|bat]]s, usually [[plastic]], or hand-made from a piece of fence paling, or other suitable scrabe being saved for the next barbecue.

*Two [[Cricket bat|bat]]s, usually [[plastic]], or hand-made from a piece of fence paling, or other suitable scraps being saved for the next barbecue.

*A [[tennis ball]], usually semi-bald, though sometimes new - see "Six and Out" below.

*A [[tennis ball]], usually semi-bald, though sometimes new - see "Six and Out" below.

*Two sets of [[Cricket stumps|stumps]] (If bails are not included with the stumps, a stick is usually placed on the top of the stumps instead). The stumps can also be drawn onto a suitable wall or fence, or can be an appropriately size sheet of something leant on something.  

*Two sets of [[Cricket stumps|stumps]] (If bails are not included with the stumps, a stick is usually placed on the top of the stumps instead). The stumps can also be drawn onto a suitable wall or fence, or can be an appropriately size sheet of something leant on something.