Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch with a wicket (a set of three wooden stumps) at each end. One team bats, attempting to score as many runs as possible, whilst their opponents field. Each phase of play is called an innings. After either ten batsmen have been dismissed or a fixed number of overs have been completed, the innings ends and the two teams then swap roles. The winning team is the one that scores the most runs, including any extras gained, during their innings.

A racket or racquet is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of strings or catgut is stretched tightly. It is used for striking a ball or shuttlecock in games such as squash, tennis, racquetball, and badminton.

The bottom line is the athletes that meet these criteria will be my best players about 98% of the time. And in a case where the better of the two players competing for a spot doesn't live up to my expectations, the player that has been doing things "right" won't be far behind them in terms of performance-because doing things the "right-way" will lead that player to making their game much more solid in the long run. And the team will play better with my "favorite" on the court-simply because the other starters,(my other favorites), want to be surrounded with others that go about things just as they do-it's that simple!