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WO2005110560A1
WO2005110560A1 PCT/IN2005/000087 IN2005000087W WO2005110560A1 WO 2005110560 A1 WO2005110560 A1 WO 2005110560A1 IN 2005000087 W IN2005000087 W IN 2005000087W WO 2005110560 A1 WO2005110560 A1 WO 2005110560A1
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Bhavik Manharlal Vyas
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00028—Board games simulating indoor or outdoor sporting games, e.g. bowling, basketball, boxing, croquet, athletics, jeu de boules, darts, snooker, rodeo
    • A63F3/00031—Baseball or cricket board games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00003—Types of board games
    • A63F3/00028—Board games simulating indoor or outdoor sporting games, e.g. bowling, basketball, boxing, croquet, athletics, jeu de boules, darts, snooker, rodeo
    • A63F3/00031—Baseball or cricket board games
    • A63F2003/00037—Cricket
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A63F9/0415—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice
    • A63F2009/0435—Details of dice, e.g. non-cuboid dice ten-sided

Abstract

The in-house cricket, more particularly indoor cricket includes a board, which contains 101 boxes with a view of pitch and score board can be folded into two, three or four columns. Further, the present invention comprises a ball having ten sides showing numbers of runs from zero to four and six, no ball and wide ball.

Description

IN-HOUSE CRICKET
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to IN-HOUSE CRICKET, more particularly indoor cricket. In this game it includes a board, which contains 101 boxes with view ol" pitch and score board can be folded into two, three or four columns. Further, the present invention comprises a ball having ten sides showing numbers of runs from zero to four and six and no ball and wide ball Also this invention comprises a disc or a piece to represent a player.
BACK GROUND OF THE INVENTION
Normally the home game includes playing cards, snakes and stairs, computer games, video games. Fan of cricket can not enjoy playing cricket indoor; hence, they have to go outside the house. In the hot season going out side the house will not be preferred and will not be allowed by the elders. In the monsoon cricket can not be played due to water assembling. Hence, this invention presents home game, preferably cricket.
Indian patent no. 185365 presents a game-set for indoor cricket, comprising a board representative of cricket play ground. This consists of a set of three dicer of difference in number of sides. The play ground is divided into three portions. First part is divided into two portions, second in three parts and third in four portions and finally each portion divided into two parts with wickets marked by three dots, whereas in the present invention neither play ground is needed nor a set of dicer.
Normally a ball of the cricket is round. In the indoor cricket as per the Indian patent no. 185365 a set of the dicer in the game is required. In the present invention a ball is not a round and not a set of dicer is required. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a board, which contains a square having 101 boxes can be folded into three or four columns.
Further the present invention comprises a ball having ten sides showing numbers of runs from zero to six or no ball or wide ball.
Moreover the present invention comprises twenty two discs representing eleven players of two teams or it comprises pieces having bat shape with which a ball is attached, which may be removable which represents a player.
BRI EF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an indoor cricket. In this cricket a board is representing a pitch at the top simply showing the ground of the cricket. On the side of the ground the figures of stump, bat, ball, helmet, gloves and pad are arranged to create an image of the cricket game.
Below the pitch 101 boxes arc there showing from start and then I to 100 numbers. In the series of I to 100, signals of catch out at di fferent numbers of runs, Ibw at different numbers of runs, stump out at different numbers of runs, run out at different numbers of runs, half century and century arc shown. By this signals a board itself becomes an umpire.
The ball is an important item o the present invention. The ball of the present invention itself is ball, bowler, batsman and umpire. Thus, by the board and the bal l there are two umpires as needed in the cricket.
The ball is flat on ten sides. On two sides of the ball '0' is shown, as on each ball a batsman cannot take run. On two sided of the bal l one dot is shown, as on each ball a batsman cannot have multiple runs. On one side of the ball two dots are shown for two runs. On one side of the ball three dots are shown for three runs. On one side of the ball four dots are shown for four runs. On one side of the ball six dots are shown for six runs. On one side of the ball 'NB' is shown for 'No Ball", as some time a bowler fails to ball regularly. On one side of the ball ' W; is shown for 'wide ball', as some times a bowler throws a ball wide. By this all the type of bowling and run system is included in a single ball including umpiring.
The outer diameter of the bal l is suitable to play a home game. Preferably the outer diameter of the bal l rages from 15 mm to 55 mm. The ball can be made up of any material like rubber, lakh, wood, etc. The ball may be with a hole through it. The inner diameter of the ball also varies.
The size of the playing board is in the measurement of I (width) x 1 .5 (length). The preferred size of the playing board ranges from 12 inches (width) x 1 5 inches (length) to 15 x inches (width) x 1 8 inches (length). The board can be made up of any material like plastic, card board etc.
One more important part of the game is a score board Fig. 1 7, given separately or as one fold with the card of the game. The size of the score board can be set accordingly; preferably it is of 8 inches x 5 inches i f given separately else it is of the size according to the board of the game. On the score board two main parts are given each divided into three columns. In each part one column shows serial number of the player, the second column is kept blank to write the name of the player and third column is to write runs of each player during the game and status of the out i.e. run out, catch out, Ibw, etc. Below these columns there are rows for extra run of each team and below that there are columns for total runs + extra runs of each team and then final score of each team. At the bottom of the score board there is one more row to note down the overs of each team played.
The score board can also be joined as a fourth folder of the playing board. The score board can be made of any material or the score can be written in the notebook or paper or magic slat or any material to count the result of the game.
Disc is one more important part of the game, which represents the player of the game. There are twenty two discs in the game for twenty two players o the game divided in to group of eleven for one team. The discs can be numbered from I to I I for each group, thus there are two sets of discs. The disc is numbered on both the sides. To represent a player a piece can also be used instead of disc. This piece is bat shaped with which a ball is attached, which may removable and hollow. The size of the bat is 7.5 to 8 mm thickness x 15 to 18 mm width x 54 to 60 mm length and the diameter of the handle of the bat is 6 mm. The ball attached with bat in the piece is having diameter I I to 1 5 mm diameter.
Further important part of the game is coin. The coin is used to start the game for the selection of team to come first. The coin have different identification on each side like, coin is numbered on both side l ike A on one side and B on the other side, I or I on one side or 2 or I I on the other side, etc. The coin may have different color on each side for selection or just to identify the coin.
All the parts of the present invention can be made up of any material like plastic, wood, thick paper etc.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Fig. I represents a board with a pitch at the top simply showing the ground of the cricket. On the side of the ground the figures of stump, bat, ball, helmet, gloves and pad and below the pitch 101 boxes showing I to 100 numbers along with a start box, signals of catch out at different numbers of runs, Ibw at di fferent numbers of runs, stump out at different numbers of runs, run out at different numbers of runs, half century and century.
Fig. 2 represents 101 boxes showing I to 100 numbers along with a start box, signals of catch out at different numbers of runs, Ibw at different numbers of runs, stump out at different numbers of runs, run out at different numbers of runs, half century and century.
Fig. 3 represents plane view of the ball.
Fig. 4 represents one side of the ball, showing one dot for one run, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is '0' for no run, two dots for two runs, four dots for four runs and ' W for wide ball representing each side.
Fig. 5 represents one side of the ball, showing 'W for wide ball, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is '0' for no run, one dot for one run, three dots for three runs and four dots for four runs representing each side.
Fig. 6 represents one side of the ball, showing '0' for no run, on the four neighbour sides o the same there is ' W for wide ball, one dot for one run, two dots for two runs and four dots for four runs representing each side.
Fig. 7 represents one side of the ball, showing two dots for two runs, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is 'NB' for No Ball, one dot for one run, '0' for no run and four dots for four runs representing each side.
Fig. 8 represents one side of the ball, showing three dots for three runs, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is ' W for wide ball, one dot for one run, '0' for no run and six dots for six runs representing each side.
Fig. 9 represents one side of the ball, showing one dot for one run, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is 'NB' for No Ball, three dots for three runs, '0' for no run and six dots for six runs representing each side.
Fig. 10 represents one side of the ball, '0' showing no run, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is 'NB' for No Ball, one dot for one run, three dots for three runs and six dots for six runs representing each side.
Fig. 1 1 represents one side of the ball, showing four dots for four runs, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is ' W for wide ball, one dot for one run, '0' for no run and two dots for two runs representing each side.
Fig. 12 represents one side of the ball, showing six dots for six runs, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is 'NB' for No Ball, one dot for one run, '0' for no run and three dots for three runs representing each side.
Fig. 13 represents one side of the ball, showing 'NB' for No Ball, on the four neighbour sides of the same there is one dot for one run, '0' for no run, two dots for two runs and six dots for six runs representing each side.
Fig. 14 represents one side of the coin 'A'.
Fig. 15 represents the other side of the coin B"
Fig. 16(a) represents the disc used to represent the player.
Fig. 16(b) represents the piece used to represent the player.
Fig. 17 represents score board.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME
Spread the board of Fig. I . By using coin Fig. 14 and 15 select the team to be the starter of the game. Put one disc or piece of Fig. 16(a) or (b) for one player in the box of the start. Take ball of Fig. 3 and through slowly on the site to play. When ball stops see the top surface for run or the status of the ball, whether wide or no ball. Move the disc or piece according to the status of the top surface of the ball. If there is 'NB' the ball is no ball or ' W the ball is wide ball, do not move the disc or piece for one run but put one run in the column of extra of the player and the player have one more chance to play as the rules of the cricket. Likewise the player has to play till his / her disc or piece comes in the box of out. If the player completes the century, start again from number I and play further, till gets out. The final score of the player to be noted on the score board is the number where the disc or piece was before playing the ball, which sends into the box of out. When the disc or piece of one player falls in out the next player will start from the box of start. Likewise, all eleven players of team one will play. Once all the players ofthe team one will be out or play of ball for 300 times or for the time decided by the player(s) of the team will complete the turn of next team will come.
The present invention of home game can also be played by two persons, where either of them can play for eleven times or for the over decided by them. In this situation once the disc or piece of a player comes in out number, he will start with a new disc or piece from start box for next player.
On the board of 101 boxes, the signals of out can also be placed on any numbers from I to 100. Preferably there is catch out signal on run 5, 25, 34, 57, 69, 81 , 90 and 94. There L.B. W. signal on run 14 and 46, run out signal on 31 , 42 and 84. The player may also get out on run 21 , 53, 62, 75 and 99. On the board there is celebrating signal for 50 runs (half century) and 100 runs (century).
The present invention has been described by way of figures I to I 7 only, and it is to be recognized that modifications thereto which fall within the scope and spirit of the appended claims, and which would be obvious to a skilled person based upon the disclosure herein, are also considered to be included within the invention.

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1. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET, more particularly indoor cricket a playing board / cricket board, having 101 boxes with a view of pitch, ball, score board, coin to start the game and two sets of discs or pieces to represent players, 101 boxes below the pitch showing from start and then I to 100 numbers for runs, signals of catch out at different numbers of runs, Ibw at different numbers of runs, stump out at different numbers of runs, run out at different numbers of runs, half century and century.
2. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein the size of the playing board is in the measurement of 1 (width) x 1 .5 (length).
3. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I and 2, wherein the preferred size of the playing board ranges from 12 inches (width) x 1 5 inches (length) to 15 inches (width) x 1 8 inches (length).
4. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein the board can be made up of any material like plastic, card board, rubber, wood, paper, etc.
5. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein the board is folded into two, three or four columns accordingly.
6. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein board is representing a pitch at the top showing the ground of the cricket and tow sides of the ground is covered the figures of stump, bat, ball, helmet, gloves and pad.
7. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein on the board of 101 boxes, the signals of out are placed on any numbers from I to 100.
8. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein on the board of 101 boxes preferably catch out signal is on run 5, 25, 34, 57, 69. 81 , 90 and 96, L.B. W. signal is on run 14 and 46, run out signal on 31. 42 and 84.
9. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein on the board of 101 boxes the player may also get out on run 21 , 53, 62, 75 and 99.
10. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein on the board of 101 boxes there is celebrating signal for 50 runs (half century) and 100 runs (century).
1 1. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET have a ball having ten flat sides showing numbers of runs from zero to four and six, no ball and wide ball at different places.
12. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I I . on two sides of the ball '0' is shown for no run, on two sided of the ball one clot is shown for one run, on one side of the ball two dots are shown for two runs, on one side of the ball three dots are shown for three runs, on one side of the ball four dots are shown for four runs, on one side of the ball six dots are shown for six runs, on one side of the ball 'NB' is shown for 'No Ball' and on one side of the ball ' W' is shown for 'wide ball'.
13. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I I , the outer diameter of the ball is suitable to play in-house cricket.
14. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I I and 13, the outer diameter of the ball is preferably the outer diameter of the ball rages from 15 mm to 55 mm.
15. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I I , the ball can be made up of any material like rubber, lakh, wood, plastic, acrylic, bakclite, aluminum, etc.
16. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , the discs are numbered from I to 1 1 on both the sides of the disc.
17. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I, the piece is bat shaped with which a ball is attached.
18. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I and 17, the piece is of the size 7.5 to 8 mm thickness x 15 to 18 mm width x 54 to 60 mm length, the diameter of the handle of the bat is 6 mm and ball attached with bat is having diameter 1 1 to 15 mm diameter
19. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I , wherein the score board may be given separately or as one fold of the four folded card.
20. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET as claimed in claim I and 17, wherein the size of the score board is preferably 8 inches x 5 inches if given separately.
21. The IN-HOUSE CRICKET is substantially as herein described with reference to the Figures I to 17.
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