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	Topics Bat and trap Topic Home Bat and trap is an ancient English ball game related to cricketFacts About Cricket Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each.... and played at country pubs in the county of KentKent Summary Kent is a county in England, south-east of London.... . It is also played in the city of BrightonBrighton Brighton is located on the south coast of England and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton ... in SussexSussex Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex.... though by the late 20th century the only regular game was played on Good Friday on the Level, the park in the centre of Brighton. The pub sign of The Bat and Ball, on the Level, commemorates the game. The game is played between two teams of up to eight players. At any one time, one team is batting and the other is bowling. The game involves placing a heavy solid-rubber ball, similar to a lacrosseLacrosse Lacrosse is a fast-paced team sport that is played by ten players or twelve players , each of whom uses a netted stick in ... ball, on one end of a "trap", which is a low wooden box long, 5 inches wide, and high, on top of which is a simple see-saw mechanism. Each player in turn on the batting side hits the opposite end of the see-saw lever (the "striker") with his or her bat, so as to propel the ball into the air, and then, using the same bat, attempts to hit the ball between two high posts situated away and apart at the other end of the playing area, or "pitch". The bowling side stand behind and between the posts. If any of them catches the ball before it hits the ground the batsman is out. The batsman is also out if he or she fails to hit the ball between the posts at a height not exceeding . After each successful hit, one fielder (the one whose turn it is to bowl next), returns the ball to the batting end by hurling, tossing, or bowling it back towards the trap, attached to the front of which is a square target, or "wicket", hinged at the bottom. If the bowler hits the wicket with the ball so as to knock it flat, the batsman is "bowled out". If the bowler does not succeed, the batsman scores one run and continues to play. Once all the members of the first batting team are out, the batting and bowling teams change places and the game continues until all players on both sides have batted. See also StoolballFacts About Stoolball Stoolball is a ball game that dates back to the 14th century, originating in Sussex, southern England.... Trap-ballTrap-ball Trap-ball or Knur and Spell is an old English game.... Origins of baseballOrigins of baseball Part of the History of baseball series.... Pub gamesPub games Pub games are games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly traditional games played in Engl... External links