This document is a faq-list - Not a primer.
  Your best options are any one of Jeff Tucker's,
  Ron  Knight's, or Dave M___'s primers. (All written
  in response to this faq).

  These can be found from 
  http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLAINATIONS 

  Alternatively Deb K Das's concise explaination 
  http://members.tripod.com/~sccwa/index.html 

  Das' and Jeff's work are especially recommended for those 
  coming in from a baseball background.