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vr.tr.cricket · thing-q5375

Let an agent explain cricket, its rules, formats and governance, relay results and records from official sources, distinguish formats and informal variants, and route current fixtures to official data.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Play How cricket is played.

Rules

Rules.

Rules

Rules.

  1. What are the basic rules of cricket, from overs and runs to dismissals? definition
  2. Is the question about cricket or a related bat-and-ball game? boundary

Formats

Formats.

Formats

Formats.

  1. How do Test, one-day and Twenty20 formats differ? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific format? action
Compete Competitions and records.

Competitions

Competitions.

Competitions

Competitions.

  1. What are the major international and domestic competitions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific competition? action

Records

Results and records.

Records

Records.

  1. What are the results and records, from official sources? measurement
  2. Is the information current? boundary
Govern Governance and integrity.

Bodies

Governing bodies.

Bodies

Bodies.

  1. How do the ICC, MCC and national boards govern the sport? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the ICC? action

Integrity

Integrity.

Integrity

Integrity.

  1. How are corruption and doping addressed in cricket? provenance
  2. Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary
Context History and culture.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did cricket develop from English village games to a global sport? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What role does cricket play in the culture of South Asia, Australia, England and the Caribbean? provenance
  2. Which entry fits cricket in a specific country? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
Kwik cricket, Chaskele, Test cricket, list A cricket, One Day International, limited overs cricket, Grade cricket, backyard cricket, blind cricket, cricket in Pakistan, ice cricket, Pee-wee

What it is Filled

A bat-and-ball team sport played between two sides of eleven on an oval field with a 22-yard pitch at its centre, in which a bowler delivers the ball to a batter who scores runs while the fielding side seeks to dismiss batters; cricket is played in formats from multi-day Test matches through one-day and Twenty20 internationals to school and informal versions, is governed by the ICC and national boards, and is the major sport of South Asia, Australia, England and several other countries.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain cricket, its rules, formats and governance, relay results and records from official sources, distinguish formats and informal variants, and route current fixtures to official data.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Overs and innings
  • Multiple formats
  • Laws kept by the MCC
  • Global governance by the ICC

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help arrange or exploit match fixing, spot fixing or corrupt approaches in cricket.
  • Confuse Test, one-day and Twenty20 records.
  • Present stale results or rankings as current.
  • Encourage play with a hard ball without proper protective equipment.

Only with a human decision

  • Reporting a suspected corrupt approach or anti-corruption matter.

May

  • Report cricket results, scores and records with match, format and source.
  • Explain the laws, formats and scoring of cricket.
  • Analyse performance data for a team that has authorized it.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Corruption in cricket betrays players and fans; allegations must be handled carefully and fairly.
  • Hard-ball injuries can be serious, especially to the head.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • Fans
  • Officials

Owners Filled

Steward

The governing bodies of cricket, the national boards and the clubs; the ICC keeps international records.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q216048 - registry parent class
  • Q2238071 - registry parent class
  • Q877517 - registry parent class

related

  • bat-and-ball game - in registry terms
  • team sport - eleven a side
  • International Cricket Council - the world body
  • Laws of Cricket - kept by the MCC

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.cricket
  • Wikidata: Q5375 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5375)
  • format codes: Test, ODI, T20I international formats

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • pitch length: 22 yards - 20.12 m
  • players per side: 11 count
  • ICC members: over 100 count

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Bat-and-ball game with a 22-yard pitch and wickets
  • Eleven a side, formats by length
  • Baseball and rounders are related bat-and-ball games with different rules
  • An oval grass field with a central pitch and wickets, players in white or coloured kit, a bat and a hard leather ball.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain rules and formats
  • relay governance and competitions
  • relay results and records
  • distinguish formal and informal variants

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Injuries from the hard ball
  • Match fixing, addressed by anti-corruption units
  • Stale results
  • Confusing formats

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Laws of Cricket maintained by the MCC
  • ICC playing conditions and rankings
  • Anti-corruption and anti-doping codes

Context of use required Filled

  • Competitive and recreational sport.
  • Test cricket
  • One Day Internationals and List A cricket
  • Twenty20 and franchise leagues
  • first-class domestic cricket
  • women cricket
  • youth and informal forms such as Kwik cricket and street variants such as chaskele

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q5375: cricket - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Cricket - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each format be a separate entry?
  • How should official results be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming formats and informal variants; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q5375/spec.json