We want to know what rules dictate your backyard cricket matches. We'd also love to see your backyard cricket photos and videos and photos of the stumps that are used at your place – use #bendigoadvertiser on Instagram, send them to us via Snapchat (bgoaddy), share them with us on Facebook; or email them to Meghan at addynews@fairfaxmedia.com.au
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It's that time of the year, cricket season, avid cricket fans are glued to the television watching the Australian team and backyard cricket is alive and well.
My family have always been keen backyard cricketers. Growing up in a quiet street we would often move out on to the road for a bigger playing field but as the streets got busier we were confined to the space of the backyard. There was no chance on mum having nice green grass to observe out the kitchen window with us running up and down, digging in make shift wickets and sliding to get home before being run out.
Thankfully, we didn't see any broken windows in our time of backyard cricket (so far), but there has certainly been a fair amount of broken pot plants and bird baths.
The rules always varied, depending on who it suited during the game. But there were a few staple rules that kept the game going. See the gallery above.
Wickets are another aspect to the game that differs in most backyards. Eskies, garbage bins, chairs, we've used them all.
Currently in our backyard it's plastic stumps, with a trampoline behind them to act as wicket keeper and keep the ball from getting lost in the garden and Marley the Boxer as our best fielder – when she co-operates.
Now we want to hear about your backyard cricket stories. Share your rules, photos and videos with us so we can see all the variations.