French cricket

Not all participants need to be fully involved, and spectators can make a catch and have a bat (informally).

There is only one batter, and their objective is to not be dismissed by the other participants — who are fielders, or a bowler if they have possession of the ball — for as long as possible.

Albert Camus, in his book The First Man, describes (page 34) the game of Canette Vinga [6] played with a cigar shaped bit of wood rather than a ball.

Camus calls the game "Poor man's tennis" (page 35) but it is much nearer to French Cricket.

When played in India, normally players can stand front, left and right side but can not stand behind the batsman and bowler must bowl with a full toss to batsman and they should hit ball in the air but they should not hit the ball far from the fielders’ reach.

[citation needed] Suggested possibilities include juxtaposition with the English origin of regular cricket.