Editing Stoolball (section)

==Description and rules==
Stoolball is played on grass with a {{convert|90|yards|adj=on|abbr=off}} diameter boundary, and the pitch is {{convert|16|yards|abbr=off}} long. Each team consists of 11 players, with one team fielding and the other batting. Bowling is underarm from a bowling "crease" {{convert|10|yards|abbr=off}} from the batter's wicket, with the ball reaching the batter on the full as in rounders or baseball rather than bouncing from the pitch as in cricket. Each over consists of 8 balls. The "wicket" itself is a square piece of wood at head or shoulder height fastened to a post. Traditionally this was the seat of a stool hung from a post or tree; some versions used a tall stool placed upright on the ground.

As it is played today, a bowler attempts to hit the wicket with the ball, and a batter defends it using a bat shaped like a frying pan. The batter scores "runs" by running between the wickets or hitting the ball beyond the boundary in a similar way to cricket. A ball hit over the boundary counts for 4 runs if it has hit the ground before reaching the boundary, or 6 runs if it landed beyond the boundary upon first contact with the ground.  Fielders attempt to catch the ball or run out the batter by hitting the wicket with the ball before the batter returns from her or his run.

Originally the batter simply had to defend her or his stool from each ball with a hand and would score a point for each delivery until the stool was hit. The game later evolved to include runs and bats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rules of Stoolball |url=https://www.stoolball.org.uk/rules/rules-of-stoolball |website=Stoolball UK rules}}</ref>