The club members, while not part of an official Rice cricket team, play regular matches-once a week during the semester and twice weekly when classes are not in session. They occasionally play other universities in Texas and out of state. All the current players are from India and Pakistan, though past members from Australia and New Zealand have populated the club. Three Cricket Club members are women and some club members also play in the Cricket League of Houston. Cricket is a complicated game, involving two teams of 11 players who try to score the most runs.
Players use a small hard ball, much like a baseball, wrapped in red leather.
The paddle-shaped bat is made of willow. Players wear trousers and shirts. Only batsmen wear protective helmets and fielders use no gloves. The bowler, equivalent to a baseball pitcher, tries to throw the ball at the far wicket and knock the bails loose. The batsman's job is to guard the wicket and to score runs by hitting the ball out of the fielders' reach.