Claim: Cricket has players.

The laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club -LRB- MCC -RRB- which describe the laws of cricket worldwide , to ensure uniformity and fairness . There are currently 42 laws , which outline all aspects of how the game is played from how a team wins a game , how a batsman is dismissed , through to specifications on how the pitch is to be prepared and maintained .   The MCC is a private club based in London in England and is no longer the game 's official governing body , but the MCC retains the copyright in the laws of the game , and only the MCC may change the laws , although since 2005 this is usually only done after discussions with the game 's global governing body , the International Cricket Council -LRB- ICC -RRB- .  Cricket is one of the few sports for which the governing principles are referred to as ` Laws ' rather than as ` Rules ' or ` Regulations ' .   However , regulations to supplement and/or vary the laws may be agreed to for particular competitions as required . Those applying for international matches -LRB- referred to as `` playing conditions '' -RRB- can be found on the ICC 's website .