As the title implies the article describes cricket as the sport which is not typical for Russia and teaching English. The text gives valuable information on the rules, history and interesting facts of the game. Much attention is given to the research work. The following conclusions are drawn: «After reading the text, doing exercises, students not only master the language material and expand their cross-cultural knowledge, but also get a message to go in for sport». The article is of great help to the teachers, students and other people who are interested in learning English or sport.