What is the object of cricket?

At its most basic, in cricket two teams take it turn to bat and the team with the highest score wins.

There are two basic forms; limited over and limited time. Limited over games are usually played over a few hours with each team batting once; this format is played by both amateurs and professionals. Time limited games are usually professional games which are played over several days (between 4 or 5 in the UK) with each team batting twice.