 CRICKET IS A GAME PLAYED BY TO TEAMS. IT IS PLAYED ON LARGE OVAL GROUND. WITH A RECTANGULAR PITCH IN THE MIDDLE WITH WICKETS AT EACH END.

 BRETT LEE

IRFAN PATHAN

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Cricket grew out of many stick and ball games played in England 500 years ago. Early cricket was at some time or another described as "a club striking a ball (like) the ancient games of club-ball, stool-ball, trap-ball, and stab-ball". Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward, the son of Edward I (Long shanks), at Newenden, Kent in 1301 and there has been speculation, but no evidence, that this was a form of cricket. HISTORY

The sport's earliest definite mention is in a court case referring to a sport called creckett in The social and economic history of England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, cricket’s early years, shaped the game and gave cricket it’s unique nature. During the 17th century, numerous references indicate the growth of cricket in the south-east of England. By the end of the century, it became an organized activity being played for high Stakes and is believed that the first profe- ssional match was played in GROWTH OF CRICKET AS POPULAR GAME

Modern cricket is dominated by test, one day and the T -20.The Ranji trophy and the IPL left behind the Pentangular tournament and the amateur cricket or the Victorian England. Players like Don Bradman and Ck.Nayadu are still remembered while players like Palwankar Baloo who didn't played test cricket are forgotten. The British colonialism ended and the international cricket came into the hands of the Imperial cricket conference.ICC was later renamed the International Cricket Conference in After 1989 the position of England and Australia in ICC scrapped into equal membership. The transformation of the Game and cricket today

 The colonial flavor of world cricket can be seen from the fact that that during 1950s and 1960s even when South Africa practiced racial segregation, England and other white countries continued to play with them.  Test – playing nations like India, Pakistan and West- Indies boycotted them and only by 1970, white nations and ICC were against South Africa.  The 1970s saw major transformation of the game with the introduction of one-day Internationals in  The first one day match was played between England and Australia in Melbourne.  After 1975, Cricket became a televised sport.

The popularity of cricket, a colonial game in India or in West Indies or South Africa does not point to any contradiction, rather it signals certain important trends in globalization. It shows that colonialism was more than a system of economic exploitation and political domination; it was also an occasion for opening a cultural and sometimes civilization dialogue.Similarly British colonialism brought cricket in India and today the game has brought glory to the nation. Cricket in colonial India was organised on the principle of race and religion. The first record we have of cricket being played in India is from 1721, an account of recreational crocket being played by the English sailors. In India the local elites have tried to copy the habits of their colonial master.

The first Indian club, the Calcutta cricket club was established in 1792.Cricket in India was wholly a sport played by British military men and civil servants. The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in The first Indian community to start playing the game was the Zoroastrians, the Parsis. In 1848, the Parsi community in Bombay formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by Indians. Parsi clubs were funded and sponsored by Tatas and Wadhias. After slow beginnings, the Europeans eventually invited the Parsis to play a match in The Parsi team challenged the Bombay gymkhana and defeated them in By the 1890’s, Hindus and Muslims were busy gathering funds and support for Hindu gymkhana and Islam gymkhana

 The British Empire had been instrumental in spreading the game overseas and by the middle of the 19th century it had become well established in India, North America, the Caribbean, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.  Cricket remained a colonial game and unlike football and hockey which became international games.  The pre-industrial oddness of cricket made it harder to export and it took root only in countries that the British ruled.  Playing cricket in colonial state became a sign of superior social and racial status.

AA newspaper report survives of "a great cricket match" with eleven players a side that was played for high stakes in Sussex in 1697 and this is the earliest known reference to a cricket match of such importance. TThe game underwent major development in the 18th century and became the national sport of England. Betting played a major part in that development with rich patrons forming their own "select XIs". TThe first written laws of cricket were drawn up in 1744.

SSome rules according to the laws of 1744 were- SStumps – 22 inches high and bails- 6 inches. BBall – 5-6 ounces. PPitch or distance between two stumps – 22 yards. TThere were no limits on the shape of bats bbut bowling evolved around 1760 when bowlers began to pitch the ball instead of rolling or skimming it towards the batsman. This caused a revolution in bat design because, to deal with the bouncing ball, it was necessary to introduce the modern straight bat in place of the old "hockey stick" shape.

TThe 19th century saw underarm bowling replaced by first round-arm and then over arm bowling. Both developments were controversial. TThe world’s first cricket club was formed in Hambledon in the 1760s.Hambledon became the game’s greatest club and the focal point. HHambledon remained so, for the next 20 yrs until the formation of the Marylebone cricket club in 1787 and the opening of the Lord’s ground in the same year. IIn 1788 MCC quickly became the sport's premier club and the custodian of the Laws of Cricket. New Laws introduced in the latter part of the 18th century included the three stump wicket and leg before wicket (lb w ).

 The organization of cricket reflected the nature of English society. The rich who played for pleasure were called amateurs while others who played for living were called professionals.  The amateurs generally did batting and left the hardworking aspect like fielding and bowling to the professionals.  That’s why many decisions were in favors of the batsman.  Amateurs were mostly selected as captains of club teams and national teams.

MMany British men saw team sport like cricket and rugby as an organised way of teaching English boys the discipline, the importance of hierarchy, the skills the codes of honour and the leadership qualities. CCricket helped to confirm this image of the English elite by glorifying the amateur ideal, where cricket was played not for victory or profit but for it’s own sake,in the spirit of fair play.

CRICKET KIT

Important knowledge about cricket 1. Over – In this, bowler has to bowl six times from one end. 2. Yorker – when the ball just bounced under the bat. 3. Half century – when the batsman score fifty runs.

4. Century – when the batsman score 100 runs. 5. Bouncer – when the bowler bowls the ball above the shoulder of the batman. 6. Duck – when the batsman get out without scoring a single run

 Early cricket was at some time or another described as a club “a club striking a ball”. Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early sixteenth century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as creag being played by prince by Prince Edward, A number of other words have been suggested as sources for the term called “Cricket”.

1. Highest run – Sachin Tendulker 2. Highest number of centuries – Sachin Tendulker 3. Highest run in one match – Virendra Sehwag 4. Highest inning total – 443 (srilanka) 5. Most centuries - Sanchin Tendulker 6. Fastest fifty – Sanath Jayasurya 7. Fastest centuries – Sahid Afridi 8. Most sixes in career – Sahid Afridi 9. Most fours in career – Sachin Tendulker 10. Most run in a year – Sachin tendulker

Fundamental skills 1. Batting 2. Bowling 3. Fielding 4. Catch 5. Cover drive 6. Reverse sweep 7. Sweep 8. Hook 9. Pull 10. Square cut 11. Drive 12. Off spin 13. Leg spin 14. On swing 15. Off swing 16. Played 17. Helicopter shot 18. Straight drive 19. Upper cut

Important tournaments  World cup ODI  IPL  Asia cup  World cup T20  Try series  Ranjhi trophy  Champion trophy  Border Gavaskar trophy

1. Bowled – If the bowler bowls the ball direct to the stumps and the batsman can’t play the bowl he will be out. 2. Caught – If the batsman hit the bowl and if fielders or wicket keeper caught it without touching the ground he will be out.

 Leg before wicket (lbw) – If the bowler bowls the ball and the ball touches the pads of the batsman and if batsman stand straight ahead of the stumps he will be out.  Run out – fielder catches ground ball and throw it at wickets, knocking it down before the batsman get into the cries.

1. Wide ball – when the ball goes beyond the reach of the batsman. Then the umpire gives the signal of wide then batting team get 1 extra run. 2. No ball – there are two types of no ball – 1) when the bowler crosses the crease while bowling. 2) when the bowler bowls the bowl and the ball crosses from above the batsman back without touching the ground. In both ways batting team get 1 run.

3. Leg bye – when the bowl touched the batsman’s pad only. 4. When the ball neither touch the batsman bat nor pad.

 WHO MADE FASTEST CENTURY ? SACHIN TENDULKER SACHIN TENDULKER SANATH JAYASURYA SANATH JAYASURYA BRAIN LARA NONEOF THESE

SACHIN TENDULKER M.S. DHONI YUVRAJ SINGH SURESH RAINA

ENGLAND INDIA PAKISTAN NEWZEALND

RAHUL DRAVID SEHWAG SACHIN TENDULKER LARA

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