BASICS OF CRICKET PREPERED BY : MR SURESH KUMAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR P.G.G.C.G-11 CHANDIGARH

History of cricket Cricket is one of the oldest games in the world and it continues to thrives today. The game is said to have originated in the 16 th century with international matches being played since There is really no official documentation as to when cricket started or even where it started The first recorded match was played in Sussex, England in 1697.In 1719,the first “county” match was played, with the Londoners (Middlesex) vs. the Kentish. It gained publicity in the southern counties of England, but was eventually transplanted to be mainly in the London grounds of wealthy patrons

Basic Fundamentals 1Batting Skills aBack Foot Shots bHook Shoots cPull Shot dSquare Cut eBack Defence 2Bowling AFast Bowling

BSpin Bowling 3catching 4Throwing 5wicket Keeping

Equipment And Specifications Cricket Bat ◦Length= 38inches ◦Width= 4.25inches ◦Ball ◦Circumference = 8.81 to 9.00inches ◦Weight=5.5 to 5.75 ounces

Wickets : Protective Gears : Major Tournaments icc world cop Icc world Twenty 20 Icc world Trophy Champions league Twenty 20 Indian Premier League Asia cup

Arjuna Awardees in cricket Saleem Durani Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Vijay Manjrekar Chandu Borde Sachin Tendulkar Anil Kumble Javagal Srinath Rahul Dravid VVS Luxman Virender Sehwag

Harbhajan Singh Anju Jain Anjum Chopra Gautam Gambhir Yuvraj Singh Zaheer Khan Virat Kohli

HPCA Stadium Dharmsala