Ganesh Guleria

CSE 1st 13538

HISTORY OF

CRICKET

Introduction

• Cricket is a very old game and it grew in England during 18th and 19th century.

• The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply means stick or club

• Till mid 18th century the cricket bat was like hockey stick.

• It developed in England and reached to the various colonies of England.

The bats used presently are much different from the bats used previously.

First bats of 1720, had a curving outwards at the bottom. This shape gave the batsmen the best chance of

making contact as the ball was thrown underarm.

ABOUT CRICKET• Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified. The first

written ‘Law of Cricket’ were drawn up in 1744. They stated –

• The principals shall choose from amongst the gentlemen present two umpires who shall absolutely decide all disputes.

• The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bail across them 6 inches. The ball must be between 5 and 6 ounces, and the two sets of stumps 22 yards apart.

• During the 1760s and 1770s it became common to pitch the ball through the air rather than roll it along the ground. This change gave bowlers the option of length, deception through the air, plus increased pace. It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing. In response, batsmen had to master timing and shot selection.

Cntd..• One immediate result was the replacement of curved

bat with the straight one.• The weight of the ball was limited to between 5 ½ to 5

¾ , and the width of the bat to 4 inches.• IN 1774, the first leg-before law was published.• Also this time, a third stump became common.• By 1780, three days had become the length of a major

match, and this year also saw the creation of the first six-seam cricket ball.

PECULIARITY OF CRICKET

•One of the peculiarities of cricket is that a test match can go on for five days and still end in a draw. No other team sport takes even half as much time to complete.

•Another curious characteristic of cricket is that the length of the pitch is specified-22yards-but the size or shape of the ground is not.

Forms of Cricket • Test Match Cricket

- can go up to 5 days

• One day International- about 7 hours

- 50 over match

• 20-20 International - 20 over match

- about 3 hours

The Cricket Field

Some more basics • 11 player per side• 2 batsmen are in action

at a time• 1 bowler bowls• 1 wicket keeper• 9 fielders• 2 umpires• 2 sets of wickets on

each side

Equipment• The bat, the stumps and the bails are made of wood .

• The ball is made with leather, twine and cork.

•Pads and protective gloves are made of rubber.

•Helmets are made of metals and synthetic light wear material.

Transformation of Early Cricket

• In 1970’s cricket was transformed .• In 1970, South Africa was excluded from International cricket

• In 1971, the first one day international was played between Australia and England in Melbourne.

• In 1977, the game changed forever, not by a player but by a businessman .

International Cricket Conference (ICC)

•The regulations of International cricket were in the hands of Imperial Cricket Conference(ICC).

• It was renamed International Cricket Conference in 1965.

• It was dominated by England and Australia.•They had the Veto powers.

Shifting of the ICC headquarters

•As India had the largest viewership. The ICC headquarters was shifted to Asia.

•Presently it is in Dubai.

Forms of Cricket • Test Match Cricket

- can go up to 5 days

• One day International- about 7 hours

- 50 over match

• 20-20 International - 20 over match

- about 3 hours

The End

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