Cricket is a bat ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard(20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The game proceeds when an "over" being completed once they have legally done so six times.
The batting side has one player at each end on the pitch, with the player at the opposite end of the pitch from the bowler's aiming to strike the ball with results in one run .
The fielding side's aim to prevent run -scoring and dismiss by each battsman
Means of dismissal including each bowled, when the bowled ball before a better can cross the crease line in front of the wicket to cricket 🏏 a run . when ten batter's have been dismissed, the innings comes to be end's and the team swap roles. The game is adjudicated by Two umpire's,aided by third umpire and match referee in the international matches.
ORIGIN:-
The of origin "CRICKET" is not defined properly According to some PERSON'S this game was originated in fRANCE while majority of "GENTELMAN" says that "CRICKET" was originated in ENGLAND.
ACCORDING TO "WISDON" which is called "BIBLE OF CRICKET". The "CRICKET" was mentioned by first time in 1300Ad. It is verified from the bat and ball which was found by the
"Almirah of "KING EDWARD". The England local match was played between "cowboys🤠vs shepheard" in England during 13th century.
In 1706 "William Gold" mentioned a cricket match in his poem. In England during late 13th century match was played between two teams "London vs Kent".
In 1710 "Cambrige university" organised cricket matche's after that "Oxford university" student's played cricket.
"The Golden Era Of Cricket"
begins from 1760. The first cricket club was formed in England 1760.
which is known as "Hambledon club" after next twenty years until the formation of "Marylebone Cricket Club" (Mcc) and the opening of
Lord's Famous Old Ground in 1787.
Mcc quickly becomes sport's premium club and the Custodian law of Cricket. After some time new laws was introduced in latter part of the 18th Century. Including the three stumps and Leg Before Wickets(LBW).
The 19th century Introducing two bowling action "UNDERARM BOWLING" and "OVERARM BOWLING".
Organisation of the game at country level led to the creation of the country clubs, starting with Sussex in 1839.
After some years in December 1889, the eight leading country club's formed the official "County Championship",but begin's in 1890.
The official "TEST MATCH" was played between "Australia vs England" in late 1877. This match was won by Austrlia.
After some decade's in 1909 "Imperial Cricket Conference First Official Cricket Body was Established.
In the same year Cricket get recognized as a International Game.
After 17 year's later "England,Australia,South Africa,Westindies,New Zealand,India and Pakistan" becomes a member of Imperial Cricket Club.
In 1956 was changed to "Internation Cricket Conference"(Icc).At the present this club was joined by-
Australia,England,Westindies,South Africa,Pakistan,Srilanka,India,Bangladesh,Afganistan,Netherland,Ireland,Zimbabwe,Kenya,Kepal,Holland,and Bermuda etc..
The most famous Player(Revolutionary player) Of Cricket was "W.G.GRACE",who started his long and influential carrer in 1865.
The last two decades before the First World War have been called the "Golden Age Of Cricket". It is anostalgic name prompted by the period some great players and memorable matches,
especially as organised competition at county and Test level developed.
The last two decades before the "First World War" have been called the"Golden Age Of Cricket".It's a nostalgic name prompted by tje collective sense of loss resulting from the war,
- but the peroid did produce some great players and memorable matches, especiallly as organised competition at county and Test level developed.
"WORLD CRICKET IN THE 20th CENTURY"
The inter-war years were dominated by Australia's greatest Test battsman of all time. Test cricket continued to expand during the 20th century with the addition of the Westindies(1928) New Zeland(1930) and India(1932) before the Second World War and the Pakistan(1952),Sri lanka(1982),Zimbabwe(1992),Bangladesh(2000),
Ireland and Afganistan(both 2018) in the post-war period. South Africa was banned from international cricket from 1970 to 1992 due to the part of the apartheid boycott.
"The rise of limited overs cricket"
Cricket entered a new age in the late 19th century when English countries introduced the limited over varient. As it was sure to produces a result, limited overs cricket was lucrative and the number of matches increased.
The first one-day International match in cricket history played on 5th January,1971.
first one-day Internationl match was played between England vs Australia. Forty over per innings were fixed for this match.
The First "World cup" match was played in England(1975) At Famous Cricket Gound Lord's.
In this world cup match Westindies defeat Australia by 17 runs,durin the final match and Westindies becomes first World Champion's.
"Laws and Gameplay"
In cricket, the rules of the games are specified in code called Laws of Cricket.
which has a global remit. There are 42 laws( always written as capital L). The earliest known version of the code was draffted in 1744 and since 1788,it has been owned and maintained by its custodian,the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC) in London.
"Specification Of Sports"
*No Of Player's in a team- (11+5)=16
*No of Umpires in a match- 3
*No of scorers in a match- 2
*Weight of ball- 156gm
*Circumference of ball- '8' to '9'
*Length of bat- 38 inch (96.5)cm
*Breath of Wicket- 9 inch
*Widest part of bat- 10.8
*Breath of pitch on both side
from central wicket- 4 feet-4inches
*Color of ball- Red,pink for Test- White for ODI
*Time of change every innings- 10 min.
*Time of change the players- 2 min.
*Height of wicket from ground- 28 inches
*Radius of small circle- 27.4 cm
*Radius of boundary- 68.58(may be 75
"Playing Area"
Cricket is a bat and ball game played on a cricket field between two teams of eleven player's each.The field is generally circular but today some field built Oval in shape and the edge of the playying area marked by boundary.
In the approximately centre of the field is a rectangular pitch on which a wooden target called a wicket is sited st each end mounted on two heavy wooden bail's.
The pitch is generally three types(Dusty,greenish,bouncy)flat surface(3.0 m) wide, with very short of grass.
"Match structure and closure"
Before a start of today's match begins, the two team captains come to ground and toss a coin to decide which team bat first and take the first inning's.
In each innings.one team bats,attemping to score runs,while the other team bowls and fields the ball,attemping to restrict the scoring and trying to take (10)wickets
When the first innings ends, the team change rolls, there can be two or four innings depends upon the type of match.
A match with four innings is played over four or five days;a match with two innings is usally completed in a single day.
During an innings,all eleven player's of the fielding team take the field,but only two opposite side players of the batting team are on the field at thevgiven time.
The objective of each team is to score more runs as compared to opposite team,but in some form of cricket. it is very necessary to bundle out of the opposition batters in their final innings in order to win the match,otherwise drawn the match.
If the One-day match only a single innings per side,then usually a selected overs applied to each innings.
In some cases "Super over" are applied- when first batting team making some runs in 50 0ver's(for eg; 301/9) and opposite side team chase exactly same runs in 50 over's(for eg;301/8)then super over is applied. which team win super over "win" this match otherwise losses the match.
"Clothing and Equipment"
"taking gaurd" in 1883.his pad's a and bat are very similar to those used today. Many modern players use more equipment than were available to grace,most notably halmet and gaurd.-
The wicket-kepper(a specialised fielder behind's the batsman) and the batsman wear hard protective gear because of the bowler bowls a very hard delivery at a speed of more than 140-145 kmph(90 mph) and protect our body.
Protective clothes including pads (generally designed to protect knee and shins), batting gloves or wicket-kepper gloves for the hands,build good quality helmets for batsman head.Some batsman wear additional pads inside their shirts and trousers.
Subject to certain variation, on -field clothes generally includes a collored shirts and trousers or woolen pullover (if required). the clothes are all white in Test matches and first-class cricket.
"Player's Roles"
Basic game play: blowler to batter- Durin the play, thirteen players and two umpires are on the field. two of the players are batters and the rest are fielding team. the other nine players in the batting team rest inside the Pavillion.
"Photos"
holds the record for most wicket's in the cricket world cup.
have scored one hundred international centuries.
Icc member nations. The (highest level) Test playing nations are shown in red; the associate member nations are shown in orange, with those with ODI status in a darker shade; suspended or former members are shown in dark grey.
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