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Key Points
Cricket grew out of the stick-and-ball games played in England 500 years ago.
A test match can go on for five days and still remain undecided.
The length of the pitch is 22 yards.
The Weight of the ball was between 5.5 to 5.3
Laws of cricket were first drawn up in 1744.
The stumps are 22 inch high and the bail is 6 inches across.
The world’s first cricket club was organized in 1760.
The first LBW was published in 1774.
The Pads were introduced in 1848. Followed by Gloves.
Indian Cricket had its origin in Bombay.
C.K. Nayadu was an Outstanding Batsman of his Times.
The Parsis founded the First Indian Cricket Club in 1848.
Modern Cricket is Dominated by Test And One-Day Internationals.
India Entered the World of Tests Cricket in 1932.
Television Coverage changed Cricket.
Chepauk Stedium Situated in Chennai and Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.
Summary
Cricket grew out of many stick-and-ball games played in England 500years ago, under a variety of different rules. The word ‘bat’ is an old English word that simply means stick or club. By the seventeenth century, cricket had evolved enough to be recognisable as a distinct game. 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. Grounds can be oval like the Adelaide Oval or nearly circular, like Chepauk in Chennai. . The first written ‘Law of Cricket’ were drawn up in 1744. 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”. 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. The origins of Indian cricket are to be found Bombay and the Indian community to start playing the game was the small community of Zoroastrians, the Parsis. The Parsis founded the first Indian cricket club, the Oriental Cricket Club, in Bombay in 1848. Modern cricket is dominated by Tests and One-day internationals, played between national teams. C.K. Nayudu, an outstanding Indian batsman of his time. Palwankar Baloo, the greatest slow bowler of his time. Sir Donald Bradman, the best ever batsman in the history of cricket. India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932, a decade and a half before it became an independent nation.
The story of cricket is an essay telling us about the game of cricket.
It had originated around 500 years ago from many of the stick and ball games played in England.
The game has various rules.
The bat is the word used for the stick.
The game is played on the ground of circular or oval shape.
However, the pitch needs to be of 22 yards.