Question

What kind of changes were introduced by MCC in the second half of 18th century?

Answer 1

The MCC’s revision of the laws brought in a series of changes in the game that occurred in the second half of the eighteenth century.

 It became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground. This change gave bowlers the options 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. One immediate result was the replacement of the curved bat with the straight one. All of this raised the premium on skill and reduced the influence of rough ground and brute force. The weight of the ball was limited to between 51⁄2 to 53⁄4 ounces, and the width of the bat to four inches. The latter ruling followed an innings by a batsman who appeared with a bat as wide as the wicket.The rule about wide balls was applied, The exact circumference of the ball was specified

Answer 2

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(i) Innovations in cricket techniques in recent years have mainly come from the practice of subcontinental teams in countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan has pioneered two great advances in bowling-doosra' and the reverse swing'.

(ii) Both skills were developed in response to the subcontinental conditions; the doosra to counter aggressive batsmen with heavy modern bats who

were threatening to make finger-spin obsolete and 'reverse swing' to move the ball in on dusty, unresponsive wickets under the clear skies.

(iii) Initially, both innovations were greeted with great suspicion by countries like Britain and Australia, which saw them as an underhanded, illegal bending of the laws of cricket.

(iv) Later, it was accepted that the laws of cricket could not continue to be framed for British or Australian conditions of play and they became part of the technique of all bowlers, everywhere in the world.