Question

Why were theearliest cricketbats ofthe same shape as hockey sticks?

Answer 1

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━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━$\mathfrak{\green{Answer.}}$The earliest cricket bats had the same shape as hockey sticks because: ... (ii) The cricket bats curved outwards at the bottom like hockey sticks because the ball was bowled underarm, along the ground. The curves at the end of the bat enabled the batsman to make contact
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