History
Cricket is generally considered to be the national game of England. Other countries in which it is popular include Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the West Indies. The rules that govern the game all over the world are those drawn up by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) of London in about 1788, as subsequently revised. The most interesting contests include the annual series of international Test matches (played between national teams). The game was introduced into the American colonies in the mid-18th century but never achieved widespread popularity in the United States.
The first women's cricket match was played in 1745. In 1958 the International Women's Cricket Council, located in Christchurch, New Zealand, was formed.
Facts about cricket
Cricket is an outdoor game played with a ball and bat. There are two teams of 11 players each. The cricket ball weighs from about 5.5 to 5.75 ounces which is about 156 to 163 grams. It is made of twine, which is wound around a cork core, which is surrounded in hard leather. The bat is a piece of willow 96 cm long and 11cm wide, with a handle at the top of the bat. The field or ground on which you play on may range in size from about 137-160 meters by 152-168 meters. In the center of the field, there is a pitch, which contains two wickets, 20 m apart. Each wicket consists of three wooden stumps. On top of the stumps are two strips of wood that are known as bails. The wicket is centered lengthwise in a white line, known as the bowling crease. Another white line, called the crease, is drawn 1.2 meters in front of and parallel to each bowling crease. There are two other white lines called return creases, which run perpendicular to the bowling and the other creases, forming a rectangular area. Most of the action of the game takes place between the batsman, who stands behind the crease, and the bowler, who delivers the ball from the opposite end of the pitch, bowling from the area between the return crease and the other crease.
Cricket is generally considered to be the national game of England. Other countries in which it is popular include Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the West Indies. The rules that govern the game all over the world are those drawn up by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) of London in about 1788, as subsequently revised. The most interesting contests include the annual series of international Test matches (played between national teams). The game was introduced into the American colonies in the mid-18th century but never achieved widespread popularity in the United States.
The first women's cricket match was played in 1745. In 1958 the International Women's Cricket Council, located in Christchurch, New Zealand, was formed.
Facts about cricket
Cricket is an outdoor game played with a ball and bat. There are two teams of 11 players each. The cricket ball weighs from about 5.5 to 5.75 ounces which is about 156 to 163 grams. It is made of twine, which is wound around a cork core, which is surrounded in hard leather. The bat is a piece of willow 96 cm long and 11cm wide, with a handle at the top of the bat. The field or ground on which you play on may range in size from about 137-160 meters by 152-168 meters. In the center of the field, there is a pitch, which contains two wickets, 20 m apart. Each wicket consists of three wooden stumps. On top of the stumps are two strips of wood that are known as bails. The wicket is centered lengthwise in a white line, known as the bowling crease. Another white line, called the crease, is drawn 1.2 meters in front of and parallel to each bowling crease. There are two other white lines called return creases, which run perpendicular to the bowling and the other creases, forming a rectangular area. Most of the action of the game takes place between the batsman, who stands behind the crease, and the bowler, who delivers the ball from the opposite end of the pitch, bowling from the area between the return crease and the other crease.
