There is a saying that "life is a Game" it is absolutely true to agree with it.

1. Cricket history & Mystery
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2. WHAT IS IN CRICKET ?????
POPULAR RECREATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NATIONAL RECREATION
MODERN CRICKET
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3. Popular Recreation
Unusual/ different because:
- cricket had rules ‘Articles of agreement’ from 1727.
- not violent or cruel.
- could be played by upper and lower class, male and
female.
But popular recreation because:
- occasional, often played on feast days or festivals.
- mainly played in rural areas.
- wagering would take place.
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4. The Bat and Ball Club
The Bat and Ball Inn - Hambledon
Hampshire: One of the earliest clubs
(1750’s). Played on Broadhalfpenny Down.
This team dominated cricket for half a
century. Large crowds watched and wagered.
Some players were professionals employed
by the gentry as estate workers, gardeners etc
but for their cricket talents.
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5. The Bat and Ball, Hambledon
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6. Monument at Hambledon
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7. The MCC
Formerly the White Conduit Club, it
became the MCC in 1788.
Hambledon declined and some of their
players were employed as coaches.
MCC became the main club and the
governing body.
The MCC toured the country playing Public
Schools.
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8. CRICKET at LORDS
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9. William Clarke XI
1840’s Clarke helped make the game a
national success.
One of several professional touring sides
playing matches around the country.
Matches attracted huge crowds with
wagering of large sums of money.
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10. Public School Cricket
Cricket accepted as a game because it was
organised and had set rules.
Arnold would have encouraged cricket as it
had teamwork, loyalty, role of the captain
etc.
In the athleticism stage young masters would
have been employed as coaches and also
played for the team with the boys.
The cricket match in Tom Brown’s
Schooldays is against the MCC.ARISE TRAINING & RESEARCH
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11. Cricket at Rugby School
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12. Exam Questions. Cricket.
1.Tom is the Captain of the Team playing in his last
school match.
A) Why does he send Arthur into bat at a crucial
stage of the game? (2)
B) What moral values can you identify from the
extract? (2)
2. What aspects of 19th century cricket made it
such an attractive activity in Boys Public
Schools? (3) ARISE TRAINING & RESEARCH
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13. Answers
1. A: Arthur is sent in because he is a steady bat and can
stay there while the other player scores runs. Tom feels
that it will do Arthur’s confidence good and repay him for
all his hard work.
B: Tom identifies the needs of Arthur over the need to
win.Shows the relationship and mutual respect between
pupils and staff. Shows the respect of the other boys for
Toms captaincy.
2. Cricket was already an organised game, it had rules and
was not violent. Being a team game it was seen as helping
the moral development and discipline of the boys. In
cricket you can be an individual but contribute to the team
effort. It also teaches leadership.
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14. Rational Recreation
1870’s, county cricket took over from touring XI’s.
County sides included professionals ( players) but they
were kept in there place.
Names different on scorecards - esquire for an
Gentleman amateur.
Separate dressing rooms, entrances and eating
arrangements.
Captain was always a gentleman, perhaps an ex public
schoolboy with leadership qualities.
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15. W. G. GRACE 1849 - 1915
Probably the most famous
cricket player of all time and a
great attraction.
Grace was a doctor and a
gentleman amateur yet he was
paid for playing.
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16. Modern Cricket
First Class county cricket is professional.
Minor counties get money from ECB.
Clubs are mainly amateur funding themselves.
Still more of a middle and upper class game.
Village team may include vicar, local
landowner, doctor, businessman, farm labourer.
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