2. 1. Cricket is a Bat and Ball game played between two teams of
11 players on a field, at the centre of which is a rectangular
22-yard long pitch.
2. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible
while the other team bows and fields, trying to dismiss
the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the
batting team.
3. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball
with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch
and touching the crease there without being dismissed.
4. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the
end of an innings. Cricket was first played in southern
England in the 16th of England.
5. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being
played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first
international matches were being held.
CRICKET
3. Charles Bannerman Scored 165*the first test Century in the match
played between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground
in 15-19March 1887
First test century partnership was put on by W.G.Grace and A.P.Lucas
batting for England against Australia , played at the Kennington Oval in
1880
W.G.Grace was the first batsman to Score 100 first class centuries in
1895
The First ODI Century was Scored by Denis Amiss (103) against Australia
at
Old Trafford in 1972
The First ODI Double Century was Scored by Sachin Tendulkar against
South Africa at Gwalior in 2010
Interesting facts (Batting) in cricket
4. Billy Midwinter was the first Bowler to take a five wicket haul in test
cricket
against Australia in 1877
Billy Voce was the first Bowler to take a five wicket haul in ODI Cricket
Courtney Walsh holds the best(economy rate) five wicket haul 5/1
against Sri Lanka in ODI Cricket in 1986
Jim Laker with a 10 wicket haul against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956
Courtney Walsh became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in the
history test
Cricket
Interesting facts (Bowling) in cricket
5. 1. Originated in southern England in the 16th
Century
2. 18th Century: Cricket becomes England’s national
sport
3. Mid-19th Century: International matches begin
being played
4. World’s 2nd most popular sport today
History
6. Cricket Formats
1. Test Cricket
Matches last up to five days
2. Day International (50 over's)
One inning for each team w/ limited over's
3. Twenty20
Limited over's to complete match in around
3 hrs.
7.
8. WICKETS
Each wicket consists of
three wooden stumps
placed in a straight line
and surmounted by two
wooden crosspieces
called bails; the total
height of the wicket
including bails is 28.5
inches (720 mm) and the
combined width of the
three stumps is 9 inches
(230 mm).
