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the story of cricket
The cricket sport can be tracked back in the 16th century however it might have
originated greatly before than that. It is believed that this game was made-up by
the children of the metalworking and the farming societies in Weald amid Sussex
and Kent at the time of the medieval era. The written data shows that in the year
1598, a game called creckett was played at Royal Grammar School in Guildford.
This is the first clear-cut mention. The game includes a bowler, a contestant from
the fielding squad who bowls a very hard, fist-dimensioned ball from the area of 1
wicket towards other. The ball normally bounces one time before it reaches the
batsman, a contestant from the other team. The batsman in defense plays with a bat
made up of wood. In the meantime, the other players of the bowler’s squad stand
in different positions in the field as the fielders. The fielders get back the ball in
order to prevent the batsman from scoring runs and get him out if possible. If the
batsman does not get out, they can run amid the wickets and score runs. Scores are
also earned when the batsman hits for a boundary. The team which scores the
maximum runs wins the cricket match.
 Introduction
 Cricket grew out of many stick and ball games played in
England 500 years ago, under a variety of different rules. The
word bat is an old English word that simply means stick or
club. By the 17th century cricket had evolved enough to
recognisable as a distinct game and it was popular enough
for its fans to be fined for playing it on Sunday instead of
going to church. Till the middle of 18th century bats were
roughly the same shape as hockey sticks, curving towards at
the bottom. There was a simple reason for this , the ball was
bowled underarm, along the ground and the end of the bat
gave the batsman the best chance of making contact.
 Our history of cricket will look first at the evolution of cricket
as game in England, and discuss wider culture of physical
training and athleticism of the time.
Cricket grew out of many stick and ball games
played in England 500 years ago, under a variety
of different rules. The word bat is an old English
word that simply means stick or club. By the 17 th
century cricket had evolved enough to
recognisable as a distinct game and it was
popular enough for its fans to be fined for playing
it on Sunday instead of going to church. Till the
middle of 18th century bats were roughly the same
shape as hockey sticks, curving towards at the
bottom. There was a simple reason for this , the
ball was bowled underarm, along the ground and
the end of the bat gave the batsman the best
The Global Development of
Cricket
 Cricket is a sport of English origin, which has become increasingly
influenced by international interest. As commercial opportunities
have arisen, the sport has made itself more appealing to its
followers.
 There is evidence to suggest cricket was played, in some form as
long ago as the 11th century, but it was not until 1646 when the
first organised game took place for a bet of twelve candles.
The Global Development of
Cricket
 Cricket continued to develop for another hundred years or so
without any standard written rules. The earliest laws of the game
were formally composed in 1744. Although it would be another 43
years before any central governing body existed. In 1787
Marylebone Cricket Club (more commonly known as the MCC)
was set up at Lord's Cricket Ground to protect the standard laws of
cricket.
The MCC was to be the international guardian of cricket for
another two hundred years and it is still to this day, the copyright
holder of the "Laws of Cricket".
 Despite its previously strong English history, the first international
cricket game was between the USA and Canada in New Jersey in
1844. The MCC later adopted a policy to encourage the global
development of cricket - particularly in British colonies, where the
sport was becoming increasingly popular.
The Global Development of
Cricket
 The first international game played by England was not until 1877,
when James Lillywhite captained a side that travelled to Australia
and lost at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The event was a
tremendous success and arrangements were hurriedly made for a
rematch, which was won by England. This lengthy format of match
(typically lasting five days) was to become "test cricket".
 Australia played a return match in 1882 and defeated England at the
Oval. It was seen as a national shame and a mock obituary appeared
in The Sporting Times the following day. It announced the death of
English cricket, infamously stating "the body will be cremated and
the ashes taken to Australia". This later spawned an ongoing battle
between the nations for ownership of these fabled Ashes.
The Global Development of
Cricket
 Regardless of the national team's failure at that time, domestic
cricket in England continued to thrive. And eventually, in 1890 the
inaugural County Championship took place, comprising eight
regional teams.
 It had expanded to fifteen teams by 1900 and with the addition of
Northamptonshire (1905) and Glamorgan (1921); the competition
was attracting interest across England and Wales. The county
championship had no fixed setup until after the Second World War.
In 1968 a format was agreed that stayed in place until the 1990s. By
this time county cricket was in disarray; teams were getting into
debt as crowds sharply declined.
The Global Development of
Cricket
 After the addition of an eighteenth county, a two division championship was
set up to remedy the problem of diminished interest, but this did little to help
the crumbling county game, which still struggles greatly as gate revenue fails
to compensate for overheads.
 However the tale of the international game is very different. England and
Australia began to play against other countries. South Africa became an
official test cricket nation in 1888. West Indies, New Zealand and India
followed in the years after World War One. Pakistan became a test nation
when they split from India in 1947.
 From then on no major changes occurred in international cricket, until 1970
when South Africa were suspended for their government's policy of apartheid.
 The following year, a one day match was trialled between Australia and
England. This form proved to be more attractive than test cricket, since then
one-day-international series have regularly accompanied headlining test series
between all nations. A regular World Cup now takes place every four years as
a one-day-international tournament.
The Global Development of
Cricket
 In 1993 came the biggest sign of the shift in world cricket - the
MCC handed over global authority to the International Cricket
Council, whilst allowing the ECB (England and Wales Cricket
Board) to handle domestic affairs. Regardless of its decline, it still
holds the copyright to the Laws of Cricket.
 Today the ICC fully controls world cricket and the game's new
power base is arguably India; a country of one billion inhabitants
where cricket is the sole national sport, but growth is global; Sri
Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have all gained test status in the
past quarter of a century and South Africa were reinstated in 1991.
 Cricket is continuing to flourish in more and more countries and
with the teams choosing to employ more attractive tactics; the
sport's future has never looked more prosperous than it does now.
 Oldham Sports & Community Club is a volunteer-managed,
member-funded local community facilities provider, based in
Oldham, Greater Manchester. We provide a home to
Oldham Cricket Club.
The Global Development Of Cricket
 The cricket sport can be tracked back in the 16th century however it
might have originated greatly before than that. It is believed that this
game was made-up by the children of the metalworking and the
farming societies in Weald amid Sussex and Kent at the time of the
medieval era. The written data shows that in the year 1598, a game
called creckett was played at Royal Grammar School in Guildford.
This is the first clear-cut mention. The game includes a bowler, a
contestant from the fielding squad who bowls a very hard, fist-
dimensioned ball from the area of 1 wicket towards other. The ball
normally bounces one time before it reaches the batsman, a
contestant from the other team. The batsman in defense plays with a
bat made up of wood. In the meantime, the other players of the
bowler’s squad stand in different positions in the field as the fielders.
The fielders get back the ball in order to prevent the batsman from
scoring runs and get him out if possible. If the batsman does not get
out, they can run amid the wickets and score runs. Scores are also
earned when the batsman hits for a boundary. The team which scores
the maximum runs wins the cricket match.
HISTORY OF CRICKET
INTRODUCTION :-
The game of cricket as a known history spanning from
16th century to the present day, with international
matches played since 1844 although the official history
of international test cricket began in 1877.
EARLY CRICKET
ORIGIN:-
No one knows when or where cricket began but there is
a body of evidence, much of it circumstantial, that
strongly suggests the game was devised during Saxon or
Norman times by children living in the weald, an area of
dence woodland and clearings in south east England
that lies across Kent and Sussex. In medieval times, the
weald was populated by small farming and metal
working communities it is generally belived that cricket
survived as a children’sgame for many centuries.
EARLY CRICKET
Then it was taken up by the adults by 17 th Centuries. Its
quite likely that cricket was devised by children and
survived for many generation as essentially a children’s
game . Adults participation is unknown before the early
17th century. Possibility cricket was derived from bowls
is the older support by the intervenation of a batsman
trying to stop the ball from reaching its target by hitting
it away. Playing on sheep grazed land or in clearing, the
original implements may have been a matted lump of
sheep's wool as a ball a stick as a bat a stool ,tree trunk
or a gate as a wickets.
 DERIVATION OF NAMES OF
“CRICKET”
A number of words are thought to be possible source of
the term ‘cricket’. In the earliest known reference to the
1598,it was called ‘creckett’. The name may have been
derived from middle Dutch krick means a stick .
Another possibility source is the middle Dutch word
‘krickstoel’ , meaning a long low stool used for kneeling
in church and which represents the long low wickets
with two stumps used in early cricket .
According to henier gilliniester a European language
expert of born university , ‘cricket’ derives from the
middle Dutch ‘we met the kric ket sen’(me i.e. “with the
stick chase”) which also suggest a Dutch connection in
the game origin . Its more likely that the terminology of
cricket was based on words In South East England at
time and given trade connection with the country of
Flanders , especially in the 16th century when it
belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy , many middle
Dutch words found their way into Southern English
Dialects
Olden times
Now a days