Cricket

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CRICKET
Sport that originated in England

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History of cricket
Cricket is one of the most popular sports in England,
and has been played since the 16th century. The earliest
definite reference to the sport of cricket is dated Monday,
17 January 1597 ( “Old Style” is 27 January 1598). It is
a deposition in the records of a legal case at Guildford,
Surrey, regarding usage of a parcel of land. John Derrick,
a corner, testified that he had played cricket on the land
when he was a boy in about 1550. Derrick’s testimony is
confirmation that the sport was being played by the
middle of the 16th century, but its true origin is
unknown.

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The sparse information available
about the early years suggests
that it may have been a children's
game in the 16th century but, by
1611, it had become an adult
pastime. The earliest known
organised match was played in
about 1611, a year in which other
significant references to the sport
are dated. From 1611 to 1725,
fewer than thirty matches are
known to have been organised
between recognised teams.

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In the years from 1726 to 1750, cricket became an established sport in London and the southeastern counties of England. In 1726, it was already a thriving sport in the south east and, though
limited by the constraints of travel at the time, it was slowly gaining adherents elsewhere with
references being found in other southern counties. Having been essentially a rural pastime for well
over a century, cricket became a focus for wealthy patrons and gamblers whose interests funded its
growth throughout the 18th century.
The sign of cricket, Slindon

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The pitch – a cricket pitch – has an elliptical shape and
is covered with grass. Although its length is not
strictly defined, it usually ranges from 130 to 150
meters. In the center there is a strip measuring 3.05
x 20.12 meters – it is called a "playground", and
represents the main area of the game where
actions are performed
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The goal of the game of cricket is to score more points than the
opponent. Points are awarded for so-called "runs". The number
Cricket is played by two teams of 11 people,
of runs depends directly on how far the batsman hit the ball he
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INTRODUCTION
Two teams of 11 players each take part in
the game.

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The umpires. There are two umpires, who
apply the Laws, make all necessary decisions,
and relay the decisions to the scorers. While
not required under the Laws of Cricket, in
higher level cricket a third umpire (located off
the field, and available to assist the on-field
umpires) may be used under the specific
playing conditions of a particular match or
tournament.

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The scorers. There are two scorers who respond to the umpires'
signals and keep the score
The ball. A cricket ball is between 22.4 cm
and 22.9 cm in circumference, and weighs
between 155.9g and 163g in men's cricket. A
slightly smaller and lighter ball is specified in
women's cricket, and slightly smaller and
lighter again in junior cricket.

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Equipment
The bat. The bat is no more
than 96.52 cm in length, no
more than 10.8 cm wide, no
more than 6.7 cm deep at its
middle and no deeper than
4.0 cm at the edge. The hand
or glove holding the bat is
considered part of the bat.
The wicket consists of three wooden
stumps that are 71.12 cm tall. The
stumps are placed along the bowling
crease with equal distances between
each stump. They are positioned so
that the wicket is 22.86 cm wide. Two
wooden bails are placed on top of the
stumps. The bails must not project
more than 1.27 cm above the
stumps, and must, for men's cricket,
be 10.95 cm long.
Batsmen and Wicketkeeper
have different gloves. The ones
worn by batsmen are very
thickly padded at the tip of all
five fingers when it's compared
to thinner wicketkeeping gloves.
The wicketkeeper gloves have
webbed fingers to help catch
the ball

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National
competitions
County Championship
Royal London One-Day Cup
T20 Blast
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Charlotte Edwards Cup
The Hundred

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International competitions
Cricket World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup
ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Women's T20 World Cup
ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World
Cup
ICC World Test Championship
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup

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The International Cricket Council carries out
global regulation of cricket and holds the
largest competitions among national teams,
including the World Cup. The headquarters of
the organization is located in Dubai. The
Council appoints referees for all international
test, ODI and Twenty20 matches. The Council
was established in 1909 by representatives of
England, Australia and South Africa. For half a
century, the organization was called the
Imperial Cricket Conference, in 1965 the word
"imperial" was replaced by "international".
International Cricket Conference, and in 1989
the organization adopted its current name.

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Women's Cricket
The first mention of a women's cricket match took
place in an article in The Reading Mercury
newspaper dated July 26, 1745. The journalist
reported on a match that took place "between
eleven girls from Bramley and eleven girls from
Hambledon dressed in white." The first women's
cricket club, White Heather, was established in
Yorkshire in 1887. Three years later, the Original
English Lady Cricketers team went on a tour of the
cities of England
In 1958, to coordinate the issues of international women's
cricket, an analogue of the men's council was created, which
took over the competence of the England Women's Cricket
Association, which previously served as an international
regulator. In 2005, the Women's Council became a division of
the International Cricket Council

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The first test match among the women's
national teams was held in 1934
between the teams of Australia and
England. The following year, New
Zealand received the status of a test
team. Subsequently, the number of
women's test teams increased to ten. In
1973, the women's ODI World
Championship started. The Australian
national team is a six-time world
champion among women's teams,
England won three times, New Zealand
won one title. The Twenty20 format has
been used since 2004. In 2009, the first
draw of the Twenty20 World
Championship was held.

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