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Cricket. Origin Of Cricket. Evidence suggests it was played in England in the 12th-13th century In 1744 the London Cricket Club produced what are recognizably the rules of modern cricket. First International Matches .
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Origin Of Cricket • Evidence suggests it was played in England in the 12th-13th century • In 1744 the London Cricket Club produced what are recognizably the rules of modern cricket
First International Matches • First official international match: Canada v United States, at New York, September 24-25, 1844 • The firstever test match was held between England and Australia, at Melbourne, from the 15th to the 19th of March, 1877
Some basic stats of Cricket • There are currently 96 cricket playing nations in the world • In the U.S., there are 29 established leagues, 500 clubs and over 10,000 players.
Some more basics • 11 player per side • 2 batsmen are in action at a time • 1 bowler bowls • 1 wicket keeper • 9 fielders • 2 umpires • 2 sets of wickets on each side
Putting all into practice…playing cricket • Scoring runs • Making the batsman out and the rest…
Very basic rules about cricket • 6 balls in 1 over • A bowler can bowl 1 over at a time • Wides and no balls
Forms of Cricket • Test Match Cricket - can go up to 5 days • One day International - about 7 hours - 50 over match • 20-20 International - 20 over match - about 3 hours