Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century‚ cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. 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. Today‚ the game’s governing body‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ has 104 member countries.[1] The Laws
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spectators. The cricket lovers plan their schedule well in advance as the dates for IPL matches are fixed much ahead‚ so that the real fans do not miss out a game. Everybody appears to be getting recharged after a IPL match. To add colour‚ the industrialists‚ cinestars and people at the helm of affairs mark their presence at this event in a grand manner. The aim of IPL tournament was initially to play cricket. But of late‚ it has become a pure source of entertainment. Unlike One-day cricket and test
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In the sport of cricket‚ bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler. The act of bowling the ball towards the batsman is called a ball or a delivery. In the sport of cricket there are laws that govern how a ball can be bowled. If a ball is bowled illegally‚ an umpire will call it a ‘no ball’. If a ball is bowled too wide or high for the batsman to be able to hit it‚ an umpire will rule it a ‘wide’. There are other types of illegal
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Bollywood and Cricket! Both have their own share of success and star factor – Shah Rukh Khan has a big fan following in Germany‚ while Sachin Tendulkar was gifted a Ferrari by Michael Schumacher. Both are big businesses – the Bollywood stars as do the cricketers appear regularly on TV to endorse everything from under-garments to life insurance to passenger cars. How about bringing them together – and that’s what happened in 2008 when the Indian Premier League (IPL) was inaugurated. Cricket‚ in its traditional
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History of Cricket Early cricket was at some time or another described as "a club striking a ball”. The ancient games of club-ball‚ stool-ball‚ trap-ball‚ stob-ball". Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England. Written evidence exists of a game known as “creag” being played by Prince Edward‚ the son of Edward I (Longshanks)‚ at Newenden‚ Kent in 1301 and there has been speculation‚ but no evidence
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Samuel Dickson Selvon’s‚ The Cricket Match‚ was written in 1957 and focuses on how little the English and the West Indies understood one another. The story takes place in London during a cricket match. Here the West Indians‚ who really do not play cricket‚ are plating the English and some of the best players in the world at that time. A West Indies man‚ Algernon is almost like the spokesman of the West Indies. He talks a big game but the most cricket he has ever played was as a boy in the streets
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relationship between cricket and politics is clearly portrayed in South Asia from 1880 to 2005 through the easing of the tension between different caste members‚ although the tension eased was not always from a religious aspect between the Pakistanis‚ Indians‚ and the British. The different problems that arose in South Asia was mostly class or caste systems (Docs 2‚ 3‚ 4)‚ rivalry (Docs 1‚ 6‚ 10)‚ and religious tensions (Docs 5‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9) against the different countries and cricket teams. Cricket in many ways
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Sport Technology in Sport How does the 3rd Umpire affect the way we play Cricket? The 3rd umpire is a person who sits off the cricket field using high technology equipment and computers to make correct decisions regarding a run out‚ a catch and a stumping‚ when the on field umpires are unsure of making a correct decision. The 3rd umpire is appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ the governing body of cricket. It is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket’s major
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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET FINAL REPORT October 2007 Most Hon. P. J. Patterson‚ ON‚ PC‚ QC: Chairman Sir Alister McIntyre‚ OM‚ OCC Dr. Ian McDonald. Kingston‚ Jamaica 1 Copyright © 2007 Committee on Governance of West Indies Cricket All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy or reprint portions for any noncommercial use‚ except they may not be posted online without permission. Edited by Carol Collins Cover Design by Debra Hamilton Printed by Lithographic Printers
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Sunday Cricket Symbolism Cricket X game (“serious business”) imported in colonies from British Empire To British: demonstrate British superiority (cultural dominance) To colonized: unify the diverse people in Caribbean against Britain‚ for nationhood‚ freedom and independence show that they are as powerful as‚ or even better than the British (“Cricket in the Caribbean is in the blood) Church The Baptist church Christianity religious and cultural dominance by British Empire Risen
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