2. SCOPE
Introduction
History
Characteristics
Different Clubs
The Indian Cricket
Modern Cricket
Cricket Popularity
Conclusion
3. INTRODUCTION
Sports are an integral part of healthy life.
We use sports for
Amusement
Competition
Health benefits
Different Sports played by men are
Hockey
Football
Tennis
Cricket being the most appealing sorts today
4. HISTORY
Cricket grew out of many stick-and-ball games
played in England 500 yrs ago.
By the 17th century it became a distinct game.
Till mid 18h century the cricket bats were shaped
like hockey sticks curving out at the bottom.
The ball was bowled underarm along the ground.
7. CHARACTERISTICS
Cricket match can go on for days on end and still
have no outcome.
was the earliest modern team sport to be
‘Codified’
The first written law were drawn in 1744.
The law laid down the choice of Umpires amongst
the gentlemen present.
The Umpires shall absolutely decide all disputes.
8. CHARACTERISTICS
The length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards
The size and the shape of the ground is not
specified.
The ground could be Oval or Round, slightly small
or large.
Initially the weight of the ball was permitted
between 6 and 5 ounces which was later limited
between 5 and half to 5 and three fourth ounces.
The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bail
across them six inches.
9. CHARACTERISTICS
During 1760 and 1770 it became common to pitch
the ball in air rather than roll.
This resulted in replacing the curved bat with the
straight bat.
In 1774 the leg-before law was published and
around this time the third stump became common.
In 1780 the first six-seam cricket ball came into
use.
The material for cricket are made of natural, pre
industrial material.
10. CHARACTERISTICS
Even today both bat and ball are hand made.
The blade of the bat is made of willow tree and
the handle is made of cane.
The cricket equipment are not made through
industry or man made material and items like
plastic, fiberglass and metal have been firmly
rejected.
However protective equipment has been
influenced by technology.
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13. CRICKET CLUBS
The worlds first cricket club was formed in
Hambledon in 1760.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded
in 1787.
Bombay Gymkhana Club.
Parsee Gymkhana Club
16. INDIAN CRICKET
Indian cricket was originated in Bombay
The game was played by small community of
Zoroastrians, the Parsis.
The Parsis formed the first Indian cricket club
known as the Oriental Cricket Club
The British did not promote or fund the Indian
Cricket clubs. They were funded by the Tatas and
the Wadias.
The Bombay Gymkhana club was an all whites club
and therefore the Parsis made a Parsi Gymkhana.
18. MODERN CRICKET
The modern cricket is dominated by Tests and
One-day Internationals.
Players who play for the Nation, perform well in
the game remain in the public memory for ages.
CK Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman
some of his contemporaries were Palwankar
Vithal, Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten.
22. MODERN CRICKET
India entered the world test cricket in 1932.
The first test was played between England and
Australia.
Most of the colonial countries made their own
teams under the British empire and not as
sovereign nations.
That’s how India played cricket much before it
became indipendent.
23. CRICKET POPULARITY
Television coverage changed cricket.
It took cricket to small towns and villages.
The technology of Satellite Television created
global market for cricket.
The game centre of cricket shifted to South Asia.
This resulted in shift of the ICC Headquarters
from London to Dubai.
24. CONCLUSION
One hundred and fifty years ago the first Indian
cricketers, the Parsis had to struggle.
Today Indian players are the best paid, most
famous cricketers.
Many small changes led to this transformation.
The game which started as one made for
gentlemanly amateur became a paid professional
game.
One day games overshadow the test cricket.
