HISTORY OF CRICKET

2. • England, in their first representative match in this country with India,
gained a fine victory shortly after four o'clock on the third afternoon by
158 runs. Before that result had been achieved, however, the home side,
particularly on the first day, experienced some anxious moments. Actually,
on the Saturday, they cut a very poor figure. Indeed, the manner in which
they began called to mind the all too frequent failures in recent years of
England at the beginning of a match against Australia.
• On paper, England looked to be particularly strong in batting. The
dropping-out from international cricket of Hobbs had placed the selectors
in something of a quandary as to whom to pick as opening batsman with
Sutcliffe. Recourse was therefore had to Percy Holmes, Sutcliffe's regular
partner for Yorkshire. This on the face of it seemed something of a
retrograde movement seeing that it was 11 years since Holmes had been
called upon for England. As it turned out, the experiment failed
completely. England began in such disastrous fashion that in twenty
minutes they lost their first three men for 19 runs and were all disposed of
in another four hours for a total of 25

3. IMAGES OF FIRST MATCH OF
INDIAN TEAM

4. ICC
The ICC cricket world cup is the international championship of one day
international (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body,
the international cricket council (ICC), with preliminary qualification rounds
leading up to a finals tournament held every four years. The tournament is one of
the world's most viewed sporting events and is considered the "flagship event of
the international cricket calendar" by the ICC.[1]
The first world cup was organised in england in june 1975, with the first ODI
cricket match having been played only four years prior. However, a
separate women's cricket world cup had been held two years before the first
men's tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international teams had
been held as early as 1912, when a triangular tournament of test matches was
played between australia, england and south africa. Each of the first three world
cups were held in england. From the 1987 tournamentonwards, hosting has been
shared between countries under an unofficial rotation system, with fourteen ICC
members having hosted at least one match in the tournament.

5. IMAGE OF ICC

6. IPL
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament where different
franchise teams compete for the Indian Premier League title. The tournament
started in 2008 and takes place every year usually during the months of April–June.
The most recent edition was the IPL-7 held in 2014. It is currently supervised
by BCCI Vice-President Ranjib Biswal, who serves as the League's chairman and
Commissioner.[1] Sundar Raman has been the IPL chief operating officer (COO) since
its first season, after he was appointed by the former IPL Commissioner Lalit
Modi in 2008.[2]
The IPL is the most-watched Twenty20 cricket league in the world and is also
known for its commercial success. During the seventh IPL season (2014), the Indian
Premier League's brand value was estimated to be around US$3.2 billion. [3]
It is currently sponsored by Pepsi and thus officially known as the Pepsi Indian
Premier League.[4]
The Indian Super League had the highest average attendance of all sports leagues
in India in 2014. The Indian Premier Leaguecame in second place.

7. IMAGE OF IPL

8. An Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the
title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an
Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match was played
at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was the first Test match ever played by
India. England won by 158 runs after scoring 259 and 275-8 declared
while India was bowled out for 189 and 187.
The Indians played 36 matches in all, including 26 first-class fixtures. The
team won 9 first-class matches, drew 9 and lost 8. Captained by
the Maharaja of Porbandar, the team's outstanding batsman was the
right-handed CK Nayudu, who played in all the first-class matches,
scoring 1,618 runs at an average of 40.45. In the 1933 Wisden, he was
selected as one of the fiveCricketers of the Year. The team also had a fine
pair of opening bowlers in Amar Singh (111 wickets in first-class matches
at 20.37) and Mohammad Nissar (71 wickets at 18.09).
IMPORTANCE OF MATCH PLAYED BY IN TEAM IN 1932

9. The blade of a cricket bat is a wooden block that is generally flat on the striking
face and with a ridge on the reverse (back) which concentrates wood in the
middle where the ball is generally hit. The bat is traditionally made
from willow wood, specifically from a variety of White Willow called Cricket Bat
Willow (Salix alba var. caerulea), treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil, which has
a protective function. This variety of willow is used as it is very tough and shock-
resistant, not being significantly dented nor splintering on the impact of a cricket
ball at high speed, while also being light in weight. The face of the bat is often
covered with a protective film by the user.
The blade is connected to a long cylindrical cane handle, similar to that of a mid
20th century tennis racquet, by means of a splice. The handle is usually covered
with a rubber grip. Bats incorporate a wooden spring design where the handle
meets the blade. The current design of a cane handle spliced into a willow blade
through a tapered splice was the invention in the 1880s of Charles Richardson, a
pupil of Brunel and the first chief engineer of the Severn railway
tunnel.[1][2] Spliced handles had been used before this but tended to break at the
corner of the join. The taper provides a more gradual transfer of load from the
bat's blade to the handle and avoids this problem.
CRICKET BATS

10. CRICKET BATS

11. History of cricket bats

12. A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. A cricket ball consists
of cork covered by leather, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first
class level. The manipulation of a cricket ball, through employment of its various
physical properties, is the staple component of bowling and dismissing batsmen –
movement in the air, and off the ground, is influenced by the condition of the ball, the
efforts of the bowler and the pitch while working on the cricket ball to obtain an
optimum condition is a key role of the fielding side. The cricket ball is the principal
manner through which the batsman scores runs, by manipulating the ball into a
position where it would be safe to take a run, or by directing the ball through
the boundary. In Test cricket, professional domestic games that spread over a
multitude of days, and almost the entirety of amateur cricket, the traditional red cricket
ball is used. In many one day cricket matches, a white ball is used instead in order to
remain visible under floodlights, and since 2010, pink has been introduced to contrast
with players' white clothing.[1] Training balls of white, red and pink are also common,
and windballs and tennis balls in a cricket motif can be used for training or informal
cricket matches. During cricket matches, the quality of the ball changes to a point
where it is no longer usable, and during this decline its properties alter and thus
influence the match. Altering the state of the cricket ball outside the permitted manners
designated in the rules of cricket is prohibited during a match, and 'ball tampering' has
resulted in numerous controversies.
CRICKET BALLS

13. CRICKET BALL

14. Cricket ball of olden days

15. Inside structure of cricket ball

16. The stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails.[1] The stumps and
bails are usually made of wood, and together form a wicket at each end of
the pitch.
The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches (22.9 cm). Each stump is 28 inches
(71.1 cm) tall with maximum and minimum diameters of 11⁄2 inches (3.81 cm)
and 13⁄8 inches (3.49 cm). They have a spike at one end for inserting into the
ground, and the other end has a U-shaped 'through groove'to provide a resting
place for the bails.[2] In junior cricket the items have lesser dimensions.
Each stump is referred to by a specific name:
Off stump[3] is the stump on the off side of the wicket (the same side as the
batsman's bat).
Middle (Lie) stump[4] is the centre stump, the middle of the three stumps.
Leg stump[5] is the stump on the on side of the wicket (the same side as the
batsman's legs).
These names are relative to the batsman, so a right-handed batsman's leg
stump becomes the off stump when a left-handed player is batting.
In modern professional play, the stumps are often emblazoned with a sponsor's
logo. Although they are too far away from spectators to be seen, such logos are
visible on television coverage.
STUMPS

17. STUMPS

18. In the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between
the wickets — 1 chainor 22 yards (20.12 m) long and 10 feet (3.05 m) wide. The surface is flat and
normally covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed by wear at the ends
of the pitch.
In amateur matches in some parts of the world, artificial pitches are sometimes used. These can be
a slab of concrete, overlaid with a coir mat, artificial turf, sometimes dirt is put over the coir mat to
provide an authentic feeling pitch. Artificial pitches are rare in professional cricket, being used only
when exhibition matches are played in regions where cricket is not a common sport.
The pitch has specific markings delineating the creases, as specified by the Laws of Cricket.
The word wicket often occurs in reference to the pitch. Although technically incorrect according the
Laws of Cricket (Law 7 covers the pitch and Law 8 the wickets, distinguishing between them),
cricket players, followers, and commentators persist in the usage, with context eliminating any
possible ambiguity. Track is yet another synonym for pitch.
The rectangular central area of the cricket field — the space used for pitches — is known as
the square. Cricket pitches are usually oriented as close to the north-south direction as practical,
because the low afternoon sun would be dangerous for a batsman facing due west.[1]
cricket pitch

19. CRICKET PITCH

20. Cricket pads first appeared in the mid 18th century in England. They were
developed to protect the lower part of the legs from the hard leather ball that
was used to bowl deliveries in the game. The development of pads led to a
change in the Laws of Cricket with the addition of the dismissal for LBW. It
was introduced in 1774 because batsmen had begun using their pads to
deflect balls away from their wickets.
Batting pads protect the shins, knees and the lower thigh. At the base, there
is a slot for the foot. Traditional pads were made from canvas which had
cotton stuffing inserted between stitched-in cane wood strips that ran
vertically up to the knee roll. The material would then be painted white with
water-soluble canvas paint. Leather buckles were used to bind the pad to the
leg. These natural material pads were quite heavy. By contrast, modern day
pads are now made from durable and ultra light synthetic materials such
as PVC for the outer and polyesters for the lining. Most pads use
three velcro fastening straps making them easily adjustable and removable.
CRICKET KNEE PADS

21. CRICKET KNEE PADS

22. limit to the innings length. Whereas in one day cricket & Twenty20 cricket there are a certain
amount of overs per innings. The only limits in test cricket is a 5 day length. Before the game
begins an official will toss a coin. The captain who guesses the correct side of the coin will then
choose if they want to bat or field first. One team will then bat while the other will bowl & field. The
aim of the batting team is to score runs while the aim of the fielding team is to bowl ten people out
and close the batting teams' innings. Although there are eleven people in each team only ten
people need to be bowled out as you cannot have one person batting alone. Batting is done in
pairs.
Once the first team has been bowled out the second team would then go into bat. Once the second
team is then bowled out it would normally return to the first team batting again. However there is an
exception to this in the cricket rules, it is called the follow-on. The follow-on is when the first team
makes at least 200 rTest cricket is a game that spans over two innings. This means that one team
needs to bowl the other team out twice and score more runs then them to win the match. Another
key difference between test cricket and other forms of cricket is the length of the innings. In test
cricket there is no uns more than the second team made (in a 5 day test match).
GAME STRUCTURE

23. STRUCTURE OF GROUND

24. How Cricket is a game played between two teams made up of
eleven players each. There is also a reserve player called a "twelfth
man" who is used should a player be injured during play.
The twelfth man is not allowed to bowl, bat, wicket keep or captain
the team. His sole duty is to act as a substiture fielder.
The original player is free to return to the game as soon as they have
recovered from their injury.
To apply the law and make sure the cricket rules are upheld
throughout the game there are two umpires in place during games.
Umpires are responsible for making decisions and notifying the
scorers of these decisions.
Two umpires are in place on the playing field while there is also a
third umpire off the field who is in charge of video decisions.
This is where the call is too close for the on field umpires and they
refer it to the third umpire who reviews sl motion video replays to
make a decision.
OFFICAL CRICKET RULES

26. Helmet

27. In the sport of cricket, batsmen often wear a helmet to protect themselves from
injury or concussion by the cricket ball, which is very hard and can be bowled to
them at speeds over 90 miles per hour (140 km/h). Cricket helmets cover the
whole of the skull, and have a grill orperspex visor to protect the face. Often
constructed with a carbon fibre and Kevlar shell, the helmet is designed to
deflect cricket balls as well as shield the wearer from impact, and its liner
includes an inflatable element to tightly fit the helmet to its wearer's head.[1]
are compulsoFielders who are positioned very close to the batsman (e.g. silly
point or short leg) often wear a helmet and shin guards. Nowadays it is almost
unheard of for a professional cricketer to face a fast bowler without a helmet.
Some batsmen prefer not to wear a helmet when facing spin bowling. In under-
18 cricket they ry for all batsmen and any fielder within 15 yards (14 m) of the
bat.
Helmet

28. FAMOUS
CRICKET
PLAYERS:

29. VIRAT KHOLI

30. SURESH RAINA

33. SACHIN