The document provides an overview of the history and rules of cricket. It discusses the origins of cricket in England in the 16th century and its development as a national sport over the 18th century. It describes the basic rules of playing cricket including batting, bowling, and fielding. It also summarizes the establishment of international governing bodies like the ICC and the BCCI. Finally, it highlights some cricket records and achievements as well as profiles of legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

1. The story of
Cricket

2. Introduction
0 Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of
11 players each on a field at the centre of which is a
rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes its turn to
bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields.
Each turn is known as an innings.
0 The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to
hit the ball with his bat away from the fielders so he can run
to the other end of the pitch and score a run. Each batsman
continues batting until he is out. The batting team continues
batting until ten batsmen are out, or a specified number of
overs of six balls have been bowled, at which point the teams
switch roles and the fielding team comes in to bat.

3. 0One team bats, attempting to score runs, while the
other bowls and fields the ball, attempting to
restrict the scoring and dismiss the batting team.
The objective of the game is for a team to score
more runs than its opponent. In some forms of
cricket, it may also be necessary to dismiss the
opposition in order to win the match, which would
otherwise be drawn.
0There are separate leagues for Women's cricket,
though informal matches may have mixed teams.

4. Early cricket
0 In the earliest definite reference to cricket being played in England
(and hence anywhere) is in evidence given at a 1598 court case
which mentions that "creckett" was played on common land in
Guildford, Surrey, around 1550. It was believed that it was
originally a children's game but references around 1610 indicate
that adults had started playing it and the earliest reference to
inter-parish or village cricket occurs soon afterwards.
0 During the 17th century, numerous references indicate the growth
of cricket in the south-east of England. By the end of the century, it
had become an organised activity. A newspaper report survives of
"a great cricket match" with eleven players a side that was played
for high stakes in Sussex in 1697 and this is the earliest known
reference to a cricket match of such importance.

5. 0 The game underwent major development in the 18th century and
became the national sport of England. Cricket was prominent in
London as early as 1707 and large crowds flocked to matches on
the Artillery Ground in Finsbury. The single wicket form of the
sport attracted huge crowds and wagers to match.
0 In the 1730s Frederick Prince of Wales played a major role in
developing the sport. Bowling evolved around 1760 when bowlers
began to pitch the ball instead of rolling or skimming it towards the
batsman. This caused a revolution in bat design because, to deal
with the bouncing ball, it was necessary to introduce the modern
straight bat in place of the old "hockey stick" shape.
0 MCC quickly became the sport's premier club and the custodian of
the Laws of Cricket. New Laws introduced in the latter part of the
18th century included the three stump wicket and leg before
wicket (lbw).

6. The men’s cricket world cup was first
held in 1975 in England, which was the
only nation that was able to put forward
the resources to stage an event of such
magnitude.
The first three tournament were
officially known as the Prudential cup.
The matches were of 60 overs per team.
Eight teams participated in the first
tournament. West Indies won the first
world cup defeating Australia by 17 runs
in the final
History of the World Cup

7. The next world cup was held in 1979.
And the defending champions defended the cup as
West Indies again won the world cup defeating
England by 92 runs.
The 1987 world cup was first time held in India and
Pakistan. The game was reduced to 50 overs per
innings because of the shorter daylight.
In 1983 world cup India made the history by
defeating the two time and defending champions
West Indies in the final by 43 runs.

8. The 2011 world cup was
played in India ,Srilanka and
Bangladesh. The opening
ceremony was on 17
February at Bangalandhu
national stadium in Dhaka .
The first match was between
India and Sri Lanka at
Wankhade stadium Mumbai.
India again wrote history by
defeating Srilanka In the
final by 4 wickets.

9. ICC
0 The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international
governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial
Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England,
Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket
Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
0 The ICC has 106 members. The ICC is responsible for the
organisation and governance of cricket's major international
tournaments.
0 The ICC does not control bilateral fixtures between member
countries (which include all Test matches), it does not govern
domestic cricket in member countries, and it does not make the
laws of the game, which remain under the control of the
Marylebone Cricket Club.

10. BCCI
0 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),
headquartered at Mumbai, India is the national governing body
for all cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928
as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. It is a "private club
consortium". To become a member of a state-level association,
one needs to be introduced by another member and also pay an
annual fee. The state-level clubs select their representatives
(secretaries) who in turn select the BCCI officials.
0 As a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it has the
authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in
international events and exercises total control over them.
Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving BCCI-
contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the
country.

11. RECORDS IN CRICKET
IN TEST MATCHES
Highest runs scored by a player in a single match:-
Brian Lara 400*
Highest runs scored by a player in test cricket:-
Sachin Tendulkar 15,921
Highest batting average:-
Sir Donald Bradman 99.94
Highest wickets taken by a player in a series:-
Sydney Barnes 49
Highest wickets taken by a player in test cricket:-
Muttiah Muralitharan 800
Highest bowling economy:-
AN Horby 0.00

12. IN ODIs
Highest runs scored by a player in a single match:-
Rohit Sharma 264
Highest runs scored by a player in ODI cricket:-
Sachin Tendulkar 18,426
Highest batting average:- Michal Bevan 53.58
Highest wickets taken by a player in ODI:-
Muttiah Muralitharan 534
Highest bowling economy:- Joel Garner 3.09

13. Achievements
Man of the Match
Man of the series
ICC Player of the year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ICC One-day Player of the Year
T20 Player of the Year
Captain of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the
voting period and have played no more than five Tests and/or 10 ODIs before
that date. Associate player of the year
Test Team of the Year
One-day Team of the Year
Umpire of the Year

14. The LEGENDS

15. Sachin Tendulkar was born
on 24 April 1973 at Nirmal
Nursing Home in Bombay
Maharashtra.
He started his career
playing test cricket against
Pakistan on 15 November,
1989.
He played his first ODI
against Pakistan on 18
December 1989.
He played his only T20I
against South Africa on 1st
December 2006.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

16. Competitons Test ODI First Class List A
Matches 200 463 310 551
Run Scored 15,921 18,426 25,396 21,999
Batting
Average
53.78 44.83 57.84 45.54
100s/50s 51/68 49/96 81/116 60/114
Top Scored 248* 200* 248* 200*
Wickets 46 154 71 201
Best Bowling 3/10 5/32 3/10 5/32
Catches 115 140 186 175
Career Statistics

17. Brian Lara was born on 2nd
May 1969 in Santa Cruz
Trindad and Tobago.
He started his career playing
ODI cricket against Pakistan
on 9th November 1990.
He played his first Test Match
against Pakistan on 6th
December 1990.
Brian Charles Lara

18. Career Statistics
Competition Test ODI First Class List A
Matches 131 299 261 429
Runs scored 11,953 10,405 22,156 14,602
Batting
average
52.88 40.48 51.88 39.67
100s/50s 34/48 19/63 65/88 27/86
Top score 400* 169 501* 169
Best bowling – 2/5 1/1 2/5
Catches 164 120 320 177

19. Made By - Khush Ramani
Asvin Nigam
Arya Desai
Shreevardhan Dubey
Aiyush Dwivedi
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4. ICC site
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