Cricket originated in southern England in the 16th century and became England's national sport by the late 18th century. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played internationally in the 19th century. The first written laws of cricket were established in 1744 and the MCC was founded in 1787 to be the governing body. Cricket was established in British colonies and became associated with social class and race. The first Indian cricket club was founded in 1792 and India's first test captain was CK Nayudu in 1932. Kerry Packer transformed cricket into a commercial industry through world series cricket in the 1970s.

1. Made By;- Anmol Pant
Class;- 9th C
Roll No. 29
Admn. No. 2789

4. Cricket was first played in
southern England in the 16th
century. By the end of the 18th
century, it had developed into 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.

5. LAWS OF CRICKET
The first written Laws of Cricket were
drawn up in 1744. They stated:
The gentlemen present two umpires who
shall absolutely decide all disputes.
The stumps must be 22 inches high and
the bail across them six inches.
The ball must be between 5 and 6
ounces
The two sets of stumps 22 yards apart.

6. World’s First Cricket Club
The world’s first cricket club was
formed in Hambledon in the 1760s.

7. Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC)
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was
founded in 1787.
In1788, the MCC published its first
revision of the laws and became the
guardian of cricket’s regulations.

8. Revision Of Laws by MCC
Pitching the ball through the air, rather than
roll it along the ground.
Replacement of the curved bat with the
straight one.
The weight of the ball was limited to between
5.5 to 5.75 ounces.
The width of the bat was limited to four inches.
The first leg-before law was published.
Three days had become the length of a major
match.
The creation of the first six-seam cricket ball.

9.  Amateurs: The rich people who played for
pleasure.
Professionals: The poor people who played
for a living.
The wages of the professionals were paid by
subscription.
 The game was seasonal and did not offer
employment the year round.
The amateurs were called the ‘Gentlemen’ and
the professionals were called the ‘Players’.

10. The amateurs tended to be batsmen,
making the professionals do the
hardworking aspects of the game such
as fast bowling and fielding.
The captain of the team was
traditionally an amateur owing to his
social superiority.
1930: The English team was led by a
professional named Len Hutton from
Yorkshire.
Cricket glorified the amateur’s belief of
playing not for victory or profit, but for
the spirit of fair play.

11. Cricket was established in the British
colonies.
Playing cricket became a sign of superior
social and racial status.
White elite dominated the game, while the
blacks played informal cricket.
1950: The West Indies won its first Test
series against England.
1960: Frank Worell, a black player, led the
West Indies team for the first time.
 1932: A national team of India was given the

12. Cricket in India was organized on the
principles of race and religion.
1792: The Calcutta Cricket Club was
established as the first Indian club.
 18th century: Cricket in India was
played by the British military men and
civil servants in all-white clubs and
gymkhanas.
Bombay was the origin of cricket in
India.
1848: The Paris founded the first
Indian cricket club, the Oriental Cricket
Club in Bombay.

13. 1889: A Parsi team beat the all-white
club, Bombay Gymkhana.
1890s: Hindus and Muslims started
gathering funds and support for a Hindu
Gymkhana and an Islam Gymkhana.
Cricket Quadrangular tournament was
played by four teams- the Europeans,
the Paris, the Hindus and the Muslims.
 A fifth team named the ‘Rest
‘comprised of all the communities left
over, like the Indian Christians; this
team also joined the tournament later.

14.  1932: C.K. Nayudu became
India’s first Test captain.
 1877: Test cricket originated
and contests were organized
between different parts of the
British Empire.

15.  The regulations of international cricket were laid
down by the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC).
 1965: The Imperial Cricket Council was renamed as
International Cricket Council.
 The ICC was dominated by its founding members,
England and Australia.
 1989: Privileged positions were scrapped in favor of
equal membership.
 South Africa practiced a policy of racial segregation.
 With political pressure from the newly decolonized
countries of Asia and Africa, the English cricket
authorities were forced to cancel a tour by South
Africa in 1970.

16. Commerce, Media and Cricket Today
1971: First one-day international was played
between England and Australia in Melbourne.
1975: First cricket world cup was played.
1977: Cricket celebrated 100years of Test
matches.
An Australian television tycoon, Kerry Packer
staged unofficial Tests and one-day
internationals under the name of World
Series Cricket.
Colored dress, protective helmets, field
restrictions and cricket under lights, became
a part of cricket.
Satellite television created a global market
for cricket.
The ICC headquarters shifted from London to
Dubai.

17. Cricket and the Caribbean
Countries
Leaders like Forbes Burnham and Eric William
saw in the game of cricket a chance for self
respect.
West Indies won the 1st test series against
England in 1950’s.

18. Frank Worrell
The first time a
black player led the
West Indies Test
team was in 1960
when Frank Worrell
was named captain.

19. First Indian Club
The first Indian Club, The Calcutta
Cricket Club was established in 1792.

20. Oriental Cricket Club
 The Parsis founded the First Indian Cricket
Club, the Oriental Cricket Club in 1848.
They were funded and sponsored by Tatas
and Wadias.
 They got no help from the whites.

21. Quadrangular And
Pentangular
Ranji Trophy was initially named
Quadrangular because it was played by 4
teams:
Europeans
Parsis
Hindus
Muslims
Later it was named Pentangular when a
fifth team was added that was Rest(Indian
Christians).

22. The origin of Indian Cricket

23. India’s First Test
Captain
C.K. Nayudu was
the first India’s
test captain. He
was an outstanding
batsman of his
time. He played his
first test match
against England in
1932.

24. First Test
Match The first test was played between England and
Australia when Australia was a white settler colony.

25. International Cricket Council
(ICC)
The regulations of International cricket
were in the hands of Imperial Cricket
Conference(ICC).
It was renamed International Cricket
Conference in 1965.
It was dominated by England and Australia.
They had the Veto powers.

26. Transformation of Early
Cricket
In 1970’s cricket was transformed .
In 1970, South Africa was
excluded from International
cricket
In 1971, the first one day
international was played between
Australia and England in Melbourne.
In 1977, the game changed
forever, not by a player but by a

27. Kerry Packer
 Kerry Packer was an
Australian tycoon. he saw the
money making potential of
cricket as a televised sport .
 He signed world’s leading
cricketers for 2 years
 He started unofficial tests
and one day matches under
the name of world series
cricket.
 He bought the innovations to
make cricket more attractive
to television audience and

28. Packer drove home the lesson that cricket
was a marketable game , which could
generate huge revenues.
Cricket boards became rich by selling
television rights to companies
Continuous television coverage made
cricketers celebrities .
 They made commercials for a huge range
of products and made a lot of money.

29. Shifting of the ICC
headquarters
As India had the largest viewership.
The ICC headquarters was shifted to
Asia.

30. Pakistan’s bowling style
Pakistan pioneered 2 great advances in
bowling: the ‘Doosra’ and the ‘reverse
swing.’
Doosra Reverse Swing

31. Today, the global marketplace has made
Indian players the best-paid, most
famous cricketers in the game, men for
whom the world is a stage.