Zoroastrians play cricket
India’s first indigenous cricket club was the Orient Cricket Club. Zoroastrians religious group founded this club in 1848.
View ArticleGreatest athlete
The Greeks considered the champion in this event to be the greatest athlete of all, and it still figures in the second day of the decathlon. It is discus.
View ArticleBattle of Titans
Britain’s Roger Bannister and Australia’s John Landy had both run the mile in under four minutes when they faced each other at the British Empire Games in August 1954 in Vancouver.
View ArticleHow many cricketers?
For 1994/95 it has been estimated that 195,000 Australians, over the age of 15, participated in cricket. The majority of these players were male.
View Article5 Animals That Have Disrupted A Cricket Match
1. 1889- A Pig stops play when it runs across the pitch (Worchestershire v Derbyshire)Â 2. 1936- A Sparrow stops play when a ball hit it in midflight, and killed it. The Sparrow is currently on...
View ArticleDates in cricket history 1550 – 1800
1550 (approx) Evidence of cricket being played in Guildford, Surrey. 1598 Cricket mentioned in Florios Italian English dictionary. 1610 Reference to cricketing between Weald and Upland near Chevening,...
View ArticleDates in cricket history 1800 – 1899
1806 First Gentlemen v Players match at Lord’s. 1807 First mention of “straight-armed” (i.e. round-arm) bowling: by John Willes of Kent. 1809 Thomas Lord’s second ground opened at North Bank, St....
View ArticleDates in cricket history 1900 – 1999
1900 Six-ball over becomes the norm, instead of five. 1909 Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC – now the International Cricket Council) set up, with England, Australia and South Africa the original...
View ArticleDates in cricket history 2000 – present day
2000 South Africa’s captain Hansie Cronje banned from cricket for life after admitting receiving bribes from bookmakers in match-fixing scandal. Bangladesh’s first Test match. County Championship split...
View ArticleHistory Of The Cricket Bat :: 1624-1900
1624 – This is the first time that we have any mention of a cricket bat. An inquest was carried out after a fielder was killed. The batsman had tried to prevent him from catching the ball, and had...
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