| The cricket is a sport of unknown origin that is | | | | leading force to bring South Africa as the third Test |
| played in an outdoor stadium between two teams of | | | | nation after England and Australia in 1889. |
| eleven players each, using a bat and ball that is | | | | The cricket bat is currently paddle-shaped, but flat |
| slightly smaller than the ball of the baseball game. The | | | | and made of wooden willow. A cricket bat measures |
| rules that govern this game were drafted in London, | | | | 96 cm long and 10.8 cm wide, having a handle of |
| Great Britain, by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | | | | cane. As per the cricket regulations, the dimensions |
| in 1788. From then onwards, the rules have been | | | | of the playing field can range from 133 by 152 m or |
| subject of subsequent updates. | | | | 160 by 168 m. The cricket ball weighs between 156 |
| Cricket is played in Annual International Series, | | | | and 163 g and is made of twine rope coiled around a |
| although there are also games between colleges and | | | | core of cork and covered with leather. |
| universities teams, including the traditional games held | | | | Cricket is actually considered the national sport of |
| in Cambridge and Oxford every year. | | | | England. When it comes to cricket records, the |
| It is believed that Cricket is a name coming from the | | | | launcher Kapil Dev from India, downed 434 wickets in |
| English word Crick, which meaning is “stick” | | | | his 24 years of racing, the highest cricket score ever, |
| or “stick pastor”. This reference could be | | | | although the Australian Allan Border made 11,174 runs |
| associated to the first bats that were used to play in | | | | between 1978 and 1992. |
| the 18th century. However, the first cricket match | | | | Actually, the only Cricket team that has won the |
| ever recorded, as we know the game today was | | | | Cricket World Cup twice is the West Indies Cricket |
| held in Melbourne, Australia, in a test match between | | | | team, who won the championship in 1975 and 1979. |
| England and Australia during 1877. | | | | Although cricket is mostly popular in Europe, the |
| In the United States, the first cricket game was held | | | | majority of the Commonwealth of Nations has |
| between this country and Canada in 1844 and took | | | | professional cricket teams. |
| place in the grounds of the St George's Cricket Club | | | | SBOBET is Asia’s leading online Sportbook |
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