Comprehensive Report: Cricket Game Analysis, History, and Facts

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the game of cricket, starting with a basic introduction to the game, including its nature, scoring system, and interesting facts. It delves into the history of cricket, tracing its origins and evolution, along with its various formats, including Test Cricket, Twenty20, and One Day Internationals. The report also describes the cricket ground, wickets, and essential equipment, such as the bat, ball, and protective gear. Furthermore, it outlines team structure, player roles, and common dismissals. The report also touches upon the closure of innings, famous cricket personalities, and significant tournaments. References to relevant sources are included for further reading.

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WHAT IS CRICKET?
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 It is a game that is played by two
teams
 It is played on a large oval shaped
ground with rectangular pitch
present in the middle of the ground
with wickets at each end.
 There are a total of eleven players
in each team (Prabhu & Malcolm,
2015)
 Each team takes the turn of batting
and playing

NATURE OF THE GAME
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 Team game
 Competitive (both the teams
try to win)
 Directly competitive (the
performance of a team can
impact the performance of the
opponent team (Malcolm &
Velija, 2017)

SCORING RUNS
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 Batter has the right of
electing to run after hitting
the ball
 The run is scored every
time the batsman change
the place
 The fly ball hit out of the
field is worth 6; out on a
bounce or roll is 4.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
CRICKET
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 It was Charles Bannerman who scored 165 tat the very
first test century in the match that is played between
England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
in 15-19 March 1887 (Subramaniyaswamy, Logesh &
Indragandhi, 2018).
 W.G. Grace is the first batsman who scored 100 first
class centuries in the year 1895.
 The first ODI Double century was secured by Sachin
Tendulkar against the South Africa at Gwalior in the year
2010.

CONTINUATION
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 Jim Laker win 10 wicket haul against the Australians
team at Old Tafford in the year 1956.
 The first Bowler to take five wicket haul was Billy
Midwinter in the test cricket against Australia in the
year 1877 (Salman, Qaisar & Qamar, 2017).
 The first bowler who took 500 wickets in the whole
history of test cricket was Courtney Walsh.

HISTORY OF CRICKET
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 Cricket was originated in Southern part of England in
the 16th century
 It gradually became the national sport of England
during 18th century
 International matches started beginning during the
mid-19th century
 Cricket is considered to be the second most popular
sports in today (Salman, Qaisar & Qamar, 2017).

FORMATS AND CRICKET
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 Test Cricket
These matches lasts up to five
days
 Twenty20
Limited overs are needed to be
completed in about 3 hours.
(Ahmad et al., 2018)
 Day International
One innings for each of the two
teams.

THE CRICKET GROUND
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WICKETS
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 A wicket consists of 2 bails and
3 stumps
 In every wicket these stumps
are placed in a straight line and
are surmounted by the bails
 The total height of the wickets is
28.5 inches (including the bails)
 The combined width of the
three stumps is 9 inches (Cronin
& Holt, 2017).

BAT, BALL, WICKET,
GLOVES, PADS AND HELMET
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CRICKET MEASUREMENTS
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