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The first reference to cricket being played as an adult sport was in 1611, when two men in Sussex were prosecuted for playing cricket on Sunday instead of going to church. [7] In the same year, a dictionary defined cricket as a boys' game, and this suggests that adult participation was a recent development. [ 5 ]
If there was a lapse in cricket at this time, the more likely causes would be either: (a) the South Sea Bubble which ruined many investors and so could have reduced cricket patronage; or (b), as Waghorn himself mentions, "the (news)papers were small, and space limited, the advertising and reporting (of) matches ceased". [97]
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played on a cricket field (see image of cricket pitch and creases) between two teams of eleven players each. [75] The field is usually circular or oval in shape, and the edge of the playing area is marked by a boundary , which may be a fence, part of the stands, a rope, a painted line, or a combination of these ...
The earliest cricket matches known to have involved Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and Sir William Gage took place in 1725. They were the two main patrons of cricket in Sussex and, for several years, their teams often opposed the Kent teams of rival patron Edwin Stead.
The Ashes urn, competed for between Australia and England in cricket. Writing about cricket in particular, John Leech has explained the role of Puritan power, the English Civil War, and the Restoration of the monarchy in England. [32] The Long Parliament in 1642 "banned theatres, which had met with Puritan disapproval.
George Bernard Shaw asserted “the English are not very spiritual people so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.” A sport played in its purist form by players in long white ...
Cricket is the most popular sport in Australia at international, domestic and local levels. It is important culturally and regarded as a national sport (along with Australian rules football), [2] and is widely played across the country, especially from the months of September to April. [3]
After just 12 days of cricket a year and a half ago, England had lost the Ashes. A defeat in the West Indies followed as they truly hit rock bottom, with just one win in 17 Tests. It was time for ...