(i) The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads and Protective gloves. (ii) The modern-day game would be unimaginable without helmets made of metal and synthetic lightweight materials. (iii) Rest of the cricket equipment are all made of natural, pre-industrial material and areRead more
(i) The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads and Protective gloves.
(ii) The modern-day game would be unimaginable without helmets made of metal and synthetic lightweight materials.
(iii) Rest of the cricket equipment are all made of natural, pre-industrial material and are hand made.
(i) Cricket was originally played on country commons, unfenced land that was public Property. (ii) The size of the commons varied from one village to another, so there were no designated boundaries or boundary hits. (iii) When the ball went into the crowd, the crowd, cleared the way for the fieldsmaRead more
(i) Cricket was originally played on country commons, unfenced land that was public Property.
(ii) The size of the commons varied from one village to another, so there were no designated boundaries or boundary hits.
(iii) When the ball went into the crowd, the crowd, cleared the way for the fieldsman to collect it.
Even after boundaries were written into the ‘laws of cricket’, their distance from the wicket was not specified.
(i) Originally, cricket matches had no time limit The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice. (ii) The rhythm of village life was slower and cricket rules 'were made before the Industrial Revolution. (iii) Modern factory work meant that people were paid by the hour or the day oRead more
(i) Originally, cricket matches had no time limit The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice.
(ii) The rhythm of village life was slower and cricket rules ‘were made before the Industrial Revolution.
(iii) Modern factory work meant that people were paid by the hour or the day or the week; games that were codified after the Industrial Revolution like football and hockey were strictly time limited to fit the routines of industrial city life.
(i) The rule about wide balls was applied. (ii) The exact circumference of the ball was specified. (iii) Protective equipment like pads and gloves became available. (iv) Boundaries were introduced and over-arm blowing became legal.
(i) The rule about wide balls was applied.
(ii) The exact circumference of the ball was specified.
(iii) Protective equipment like pads and gloves became available.
(iv) Boundaries were introduced and over-arm blowing became legal.
(i) A match can so on for five days and still ends in a draw. (ii) No other modern team sport takes even half as much time to complete. (iii) The length of the pitch is specified to be 22 yards but the size or shape of the ground is not. Most team sports such as hockey and football lay down the dimeRead more
(i) A match can so on for five days and still ends in a draw.
(ii) No other modern team sport takes even half as much time to complete.
(iii) The length of the pitch is specified to be 22 yards but the size or shape
of the ground is not.
Most team sports such as hockey and football lay down the dimensions
Of the playing area but cricket does not. So, a cricket ground can be oval,
circular. etc.
Which protective material shows technological change in cricket?
(i) The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads and Protective gloves. (ii) The modern-day game would be unimaginable without helmets made of metal and synthetic lightweight materials. (iii) Rest of the cricket equipment are all made of natural, pre-industrial material and areRead more
(i) The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads and Protective gloves.
See less(ii) The modern-day game would be unimaginable without helmets made of metal and synthetic lightweight materials.
(iii) Rest of the cricket equipment are all made of natural, pre-industrial material and are hand made.
How is the vagueness about the size of a cricket ground also a result of its village origins?
(i) Cricket was originally played on country commons, unfenced land that was public Property. (ii) The size of the commons varied from one village to another, so there were no designated boundaries or boundary hits. (iii) When the ball went into the crowd, the crowd, cleared the way for the fieldsmaRead more
(i) Cricket was originally played on country commons, unfenced land that was public Property.
See less(ii) The size of the commons varied from one village to another, so there were no designated boundaries or boundary hits.
(iii) When the ball went into the crowd, the crowd, cleared the way for the fieldsman to collect it.
Even after boundaries were written into the ‘laws of cricket’, their distance from the wicket was not specified.
‘Cricket’s connection with a rural Past can be seen in the length of a Test Match.’ How far is this statement true?
(i) Originally, cricket matches had no time limit The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice. (ii) The rhythm of village life was slower and cricket rules 'were made before the Industrial Revolution. (iii) Modern factory work meant that people were paid by the hour or the day oRead more
(i) Originally, cricket matches had no time limit The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice.
See less(ii) The rhythm of village life was slower and cricket rules ‘were made before the Industrial Revolution.
(iii) Modern factory work meant that people were paid by the hour or the day or the week; games that were codified after the Industrial Revolution like football and hockey were strictly time limited to fit the routines of industrial city life.
What important changes were introduced in cricket in the l9th century?
(i) The rule about wide balls was applied. (ii) The exact circumference of the ball was specified. (iii) Protective equipment like pads and gloves became available. (iv) Boundaries were introduced and over-arm blowing became legal.
(i) The rule about wide balls was applied.
See less(ii) The exact circumference of the ball was specified.
(iii) Protective equipment like pads and gloves became available.
(iv) Boundaries were introduced and over-arm blowing became legal.
What are the peculiarities of Test cricket?
(i) A match can so on for five days and still ends in a draw. (ii) No other modern team sport takes even half as much time to complete. (iii) The length of the pitch is specified to be 22 yards but the size or shape of the ground is not. Most team sports such as hockey and football lay down the dimeRead more
(i) A match can so on for five days and still ends in a draw.
See less(ii) No other modern team sport takes even half as much time to complete.
(iii) The length of the pitch is specified to be 22 yards but the size or shape
of the ground is not.
Most team sports such as hockey and football lay down the dimensions
Of the playing area but cricket does not. So, a cricket ground can be oval,
circular. etc.