(i) The pre-industrial oddness of cricket made it a hard game to export. (ii) It took root only in countries that the British conquered and ruled. (iii) In these colonies, cricket was established as a popular sport either by white settlers or by local elites, who wanted to copy the habits of their cRead more
(i) The pre-industrial oddness of cricket made it a hard game to export.
(ii) It took root only in countries that the British conquered and ruled.
(iii) In these colonies, cricket was established as a popular sport either by white settlers or by local elites, who wanted to copy the habits of their colonial masters, as in India.
(i) Women's cricket was called Croquet. (ii) it was a slow-paced, elegant game considered suitable for women, especially of the upper class. (iii) These women players wore flowing gowns, frills and hats that showed the character of women's sports.
(i) Women’s cricket was called Croquet.
(ii) it was a slow-paced, elegant game considered suitable for women, especially of the upper class.
(iii) These women players wore flowing gowns, frills and hats that showed the character of women’s sports.
(i) Eton was one of the English boarding schools which trained English boys for a career in military the civil services and the church. (ii) Thomas Arnold, headmaster of a Rugby School and founder of the modern public school system saw sports like cricket and rugby as an organised way of teaching diRead more
(i) Eton was one of the English boarding schools which trained English boys for a career in military the civil services and the church.
(ii) Thomas Arnold, headmaster of a Rugby School and founder of the modern public school system saw sports like cricket and rugby as an organised way of teaching discipline to English boys’
(iii) These games taught them the codes of honour and the leadership qualities that helped them build and run the British Empire’
(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.
How did cricket remain a colonial game?
(i) The pre-industrial oddness of cricket made it a hard game to export. (ii) It took root only in countries that the British conquered and ruled. (iii) In these colonies, cricket was established as a popular sport either by white settlers or by local elites, who wanted to copy the habits of their cRead more
(i) The pre-industrial oddness of cricket made it a hard game to export.
See less(ii) It took root only in countries that the British conquered and ruled.
(iii) In these colonies, cricket was established as a popular sport either by white settlers or by local elites, who wanted to copy the habits of their colonial masters, as in India.
What kind of cricket was played by women?
(i) Women's cricket was called Croquet. (ii) it was a slow-paced, elegant game considered suitable for women, especially of the upper class. (iii) These women players wore flowing gowns, frills and hats that showed the character of women's sports.
(i) Women’s cricket was called Croquet.
See less(ii) it was a slow-paced, elegant game considered suitable for women, especially of the upper class.
(iii) These women players wore flowing gowns, frills and hats that showed the character of women’s sports.
How were values withdrawn from games like cricket and rugby in British schools?
(i) Eton was one of the English boarding schools which trained English boys for a career in military the civil services and the church. (ii) Thomas Arnold, headmaster of a Rugby School and founder of the modern public school system saw sports like cricket and rugby as an organised way of teaching diRead more
(i) Eton was one of the English boarding schools which trained English boys for a career in military the civil services and the church.
See less(ii) Thomas Arnold, headmaster of a Rugby School and founder of the modern public school system saw sports like cricket and rugby as an organised way of teaching discipline to English boys’
(iii) These games taught them the codes of honour and the leadership qualities that helped them build and run the British Empire’
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.