Amateurs:- (a) The rich who played cricket for pleasure were called amateurs. (b) Amateurs were called Gentleman. (c) Amateurs tended to be batsman. (d) Captains of teams, whether club teams or national sides were always amateurs Professionals:- (a) The poor who played cricket for a living were callRead more
Amateurs:-
(a) The rich who played cricket for pleasure were called amateurs.
(b) Amateurs were called Gentleman.
(c) Amateurs tended to be batsman.
(d) Captains of teams, whether club teams or national sides were always amateurs
Professionals:-
(a) The poor who played cricket for a living were called professionals.
(b) Professionals were described as Players
(c) Fast bowling and fielding was done by professionals.
(d) Professionals were made to play the game till the 1930s but they never captained their team.
(i) Most of the tools of cricket are made of natural, pre-industrial material. (ii) The bat is made of wood as are stumps and the bails. (iii) Even today, both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured. (iv) Earlier, the bat was cut out of a single piece of wood but now it consists ofRead more
(i) Most of the tools of cricket are made of natural, pre-industrial material.
(ii) The bat is made of wood as are stumps and the bails.
(iii) Even today, both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured.
(iv) Earlier, the bat was cut out of a single piece of wood but now it consists of two pieces-the blade made out of the wood of willow tree and the handle is made up of cane.
(i) It became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground. (ii) This gave the bowlers the options of length, deception through the air and increased pace. (iii) It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing. (iv) In response, batsmen had to master timing andRead more
(i) It became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground.
(ii) This gave the bowlers the options of length, deception through the air and increased pace.
(iii) It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing.
(iv) In response, batsmen had to master timing and shot selection. One immediate result was the replacement of carved bat with the straight one.
(v) The weight of the ball was limited between 5¹/ ² to 5³/⁴ ounces, and the width of the bat to four inches.
(vi) In 1774 the first leg-before law was published.
(vii) A third stump was also introduced.
(viii) By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match and the first six-seam cricket ball was also introduced.
(i) The first written 'Laws of Cricket' were drawn up in 1744. (ii) They decided to have two gentlemen as two umpires, who would decide all the disputes. (iii) The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bails across them 6 inches. (iv) The ball must be of 5 and 6 ounces and the two sets of stumps 22Read more
(i) The first written ‘Laws of Cricket’ were drawn up in 1744.
(ii) They decided to have two gentlemen as two umpires, who would decide all the disputes.
(iii) The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bails across them 6 inches.
(iv) The ball must be of 5 and 6 ounces and the two sets of stumps 22 yards apart.
(v) There were no limits on the shape or size of the bat.
Differentiate between Amateurs and Professionals.
Amateurs:- (a) The rich who played cricket for pleasure were called amateurs. (b) Amateurs were called Gentleman. (c) Amateurs tended to be batsman. (d) Captains of teams, whether club teams or national sides were always amateurs Professionals:- (a) The poor who played cricket for a living were callRead more
Amateurs:-
See less(a) The rich who played cricket for pleasure were called amateurs.
(b) Amateurs were called Gentleman.
(c) Amateurs tended to be batsman.
(d) Captains of teams, whether club teams or national sides were always amateurs
Professionals:-
(a) The poor who played cricket for a living were called professionals.
(b) Professionals were described as Players
(c) Fast bowling and fielding was done by professionals.
(d) Professionals were made to play the game till the 1930s but they never captained their team.
What do you know about cricket’s equipment? What is so special about it?
(i) Most of the tools of cricket are made of natural, pre-industrial material. (ii) The bat is made of wood as are stumps and the bails. (iii) Even today, both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured. (iv) Earlier, the bat was cut out of a single piece of wood but now it consists ofRead more
(i) Most of the tools of cricket are made of natural, pre-industrial material.
See less(ii) The bat is made of wood as are stumps and the bails.
(iii) Even today, both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured.
(iv) Earlier, the bat was cut out of a single piece of wood but now it consists of two pieces-the blade made out of the wood of willow tree and the handle is made up of cane.
What kind of changes were introduced by MCC in the second half of 18th century?
(i) It became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground. (ii) This gave the bowlers the options of length, deception through the air and increased pace. (iii) It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing. (iv) In response, batsmen had to master timing andRead more
(i) It became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground.
See less(ii) This gave the bowlers the options of length, deception through the air and increased pace.
(iii) It also opened new possibilities for spin and swing.
(iv) In response, batsmen had to master timing and shot selection. One immediate result was the replacement of carved bat with the straight one.
(v) The weight of the ball was limited between 5¹/ ² to 5³/⁴ ounces, and the width of the bat to four inches.
(vi) In 1774 the first leg-before law was published.
(vii) A third stump was also introduced.
(viii) By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match and the first six-seam cricket ball was also introduced.
What were the first written ‘Laws of Cricket’?
(i) The first written 'Laws of Cricket' were drawn up in 1744. (ii) They decided to have two gentlemen as two umpires, who would decide all the disputes. (iii) The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bails across them 6 inches. (iv) The ball must be of 5 and 6 ounces and the two sets of stumps 22Read more
(i) The first written ‘Laws of Cricket’ were drawn up in 1744.
See less(ii) They decided to have two gentlemen as two umpires, who would decide all the disputes.
(iii) The stumps must be 22 inches high and the bails across them 6 inches.
(iv) The ball must be of 5 and 6 ounces and the two sets of stumps 22 yards apart.
(v) There were no limits on the shape or size of the bat.
On adding water to quicklime, slaked lime is obtained. Write the chemical name of: (i) quicklime (ii) slaked lime.
(i) Quicklime - calcium oxide (li) Slaked lime - calcium hydroxide CaO + H₂O ⟶ Ca(OH)₂ It is a combination reaction.
(i) Quicklime – calcium oxide
See less(li) Slaked lime – calcium hydroxide
CaO + H₂O ⟶ Ca(OH)₂
It is a combination reaction.