Which changes took place in cricket in the second half of the eighteenth Century?

(i) During the 1760s and 1770s, it became common to pitch the ball through the air, rather than roll it along the ground. This gave fern advantages to the bowlers who could now have the options of length, deception through the air and increase the pace. They could now spin or swing the ball that forced the batsmen to master timing and shot selection.
(ii) The curved bat was replaced with the straight one.
(iii) The weight of the ball was limited to between 5¹/² to 5³/⁴ ounces.
(iv) The width of the bat was limited to four inches.
(v) In 1774, the first leg-before law was published.
(vi) A third stump became common.
(vii) By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match.
(viii) The first six-seam cricket ball was created.