he origins of cricket are obscure, and there are several theories on how it started. One is that shepherds used to play it - one would stand in front of the wicket gate to the sheep fold, and another would bowl a stone or something at him, and he would have to hit it with his crook, which was known as a cricket. Other theories are that it derives from a game called club-ball, or a game played in churchyards...
The first reference to cricket being played is thought to be in 1300, between Prince Edward and his friend Piers Gaveston and the first recorded match took place at Coxheath in Kent in 1646. The first match between counties on 29th June 1709, when Surrey played Kent at Dartford Brent.
The earliest known cricket photographs were taken in 1857, by Roger Fenton at the Artillery Ground, when the Royal Artillery played Hunsdonbury.
As well as shepherds' crooks, early bats were clubs and sticks. These gave way to long, thin battes, which looked a bit like straightened-out hockey sticks, because the ball was bowled under-arm, and the batters swung their bats like clubs!! By the 18th century, the bat had developed into a longer, heavier, curved version of the one we know now, carved out of a single piece of wood.
Today's bat was invented around 1853, with the blade made of willow, and a cane handle, which is layered with strips of rubber, tied with twine, and covered with rubber to make a grip. The 'V' shaped extension of the handle into the blade is the splice. The early balls were stones and other missiles. Rather dangerous really, and not surprising that someone came up with an alternative! They're now made of cork, and covered with hand-stitched leather quarters dyed red.
The wicket - the stumps are the three posts. Originally there were two, and at one point, four. The size has varied too - in the 17th century, were up to two metres wide!! The bails are the two bits of wood on the top, and if they fall off, it's all over!!
World Cup History
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England because it was the only nation at the time that had the resources to stage an event of such magnitude. The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team.
WC Winners
Year Winner Runner-up
1975 West Indies England
1979 West Indies Australia
1983 India West Indies
1987 Australia England
1992 Pakistan England
1996 Sri Lanka Australia
1999 Australia Australia
2003 Australia India
2007 Australia Sri Lanka
2011 India Sri Lanka
The World Cup In Numbers
2278, The Number of Runs Sachin Tendulkar has scored on the biggest stage. Ricky Ponting with 1,743 is closest.
71,The most wickets taken by any player: Australia's Glenn McGrath Achieved this at an average of 18.19 at a measly 3.96 runs per over.
Highights
In the final, five Australian Batsmen were run out. Vivian Richards accounted for three himself. This was the first time in ODIs that five Batsmen from one team had been run out.
On June 14, the West Indies best Australia by Seven wickets. Alvin Kallicharan Mads 78 from 83 balls. He scored 35 off the last 10 balls in a sequence that read 4,4,4,4,4,1,4,6,0,4
World Cup Records :- Most Runs
Player Name Mat Runs 100s 50s
Sachin Tendulkar 45 2278 6 15
Ricky Ponting 46 1743 5 06
Brian Lara 34 1225 2 07
Sanath Jayasuriya 38 1165 3 06
Jacques Kallis 36 1148 1 09
World Cup Records:- Most Wickets
Player Name Mat Runs Wkts 4w 5w
Glenn McGrath 39 1292 71 0 2
Muttiah Muralitharan 40 1335 68 4 0
Wasim Akram 38 1311 55 4 2
Chaminda Vaas 31 1040 49 1 1
Javagal Srinath 34 1224 44 2 0
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