How much you know about Cricket?

As a Cricket fan we beleive we know each thing about cricket but following are some points to remember about cricket which usually we don't know.

- Cricket is actually originated in England in 15th Century.

- 1550 ( approx) – The evidence of cricket played in Surrey , England and then wherever England ruled, they took this game there.

- First official international cricket test match played in 1877 between England and Australia where Australia beat England by 45 runs at Melbourne.

- South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand played their first test match on 1889, 1928 and 1932 respectively.

- From 1900, the six ball over was introduced instead of five.

- 1971- First ODI cricket match was played between Australia and England at Melbourne, Australia.

- A cricket ball is between 8 13/16 and 9 Inches (22.4 cm and 22.9 cm) in circumference, and weighs between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9g and 163g).

- The bat is no more than 38 inches (97 cm) in length, and no more than 4.25 inches (10.8 cm) wide.

- The pitch is a rectangular area of the ground 22 yards (20 m) long and 10 ft (3.0 m) wide.

- The wicket consists of three wooden stumps that are 28 inches (71 cm) tall. They are positioned so they are 9 inches (23 cm) wide

- There are 10 methods when a Batsman can get out as Bowled, Caught, Handles the ball, hit the ball twice, Hit wicket, Timed out, LBW, Obstructing the field, Run out, Stumped.

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