History of cricket

It is believed that cricket originated in the south-east of England. In the chronicles of King Edward I, is often referred to a game similar to cricket, whose inhabitants entertained themselves in Kent in the XIII century. word "cricket" could have been from the word «cric» - was the name of a curved shepherd's stick. She locked the gate that led to the pasture. Most of the cricket played by young farmers, and it is reported that the game found in continental Europe before, as this game is widely used in England in the XVII century. At the beginning of the 60s of the XVIII century in Hembldon, Hampshire, was formed the first cricket club. A team of this county for 25 years was the strongest clubs in the country. No one knew how to beat so hard and so suddenly throw the ball as Hampshire residents. Soon center of the English cricket has moved to London to Dorset fields one Thomas Lord opened the platform for the game. At about the same place in the British capital now stands cricket stadium Lord's, the cradle of cricket in its present form. Later there was open Marilebonsky Cricket Club (MCC). He soon became the most powerful clubs in the country, under the pressure of his have been changed, so now is where is the leadership of world cricket. At the beginning of last century cricket for a short time was included in the Olympic program, but the lack of competition for the sport was dropped . Tradition and etiquette of cricket Cricket spread around the world with the growth of the British Empire. Therefore, if you look at world championship in 2003, the list of participating countries with few exceptions will be the former colonies of the empire, "on which the sun never sets." Most cricket developed and popular in Australia (World Champion), New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Canada and the West Indies (the national team in the Caribbean). cricket match can last several days, and often it seems that on the field, nothing happens, and the players are just lazy and looking around. Often between the dashes may take several minutes. Therefore, for the march to the stadium fans very seriously, stocking baskets with food and drink. Being cricket fans in England - the prestigious and wealthy companies often have their own box at the stadium. Although, as they say here in these boxes during the game basically decided important matters, and what is happening on the field - just a background. Cricket is played by two teams of 11 people, each of them gets a chance to fight back and bowl. The task - to destroy the opponent's ball wicket (wicket). win games, the team with the process beating the most points (dashes). embossed team is not considered as long as she is alone nevybity batsman (batsman). After the serving team knocks the ball all betsmenov rival teams switch positions. Thus, the aim of cricket - to score more points than your opponent. Points are given for so-called "dash» (runs). Number of desertions depends on how far the batsman hit the ball served to him. The farther the ball flew, the more time players serving team will spend on it to bring it back to center field, but this time the batsman, moving from one "gate" to the other, picking up those "dash." If the ball flew just then, as a rule, fighting off one time to make dashes when the ball left the field, surrounded by a rope, the team can be credited with up to six dashes. The maximum number of points you can get when the ball left the field, without touching the ground. nature of cricket is that the match, which lasted from two to five days (called a test match), to end with a draw. The five-day matches, in which only teams from different countries, each team gets two opportunities to serve and to beat (two innings - two rounds of shots at the gate). In the Premier League, where teams compete county matches are four days. Cricket is played on a large oval field, but the most important events taking place in the center, on a specially prepared track, which is called the supply line (pitch) or wicket (wicket). It is a rectangle 20 feet long and three - in width. At opposite ends of the track are themselves wicket consisting of willow bars (stumps) - 71 cm in height and a total width of 22 cm - with beams lying on them (bail). Batsman task - to protect the gate of the feed rolls. All 11 players on the team that delivers the ball, are on the field. And the team that beats on the field only two batsman, with only one of them is involved in the game, and the other has a supporting role, as long as his partner is not dislodged. Of the 11 people serving team may be placed nine on the field as captain decides, the 10th player - bowler - (bowler) throws the ball in the hoop (required down straight arm over the shoulder), and 11th (wicketkeeper) is just around the batsman. Its mission - to catch the ball over the wicket. bowlers are divided into two types: fastbowler (player making a bet on the power of throw) and spinner (the one who knocks the opponent, twisting ball). cricket ball is made ​​of cork and covered with red leather. Stitched leather of each other in the center, and this little serving up part of the ball is called the "seam", the presence of which is very important for engineering innings. Bowler try to throw the ball so that it hit the ground it is this joint, that will change its trajectory, and betsmenu be harder to react to it. match begins with the fact that the captains toss a coin and decide which team will be the first to file, and what - to beat. Moreover, the captain, making a choice based on the weather conditions, the state of the field and the physical form of the command. After six innings in a row (the so-called over) the batter goes to defend the opposite gate. And so it goes on the whole match. If the captain thinks his team scored enough "desertions" it can stop tour rolls around the gate, that is to swap roles with your opponent. In this case we say that the team has made ​​a "statement» (declaration). After the change of roles a team that flies, has a clear idea of how many "dashes" to gain her to win. summary of all the rules of cricket - a book of 20 pages of fine print