Cricket

Historical development of “CRICKET”

This presentation is about historical development of CRICKET as a game in England.

Topics which will be covered….

▪ The Beginning of “CRICKET”.

▪ Relation with England.

▪ Reasons for its LAWS.

▪ Amateurs and professionals.

▪ Why Cricket is called a Gentlemen’s game?????

▪ Gentlemen’s preference.

▪ Benefit of doubt.

The Beginning of “CRICKET”.

▪ Cricket began In ENGLAND.

▪ About 500 Years ago.

▪ This game was made for Amateurs.

▪ Poor people used this as an seasonal employment as this was played after industrial revolution

▪ This game in the modern period is the longest in time period.

▪ Girls used to be away from this game.

Reasons for its “LAWS”The following slide will concentrate on the

development of the “LAWS” of CRICKET.

Laws of CRICKET

▪ The laws of CRICKET were always in favor of the batsman.

▪ The reason for this is that Gentlemen use to play as a batsman. And

▪ These were made so that the rich who played as batsman win.

▪ Also, the cricket was started at the rural England where the people had a lot of time for these activities. And that’s how test cricket came to existence.

Why Cricket is called a Gentlemen’s game?????

IT is called a Gentlemen’s game because it was mainly played by rich for pleasure and they were not benefited from the Amt. and invested in this game for revenging against the poor.

Gentlemen’s preference

All through out Cricket was considered as a discrimination of poor and rich it has been developed in a way that the batsman has always the advantage of the doubt.The reason is quite clear and silly but It has an huge impact on the modern game.

Its Logo.

This is the official cricket logo all over the world in 1935.

Also it was the traditional way of representing cricket.

England’s logo

This is an animated cricketing logo used in England In 1988.