Cricket

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Clean-bowled

When the ball hits the wicket straight

Caught

When the ball is caught by a fielder in mid-air

Hat trick

When the same bowler dismisses three batsmen consecutively, everything except a run-out counts

Has england won a cricket world cup?

No lol

Rise in sugar consumption, describe

1550-1950 sharp rise in sugar consumption, led to plantations in West Indiees and slave use, led to a monoculture, 9/10 people on island were slaves

When was the first cricket match in India recorded?

1712; played by a group of sailors

When was the first definite reference to cricket in Australia?

1804 in the january edition of the Sydney Gazette; 'recent weather favorable to cricketers'

When were the official cricket rule establish and by who?

1835 by the MCC

When were matches between Australian colonies (british) played?

1850s, between six british colonies, English teams began touring in 1860 and helped give cricket a boost

First international match was in ____ between ____ in ______

1877 between England and Australia in Melbourne, Australia beat England by 46 runs

When did the West Indian islands demand a political switch away from British?

1930s and 1940s after trade and labor rebellions/strikes; post world war 2 after west indians fought alongside british, but cricket clubs still segregated

When was India's first test victory of england?

1952 in England

When were the islands of west indies officially decolonized?

1962-1978 after widespread general strikes and protests

New Zealand won the first tournament in _____ and co-hosted in _____ and reached the semi-finals ____ times

1975, 1992, four times

When was the first specialist cricket academy created?

1980s in Australia

When did India first win a world cup?

1983; arrival of their cricket power

Cricket is played with ___ teams and __ players; a __ and ___ game similar to _____

2 teams, 11 players, bat and ball game similar to baseball

How many slaves were sent to the Caribbean?

2.5mm from 1690-1807; much higher death rates; worse fate than if sent to North America

Size of the middle pitch?

22 yard long pitch in the center

One Day International (ODI)

A match with a limited number of overs, only two innings, ICC Cricket World Cup is played in this format (held every four years)

What was the Government of India act of 1858?

All power transferred to the British Crown (by force)

What is an 'over'?

An over has six consecutive balling turns, all of which are bowled by a single bowler

Cricket in Australasia

Australia and New Zealand, region in pacific ocean (includes new guinea and other islands)

Who was Don Bradman?

Australia first real hero, record-breaking batsman in the 1930s

Who won the first ashes game and when and where

Australia in 1882 at the Oval in England, but England won the next two Tets and was presented with the small urn of ashes of a wooden bail

Who is the most successful country in modern day cricket?

Australia, have dominated the Cricket World Cup

Fours are when

Ball bounces before touching or going over boundary

Sixes are wehn

Ball does not bounce before hitting boundary

What were the racial roles in the 20th century when blacks and whites of the west indies played with each other?

Batting was for whites, bowling was for blacks, young blacks were outfielders and fast bowlers

Lord's in London is known as the

Birthplace of cricket

Difference between striker and non-striker

Both are running but only the striker is 'batting'

Community matches in India enjoyed a ______ atmosphere

Celebratory; 15-day carnival; lots of enthusiasm

Four ways of getting out

Clean-bowled, caught, leg before wicket, run out

Who discovered the West Indies and when?

Columbus in 1492, colonized by European nations

Who was Captain James Cook

Commissioned lead to pacific ocean, claimed east coast of Australia for Britain, spread cricket there

What was the East India Company?

Company that traded spices, teas, raw materials, etc.; basked in India; effectively government owned and acquired military functions

Twenty20 - T20

Completed in three hours, each innings last around 75-90 min, purists say it's not real cricket

Test cricket

Considered the 'highest standard' since it has no limit to inning or 'overs'

Cricket in Australia

Country turned the game of the colonizers into a game for all, played hard and fast

Windies Cricket Summary

Cricket considered example of English virtues/culture/civilization; by mastering it, west indians fought back against colonizers; lots of similarities with cricket in India; sucess of Windies in late 70s and 90s created national identity despite players coming from many different nations

Gymkhanas were eventually built for _____

Each community, Parsee, Delhi, Hindu, etc.

What were gymkhanas?

Elite sports clubs in India and Pakistan? Initially whites only but evolved over time

Who was George Headley?

Emerged in 1930s from Jamaica, top batter (challenged stereotypes), many west indians identified with him

Where did cricket originate?

England in the 13th century, invented by children, later adopted by the aristocracy as a betting game using professional players before taking control of cricket

What happened in the first game at Lord's in 1932 between England and India?

England won, but led to a sense of Indian nationalism

Who was Ivo Blight

English cricket player in 1882 who pledged to 'regain the ashes' lol, he did too

Cricket is an expression of _____

English morality

Modern test cricket

Four inning match, can take up to five days, considered the most complete exam of teams' playing ability and endurance

What did Queen Elizabeth I do?

Granted the royal charter to the east india company, gave it a monopoly on trade in the region

Describe the cricket ball

Hard/cork/string ball covered in leather, similar to baseball in size and hardness (that's what she said)

Two ways you can score runs are

Hit ball beyond boundary, run to other side of pitch after batting

How often is the ashes series hosted?

Hosted at least once every two years, series is close to tied up

When did NZ play its first test?

In 1930 against England

When did NZ WIN its first test match

In 1956 against the West Indies, took them 26 years to win a test match

When was cricket first referenced in New Zealand?

In an 1832 diary of Henry WIlliams

When was the golden age of west indian cricket?

In the late 1970s and early 1990s; west indies were 'best in the world'

Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?

India's first prime minister; believed cricket was a part of the British empire and wanted to separate it to create a new national identity

Who are the South Asian Cricket giants?

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Who were the Maharajas?

Indian princes/royalty; educated in England

Describe the introduction of Cricket under Colonialism in the West Indies?

Introduced by British colonizers, played in Garrisons (solider settlements), spread by military, used to control slave population, means of engraining Englishness in colonial subjects, part of a british civilizing mission

Summary of Cricket in India

It was a element of British colonialism; spread by East India Co.; Political significance to beating them at their own game; more popular now in South Asia than in the UK; perfect example of formerly colonized nations taking over a sport

How did media and economics affect cricket in the 1980s/90s

Lots of foreign investment and introduction of satellite television spread the popularity of it

Who was Learie Constantine?

Master/artist of Cricket in every position, model for West Indies cricket, part of the first West Indies team to visit England in 1928 (lost)

Cricket is the ______ sport in India but not the _____ sport

Most popular sport but hockey is the national sport; watched by up to 90% of the population

Cricket in the West Indies is the most _____ sport and their nickname is _____ which consist of ____ soveirgn nations

Most popular sport, Windies, 10

Why did British rule of India end?

Partition of the empire into two soveirgn states, India and Pakistan, British was broke from WWII

What is a demacration

Perimeter/boundary around the pitch

Who was Gandhi?

Pointed out dangers of ethnicity battles, launched the British disobedience campaign, influential in India's decolonization

Cricket in New Zealand is the most _____

Popular summer sport, oldest organized sport in New Zealand

Batsman's objective is to

Protect the wicket and try to score as many runs as possible

What is the British Raj?

Refers to the British rule of India from 1848 to 1947

Cricket is the ___ most popular sport with ___ -fans

Second, 1.5 bn

Who was Queen Victoria

She was crowned the 'Empress of India' in 1858 (British)

What does the phrase 'it's not cricket' meant to mean

Something not quite right, since cricket encouraged ideals of fair play and courtesy

What are the Ashes series?

Test cricket series between England/Australia

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was

The 1760s establishment sponosred by wealthy where local tradesmen and farmers played cricket

Who was responsible for spreading cricket throughout the world?

The British Commonwealth

Who controlled India until 1947?

The British Empire, 'Sun never sets on the British empire'

What happened in 1857 in regards to India?

The Indian Rebellion, led to the end of the East India Company; rebellion surprssed after 6 brutal monthss

Who were parsees?

They feld Persia to seek asylum in India, cricket spread to this community first

There are ___ wickets and when it is hit the ________

Two, batsman is out from the game

When was the first match in New Zealand where scores were recorded?

Wellington in 1842

What happened to the British rule after 1945?

Went from 700 mm to 5 mm outside of the UK, Britain went bankrupt

Describe the evolution of Cricket in the west indies in the 1700s

West indians retreived balls and stuff while military played, then black slaves played by themsleves, black slaves eventually became 'bowlers'

Run out

When a fielder removes bail while batsman is outside the crease

LBW

When ball strikes any part of the batsman's body before hitting the bat

Who was Richie Benaud?

Young captain who rejuvenated the post-war game in the 1950s in Australia

Bowler's objective is to

hit the wicket and prevent batsmen from scoring runs and boundary shots

Start of the game is

just like baseball nothing crazy

Bails are

the two pieces that erst atop of stumps and usually fall when the wickets are hit


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