Cricket
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
