The
origin of the game
Cricket evolved from a Scottish sport known as "cat-and-dog"
and also a 13th century time pass game called "hand in and hand out".
The game which is played today has its origin in the South Eastern part of
England. It gradually became a popular sport in the second half of the 17th
century. By the end of the 18th century, the game became the the national
sport of England. The expansion and growth and of the British Empire led to
cricket game being played in various areas of the British Empire. The first
international matches were being held by mid-19th century. The cricket game
became an International game with the formation of the Imperial Cricket
Conference (I.C.C) in 1909. The I.C.C membership was originally confined
only to the British Commonwealth countries. In 1956, the name of Imperial
Cricket Conference was changed to International Cricket Council (ICC).
Today, ICC has 104 member countries. Cricket is considered the world's
second most popular sport after Association football.
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Cricket Sports Equipments
Cricket sporting goods comprise of the
equipment used in the game of cricket. Sports goods suppliers and
manufacturers have been producing high quality cricket equipments and
cricket accessories. Nowdays, cricket being a very popular sport for young
and old, the cricket training equipments are manufactured considering the
user's point of view. For example, a cricket bat for a four year old will
obviously be different from the one used by a teenager or an adult in terms
of size, weight and structure. Besides the cricket bat and ball, there is a
proper uniform for a cricketer which includes besides the dress, other
products like the knee pads, gloves, helmets etc. We give below in details
the different cricket sports equipment:
Cricket bat is the main cricket equipment that is made up of
wood. The wood is either the Kashmir wood or from the English willow tree.
Length of bat is 38 inches (96.5 cm) long and 4.25 inches wide (10.8 cm).
Cricket ball another major cricket equipment if of red or white
color with cork base. The cork base is then wrapped in twine and further
covered with leather. Standard cricket ball should have the circumference of
23 cm (9 inches).
Stumps are the cricket equipments that are in the form of 3 wooden
poles.
Bails are the placed over the stumps as crosspieces and these are
two in number.
Batting gloves are also considered under cricket equipment in the
category of clothing and protective wear. These are worn by batsmen and
wicket keeper only. Gloves protect against the ball's impact. Gloves of
wicket keeper are larger than the gloves of batsmen.
Body of the batsmen is guarded by
thigh guard, arm guards, chest guard,
and elbow guards.
Legs pads cricket equipment are worn by the wicket-keeper and the
two batsmen.
Helmet cricket equipment for batsmen and fielders and often has
visor.
Sight Screen is a cricket equipment that is placed at boundary. This
screen is directly aligned parallel to the width of the pitch and just
behind the both pairs of wickets.
Boundary of the cricket ground is marked by the rope.
Cricket Sports Accessories
Cricket accessories include various
products such as bat accessories and kit bags. Click on each cricket
accessories listed below to view its description.
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