High School History (Grade 9)
Unique Nature of Cricket
The unique nature of cricket has been shaped by the social and economic history of England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Most Lengthy Game: Compared to other modern sports, a typical game of cricket takes a longer time to finish. A Test Match is played for five days and it still ends in a draw. A one-day match takes a whole day to finish. Even the shortest version; the Twenty-Twenty; takes about four hours to finish. Most of the modern sports take around ninety minutes to finish. The lengthy nature of cricket is because of its origin in the pre-industrialization days when the economy was purely agrarian. During off seasons for farming; people had plenty of time to watch a cricket match for several days.
Initially, there was no time limit for a cricket match. A Test Match lasted as long as it took a team to bowl out the opponent team twice. People in those days had plenty of time and hence this aspect of the game was appreciated.
Tools of Cricket:
Even the tools of cricket tell about its association with the rural life in England. The bat is made of willow which was plenty in England. Earlier, the bat was made with a single piece of wood. Now, the blade is made of willow and its handle is made of cane. Cane was available in plenty in the colonies. The stumps and bails are also made of wood. The ball is made of cork and leather. This is quite different than the tools of most of the modern sports.
Size of Ground:
While the length of the pitch is specified (22 yards), the size or shape of the ground is not specified. Cricket grounds can be of different shapes and sizes in different parts of the world. Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified. The rules and regulations of cricket evolved on their own over a period of time. During its early years, cricket was played on the commons. The size of the commons land was variable and no boundary was present. The length of the boundary line was decided by the umpires after taking the consensus of the captains of the two teams. (0:10 - 6:45)
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