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Contents

12 Fun Facts About Cricket Which You Didn’t Know:1. The Oldest Living Test Cricketer:2. Cricket was introduced by the Olympics in 1896:3. Women’s cricket was played as early as the 18th century:4. Wicket bails aren’t always necessary 5. Duck In Cricket:6. Cricket wickets originally only had two stumps 7. The longest cricket match lasted 14 days 8. Playing For Two Teams:9. Australians are the luckiest cricket players 10. A century is when a batsman scores 100 runs without being bowled out:11. Most Matches as Captain:12: Ravi Shastri is the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over:Conclusion:

12 Fun Facts About Cricket Which You Didn’t Know:

1. The Oldest Living Test Cricketer:

The oldest living Test cricketer still around today is South Africa’s Ronald Draper, who’s almost 95 years old. He played his last test match in 1950. The oldest cricketer to play the game actively was Wilfred Rhodes, who took over 4,000 wickets in his career and played his final test match at the age of 52, back in 1930.

2. Cricket was introduced by the Olympics in 1896:

Though we can trace the origins of the Olympics all the way back to 776BC, cricket wasn’t introduced until 1900. Despite cricket being such a popular sport, it has only been played at the Olympics once where Great Britain won gold 1900. However, there are talks of bringing cricket back to the Olympics at some point in the future.

3. Women’s cricket was played as early as the 18^th century:

Although cricket is played by men in far greater numbers, women have joined in since at least the 18^th century. English villages such as Surrey, Hampshire, and Sussex even held their own tournaments involving women, with prizes for the winning teams including such choice items as barrels of ale and lace gloves.

4. Wicket bails aren’t always necessary

Bails, the horizontal pegs that side horseback the stumps, are seen in almost every game of cricket played. They’re not mandatory in all circumstances, however. On case where strong wind may blow the bails off, the umpire may opt to replace them with heavier bails or remove them entirely for the sake of smooth play.

5. Duck In Cricket:

In cricket terminology, when a batsman gets out without scoring, it’s called a ‘duck’. The term comes from ‘duck’s egg’, the shape of which resembles a zero.

6. Cricket wickets originally only had two stumps

Though it’s impossible that a wicket was ever made up of less than three stumps, this used to be the case. Two stumps were the standard until 1775 when English cricketer Edward ‘Lumpy’ Stevens bowled the ball between the two stumps without removing the bail three times, but the batsman, was given ‘not out’. The third stump was introduced soon after.

7. The longest cricket match lasted 14 days

Cricket can be lengthy at the best of times, but one particular game really took the cake. In 1939, a game between England and South Africa lasted 14 entire days, after which the players presumably slept for an additional 14 days. Match durations vary depending on format, with Twenty20 matches generally much shorter than in other formats.

8. Playing For Two Teams:

Dirk Nannes is the first Australian cricketer who has also played international cricket. When the player came to the Netherlands it became impressive that Aussie fans were willing to take him to their own team. The honour of being poached by the world’s most renowned players is certainly worth celebrating.

It is hard to live in India without being affected by cricket. If we divide the world by two it would happen on the grounds that cricket is the favourite sport for many who enjoy it. During India’s World Cup every year a non-interactive person such as myself could be glued to TV screens. So, there we come with a few interesting cricket facts for cricket lovers and their fans.

9. Australians are the luckiest cricket players

We’ve got another of the more unusual cricket facts up next. Australian’s are widely regarded as the luckiest cricketers globally, with particular attention given to Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist. Both won an astounding three ICC Cricket World Cups and ended their careers with exemplary record sheets given the length of time they played.

10. A century is when a batsman scores 100 runs without being bowled out:

We will go into a little bit more about cricket. A century means the innings when one batsman runs a hundred runs and never gets hit. That’s extremely difficult for me to accomplish. Alastair Cook is the longest player ever to reach 38. But that’s not the all-time record that is owned by Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar retired in 2013 after 100 years. Tendulkar carries a reputation as the god of cricket.

11. Most Matches as Captain:

Ricky Ponting of Australia and Stephen Fleming of New Zealand share the record for captaining the most ODI matches, with 230 each.

12: Ravi Shastri is the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over:

Yes, you heard that right! Former Indian coach was the first person in history to achieve this feat. In cricket, hitting a six is an energy booster. It could be the winning shot that not only saves your team but also demonstrates your abilities as an outstanding batsman. Ravi Shastri went on to get 200 in that game which till date is the fastest double century in the history of first class cricket.

Conclusion:

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