Cricket is one of the most popular team sports out there. It has a rich history dating back to the 1300 century, and its many variations have spread throughout the world. The game has evolved over time, and today there are multiple formats of cricket being played on a regular basis. The...
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(redirected from Cricket (sport))Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia. cricket, in zoology cricket, common name of the slender, chirping, hopping insects forming the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera. Most crickets have long antennae, muscular hind legs for jumping, and two ...
Holden, Gerard (2008) `World Cricket as a Postcolonial International Society: IR Meets the History of Sport', Global Society, 22(3): 337-68.Holden, G. (2008). World Cricket as a Postcolonial International Society: IR Meets the History of Sport. Global Society, 22(3), 337-368...
of 1778. After the Revolution, a 1786 advertisement for cricket equipment appeared in theNew York Independent Journal, and newspaper reports of that time frequently mention "young gentlemen" and "men of fashion" taking up the sport. Indeed, the game came up in the debate over what to call ...
Today I found outthe origin of the name of the sport Cricket. The name is originally thought to either have been derived from the Old French “criquet”, meaning “goal, post, or stick” or from the Middle Dutch “kricke”, meaning “stick” or “staff”. The latter Middle Dutch deri...
New Zealand and South Afric a followed in the early years of the 19th century.The official history of international Test cricket began in 1877. During this time, the game developed from its origins in England into a game which is now played professionally in most of the Commonwealth of ...
①Thetraditionofkeepingsingingandfightingcrickets(蟋蟀) wasfromancienttimeandancientpeople. ②CricketCultureinChinahas a 2000-yearhistory.BeforeTangDynasty(唐朝),peopleonlylikedthecrickets'wonderfulsinging.DuringTangDynasty,theEmperor'sfamilytookcricketstobedtoheartheirsingingduringthenight.Otherpeoplethoughtitwas ...
There is a dearth of research and writing on women's cricket in South Africa. In an attempt to enhance understanding of the nature and effects of women's i... A Odendaal - 《International Journal of the History of Sport》 被引量: 3发表: 2010年 Fantibles: Capturing Cricket Fan's Story...
Cricket:The game of cricket originated in south-east England sometime in the late 16th century. By the 18th century, it had become the national sport, making inroads globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. The prototype for the modern cricket bat featuring a willow blade and a cane handle...