Dec 28, 2025 · Cricket, England’s national summer sport, is now played throughout the world, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the British Isles.

Oct 24, 2025 · Cricket - Batting, Bowling, Fielding: Cricket grounds vary in size from great arenas, such as the main playing area at Lord’s in London (5.5 acres [2.2 hectares]) and the even larger …

Dec 28, 2025 · Cricket - Rules, Teams, History: International cricket in the early part of the 20th century was dominated by the original members of the Imperial Cricket Conference, England, Australia, and …

Cricket, England’s national summer sport, which is now played throughout the world, particularly in Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and the British Isles.

The sport of cricket is the national summer game of England, where it has been played for hundreds of years, possibly since the 13th century. Laws to standardize the rules of play have existed since at …

Dec 28, 2025 · Cricket - Rules, Strategy, Tactics: Until early in the 19th century all bowling was underhand, and most bowlers favoured the high-tossed lob. Next came “the round-arm revolution,” in …

Dec 17, 2025 · Twenty20 cricket, truncated form of cricket that revolutionized the game when it was introduced in 2003 with rule changes that put a premium on hitting and scoring, gaining a new …

cricket, (from Middle French criquet, “goal stake”) Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) laid down the first set of laws for the game of cricket in 1788 and continued to act as the global governing body for the game until the late 20th century, a role now …

Cricket is an outdoor team sport played with a bat and ball. It developed in England. It is also very popular in places that England once ruled as colonies, such as…