Archive for the 'Cricket' Category

Cricket facts

Had cricket been an epidemic, a third of the population would have got wiped off from the face of the earth. But nevertheless, every season brings forth the cricket fever and we happily succumb into it. But how many of us do realize the trivia that remain associated with this game that we term intrinsic […]

Test cricket

Test cricket is cricket at its most archaic form - the longest and the most charming of its other counterparts. Test cricket is regarded as the ultimate test of cricketing nations and is vastly different in its overall ambience compared to the new One-Day International cricket and Twenty20 which now has more number of followers. […]

History of cricket

Although there is not much known about when the game really began, it is said that the game began in the early 16th century in England, in the suburbs of London. The game was played on an international level in the mid 19th century, but the records are available only from 1877 onwards. The game […]

Cricket world cup

Cricket world cup is a competition where the top cricket playing nations of the world come together to play against each other. But this is not where it all ends. It’s the prize for which the teams would do anything and all the teams play their hearts and bodies out. It’s like the most ultimate […]

Lords cricket

Lords Cricket ground is named after it’s founder, Thomas Lord. This, one of the most famous cricket ground is located in London’s St John’s Wood area. The cricket ground is now managed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Lords was originally at a different location, Dorset Square but was moved to it’s present location during […]