Some interesting facts about Cricket and its History

@ Throughout history most of the cricket rules suffered modifications. The only rule that did not change over time is the length of the pitch

@ Charlie Bannerman from Australia scored the first century in Test cricket in 1877

@ Test matches between England Australia are known as The Ashes because of an obituary published in the Sporting Times in 1822: "In affectionate remembrance of English cricket... The body will be cremated, and the Ashes taken to Australia."

@ The first ever international match took place in 1844, in New York between the United States and Canada. It was won by Canada.

@ When Australia toured England for the first time in 1868, each player wore a different colored cap, in order for the public to identify them.

@ The first test match was one between Australia and England. The test match took place in Melbourne between 15-19 March 1877.

The longest cricket match took place in 1939 between England and South Africa, after 14 days it ended with a tie.

The two most common causes for pausing or suspending a cricket game is rain and bad light.

When a batsman scores 100runs, it called a century and is considered an achievement.

A cricket game was once stopped because a pig ran across the field. It is even considered legal to suspend the game if an animal entered the field.

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