Cricket - Interesting Facts

Chapter 1 - History & Origins

The Earliest Records · 0/1

Test 1: Courts, diaries and the first great matches

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Taking the Game Abroad · 0/1

Test 1: First matches and first tours overseas

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Patrons and Wagers · 0/1

Test 1: Backers, bets and bans

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The Travelling Elevens · 0/1

Test 1: Clarke, Mynn, Felix and Parr

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Cricket at War · 0/1

Test 1: The world wars

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India's Early Pioneers · 0/1

Test 1: Parsis, princes and pioneers

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The Caribbean Story · 0/1

Test 1: West Indies' early years

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Southern Firsts · 0/1

Test 1: South Africa and New Zealand

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Keeping the Score · 0/1

Test 1: Scorers and record-keepers

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Princes and Peers · 0/1

Test 1: Royals, rulers and politicians

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Chapter 2 - Records & Statistics

Endurance and Longevity · 0/1

Test 1: Long careers, long innings, long spells

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Freak Scores and Margins · 0/1

Test 1: Huge scores, hat-tricks and record margins

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Young and Old · 0/1

Test 1: Ages and debuts

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Bowling Oddities · 0/1

Test 1: Strange and stubborn bowling records

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Partnerships and the Tail · 0/1

Test 1: Stands and tail-enders

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Keepers and Catchers · 0/1

Test 1: Keeping and catching records

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Fast Scoring and Big Hitting · 0/1

Test 1: Speed and power

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Captains in the Record Book · 0/1

Test 1: Captaincy records

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First-Class Mountains · 0/1

Test 1: First-class records

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Records from the Smaller Nations · 0/1

Test 1: Associate records

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Chapter 3 - Tournaments

Beyond the World Cups · 0/1

Test 1: Games medals, regional cups and World XIs

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Trophies with a Story · 0/1

Test 1: Named trophies and the people behind them

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The First One-Day Cups · 0/1

Test 1: England's first one-day competitions

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Old Fixtures and Festivals · 0/1

Test 1: Long-running fixtures and festivals

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Leagues That Came and Went · 0/1

Test 1: Short-lived competitions

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Exhibition and Charity Matches · 0/1

Test 1: Special matches

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Breakthrough Wins · 0/1

Test 1: First wins

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Youth World Cups · 0/1

Test 1: The Under-19 World Cup

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Cricket in the Desert · 0/1

Test 1: Sharjah

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Finals to Remember · 0/1

Test 1: Memorable finals

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Chapter 4 - Clubs & Grounds

Grounds with a Story · 0/1

Test 1: Trees, vanes, scoreboards and roundabouts

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Clubs and Their Ways · 0/1

Test 1: Colours, names, rules and founders

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Lord's Behind the Gates · 0/1

Test 1: Lord's in detail

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Grounds with a View · 0/1

Test 1: Scenic grounds

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Grounds That Moved or Vanished · 0/1

Test 1: Lost and renamed grounds

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Ground Names and Nicknames · 0/1

Test 1: Names and nicknames

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Clubs Around the World · 0/1

Test 1: Clubs abroad

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Village and Country-House Cricket · 0/1

Test 1: Village cricket

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Stands Named After Players · 0/1

Test 1: Named stands

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Grounds by the Numbers · 0/1

Test 1: Ground superlatives

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Chapter 5 - Equipment & Technology

Bats That Broke the Mould · 0/1

Test 1: Unusual bats and the rulings on them

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Kit and Gadgets · 0/1

Test 1: From six seams to light-up stumps

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Willow and the Bat Trade · 0/1

Test 1: Bats and willow

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Ball Makers · 0/1

Test 1: Dukes, Kookaburra and SG

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Covers and Rollers · 0/1

Test 1: Ground equipment

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Under the Lights · 0/1

Test 1: Day-night cricket

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Radio Days · 0/1

Test 1: Radio

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Practice Aids · 0/1

Test 1: Machines and drills

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What Cricketers Wear · 0/1

Test 1: Clothing

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Television Tricks · 0/1

Test 1: Television

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Chapter 6 - Quirky Trivia

Play Stopped By... · 0/1

Test 1: Unusual reasons play stopped

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Odd Matches · 0/1

Test 1: Matches that broke the pattern

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Words and Their Stories · 0/1

Test 1: The origins of cricket slang

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Substitutes and Twelfth Men · 0/1

Test 1: Substitutes

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Superstitions and Rituals · 0/1

Test 1: Superstitions

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Strange Dismissals · 0/1

Test 1: Rare dismissals

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Records Nobody Wanted · 0/1

Test 1: Unwanted records

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Umpires' Tales · 0/1

Test 1: Umpires

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Famous Words · 0/1

Test 1: Words that stuck

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Ice, Sand and Matting · 0/1

Test 1: Unusual surfaces

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Chapter 7 - Geography & Culture

Unexpected Places · 0/1

Test 1: Islands, holidays and high plateaus

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Writers at the Crease · 0/1

Test 1: Novelists, poets and playwrights who played

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Song, Screen and Celebration · 0/1

Test 1: Cricket in music, film and faith

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Cricket Across Europe · 0/1

Test 1: European cricket

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The Pacific · 0/1

Test 1: Pacific cricket

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The Americas · 0/1

Test 1: American cricket

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Cricket in Books and Poems · 0/1

Test 1: Literature

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Cricket's Children · 0/1

Test 1: Sports born of cricket

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Statues, Stamps and Art · 0/1

Test 1: Honours in art

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Cricket Across Africa · 0/1

Test 1: African cricket

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Chapter 8 - Players & Legends

Double Internationals · 0/1

Test 1: Two-sport stars

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From the Pitch to Parliament · 0/1

Test 1: Public life

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Barrier Breakers · 0/1

Test 1: Firsts and pioneers

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Late Starters · 0/1

Test 1: Late bloomers

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What They Were Called · 0/1

Test 1: Nicknames

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Knights, Peers and Honours · 0/1

Test 1: Honours

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Unusual Beginnings · 0/1

Test 1: How they started

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Cricket Families · 0/1

Test 1: Families

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Captains' Tales · 0/1

Test 1: Captains

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Stars Off the Field · 0/1

Test 1: Fame off the field

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Chapter 9 - Fans, Media & Money

Famous Fans · 0/1

Test 1: Superfans

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Writers and the Press · 0/1

Test 1: Cricket writing

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Crowd Traditions · 0/1

Test 1: Crowd culture

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Pay and Prize Money · 0/1

Cricket Games · 0/1

Museums and Treasures · 0/1

Test 1: Memorabilia

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Cricket for Everyone · 0/1

Test 1: Inclusion and charity

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Sponsors and Brands · 0/1

Test 1: Sponsorship

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Cricket on Film and Television · 0/1

Test 1: Cricket on screen

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Crowds and Attendances · 0/1

Test 1: Crowds

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Chapter 10 - Women's Cricket

Pioneers · 0/1

Test 1: The early women's game

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The First Women's Tests · 0/1

Test 1: 1934-35

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Stars of the Early Era · 0/1

Test 1: Early stars

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Double Talents · 0/1

Test 1: Two-sport stars

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The Game Worldwide · 0/1

Test 1: Women's cricket around the world

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Officials and Leaders · 0/1

Captains · 0/1

Families and Partners · 0/1

Test 1: Families

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Barriers and Firsts · 0/1

Test 1: Firsts

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The Women's Ashes and Rivalries · 0/1

Test 1: Rivalries

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