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Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:
a) Cricket, in Victorian England, was an all season leisure game for aristocrats.
b) The captain of the team was traditionally a batsman in Victorian England as amateurs played only as batsmen.
c) Len Hutton was the first professional Yorkshire Batsman to lead the English test team.
d) There was a clear social hierarchy between the batsmen and the bowlers in Victorian England.

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a, b and c
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a, b and d
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C
a, c and d
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D
b, c and d
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Solution

The correct option is B b, c and d

Among the given options, other than first statement, remaining are true.

  • Cricket in England was seasonal.
  • The captain of the team was traditionally a batsman in Victorian England. This is because amateurs played only as batsmen as they were rich and played for pleasure. They left energetic, hardworking aspects of game to professionals.
  • Len Hutton was the first professional Yorkshire Batsman to lead the English test team.
  • There was a clear social hierarchy between the batsmen and the bowlers in Victorian England because rich were called amateurs and were called gentlemen who were batmen. On the other hand professionals were described as players. They even entered from different entrances.


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