Question

The reason that cricket has originated from the villages is/are:

• A. Cricket matches had no time limit
• B. Vagueness of the size of the cricket ground
• C. Cricket's most important tools are all made of pre-industrial materials
• D. All the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All the above

Originally, cricket matches had no time limit. The game went on for as long as it took to bowl out a side twice. Cricket was originally played on country commons, unfenced land that was public property. Cricket’s most important tools are all made of natural, pre-industrial materials. The bat is made of wood as are the stumps and the bails. The ball is made with leather, twine and cork. Even today both bat and ball are handmade, not industrially manufactured.