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|Year=1744 | |||
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|Headline=First Laws of Cricket are Written | |Headline=First Laws of Cricket are Written | ||
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|Text=<p>Includes the 4-ball over, later changed to 6 balls. | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
<p>Ford's crisp summary of the rules: | |Text=<p>Includes the 4-ball over, later changed to 6 balls. [And to 8 balls in Philadelphia in 1790]. Cashman, Richard, "Cricket," in David Levinson and Karen Christopher, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present</span> [Oxford University Press, 1996], page 87. The 22 yard pitch is one-tenth of the length of a furlong, which is an eighth of a mile.</p> | ||
<p>The rules are listed briefly at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season</a> [as | <p>Ford's crisp summary of the rules: "Toss for pitching wickets and choice of innings; pitch 22 yards; single bail; wickets 22 inches high; 4-ball overs; ball between 5 and 6 ounces; 'no ball' defined; modes of dismissal - bowled, caught, stumped, run out, obstructing the field." Per John Ford, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cricket: A Social History 1700-1835</span> [David and Charles, 1972], page 17.</p> | ||
<p>The rules are listed briefly at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season</a> [as accessed 1/31/07]. The rules were written by a Committee under the patronage of "the cricket-mad Prince of Wales," Frederick, the son of George II.</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>For a recent review of the 1744 cricket rules and their relevance to base ball, see Beth Hise, "How is it, Umpire? The 1744 Laws of Cricket and Their Influence on the Development of Baseball in America," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Base Ball</span> (Special Issue on Origins), Volume 5, number 1 (Spring 2011), pages 25-31.</p> | |||
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| Text | Includes the 4-ball over, later changed to 6 balls. [And to 8 balls in Philadelphia in 1790]. Cashman, Richard, "Cricket," in David Levinson and Karen Christopher, Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present [Oxford University Press, 1996], page 87. The 22 yard pitch is one-tenth of the length of a furlong, which is an eighth of a mile. Ford's crisp summary of the rules: "Toss for pitching wickets and choice of innings; pitch 22 yards; single bail; wickets 22 inches high; 4-ball overs; ball between 5 and 6 ounces; 'no ball' defined; modes of dismissal - bowled, caught, stumped, run out, obstructing the field." Per John Ford, Cricket: A Social History 1700-1835 [David and Charles, 1972], page 17. The rules are listed briefly at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season [as accessed 1/31/07]. The rules were written by a Committee under the patronage of "the cricket-mad Prince of Wales," Frederick, the son of George II. |
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