Cricket through time

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Cricket through time
Popular recreation Public schools Rational
recreation Modern cricket
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Popular Recreation
Unusual/ different because - cricket had rules
Articles of agreement from 1727. - not violent
or cruel. - could be played by upper and lower
class, male and female. But popular recreation
because - occasional, often played on feast days
or festivals. - mainly played in rural areas. -
wagering would take place.
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The Bat and Ball Club
The Bat and Ball Inn - Hambledon Hampshire One
of the earliest clubs (1750s). Played on
Broadhalfpenny Down. This team dominated cricket
for half a century. Large crowds watched and
wagered. Some players were professionals employed
by the gentry as estate workers, gardeners etc
but for their cricket talents.
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The Bat and Ball, Hambledon
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Monument at Hambledon
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The MCC
Formerly the White Conduit Club, it became the
MCC in 1788. Hambledon declined and some of their
players were employed as coaches. MCC became the
main club and the governing body. The MCC toured
the country playing Public Schools.
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CRICKET at LORDS
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William Clarke XI
1840s Clarke helped make the game a national
success. One of several professional touring
sides playing matches around the country. Matches
attracted huge crowds with wagering of large sums
of money.
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Public School Cricket
Cricket accepted as a game because it was
organised and had set rules. Arnold would have
encouraged cricket as it had teamwork, loyalty,
role of the captain etc. In the athleticism stage
young masters would have been employed as coaches
and also played for the team with the boys. The
cricket match in Tom Browns Schooldays is
against the MCC.
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Cricket at Rugby School
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Exam Questions. Cricket.
1.Tom is the Captain of the Team playing in his
last school match. A) Why does he send Arthur
into bat at a crucial stage of the game? (2) B)
What moral values can you identify from the
extract? (2)
2. What aspects of 19th century cricket made it
such an attractive activity in Boys Public
Schools? (3)
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Answers
1. A Arthur is sent in because he is a steady
bat and can stay there while the other player
scores runs. Tom feels that it will do Arthurs
confidence good and repay him for all his hard
work. B Tom identifies the needs of Arthur over
the need to win.Shows the relationship and mutual
respect between pupils and staff. Shows the
respect of the other boys for Toms captaincy. 2.
Cricket was already an organised game, it had
rules and was not violent. Being a team game it
was seen as helping the moral development and
discipline of the boys. In cricket you can be an
individual but contribute to the team effort. It
also teaches leadership.
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Rational Recreation
1870s, county cricket took over from touring
XIs. County sides included professionals (
players) but they were kept in there place. Names
different on scorecards - esquire for an
Gentleman amateur. Separate dressing rooms,
entrances and eating arrangements. Captain was
always a gentleman, perhaps an ex public
schoolboy with leadership qualities. International
cricket also at this time.
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W. G. GRACE 1849 - 1915
Probably the most famous cricket player of all
time and a great attraction. Grace was a doctor
and a gentleman amateur yet he was paid for
playing.
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Modern Cricket
First Class county cricket is professional. Minor
counties get money from ECB. Clubs are mainly
amateur funding themselves. Still more of a
middle and upper class game. Village team may
include vicar, local landowner, doctor,
businessman, farm labourer.