CRICKET AS POP
REC.
How did cricket develop as pop. Rec
in the eighteenth century and
develop into a more structured
game in the nineteenth century?
TASK……
 List
the main factors, in the way of a
flow diagram or mind map, that
influenced the development of cricket
as a popular recreational activity.
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Cricket was the most popular English
game because it allowed gentry and
peasantry to play a team game in
harmony. Primarily a pastime for
shepherds, the components of the
game included the short downland
grass, a ball of wool to be hit with the
crook and the sheep hurdle (or
wicket) acting as the target.
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NOTES SHOULD INCLUDE:
PLAYED IN KENT, SUCCESS AND HAMPSHIRE.
SOCIAL CLASSES PLAYED TOGETHER REFLECTING
THE FEUDAL/CLASS STRUCTURE OF THE VILLAGE.
PATRONS EMPLOYED WORKERS TO PLAY BECAUSE OF
THEIR TALENTS.
FREELANCE PROFESSIONALS PLAYED IN A SERVANT
ROLE
EARLY CLUBS EMERGED FRON VILLAGE SIDES.
INTEREST ANS PATRONAGE BY THE GENTRY LED TO
THE EARLY STANDARDISATION OF RULES.
1727- ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
WERE WRITTEN
 1744 – MORE EXTENSIVE RULES
WERE WRITTEN
 1774 – NEW ARTICLES OF THE GAME
FORMALISED – WICKETS, OVERS ETC.
 1809 – THE LAWS OF THE NOBLE
GAME OF CRICKET WERE SET OUT BY
MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB (MCC)
 ROUND-ARM BOWLING – 1835 AND
OVER-ARM BOWLING 1864.
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 BAT
AND BALL INN – PUB IN
HAMBLEDON, HAMPSHIRE –
CRADLE OF CRICKET. DEVELOPED
FROM 1750. ATTRACTED LARGE
CROWDS AND WAGERING OF
MATCHES TOOK PLACE. This was
the first organised centre for
cricket.
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MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB - 1774
FORMED THE WHILE CONDUIT CLUB
WHICH BECAME MARYLEBONE
CRICKET CLUB (MCC) IN 1788. THIS
FORCED THE DECLINE OF
HAMBLEDON. GENTRY NOW
SUPPORTED THE NEW LONDON CLUB
AND SECOND, HAMBLEDON PLAYERS
WERE NOW EMPLOYED BY THE MCC
AS COACHES AND PLAYERS. TOOK ON
ROLE AS GOVERNING BODY. PLAYED
AT THE FIRST LORDS GROUND IN
1787.
WILLIIAM CLARKE XI
 WILLIAM CARKE TOOK ADVANTAGE
OF THE CHANGING ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE 1840s.
HELP CHANGE CRICKET FROM A
FRAGMENTED LOCALISED SPORT TO A
NATIONAL SUCCESS. UPPER-CLASS
PATRONAGE CRICKET DECLINED –
PROFESSIONALS LOOKED ELSE
WHERE TO PROFESSIONAL TOURING
SIDES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
UNIVERSITIES.
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INFLUENCE OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
 ADOPTED
BY THE HEADMASTERS
BECAUSE OF STANDARD RULES,
LACK OF VIOLENCE AND
INVOLVEMENT BY THE GENTRY
 TOWARDS THE SECOND HALF OF
THE 19TH CENTURY CRICKET WAS
NOW\ ASSOCIATED WITH:
 FIXTURES
 COMPULSORY
PARTICIPATION
 RESOURCES
 PROFESSIONAL
COACHES
 TRAINING
 ASSISTANT
TEACHERS
 CHARACTER BUILDING QUALITIES
VALUES PROVIDED AFTER 1870:
 PHYSICAL
ENDEAVOUR
 PHYSICAL PROWESS
 MORAL INTEGRITY
 TEAMWORK
 DECISION MAKING
 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND RELIEF
FROM ACADEMIC WORK