About Cricket

Cricket grew out of the many stick-and ball games played in England 500 years ago.The word bat is an old english word that simply means stick or club.By the 17th century,cricket had evolved enough to be recognisable as a distinct game.Till the middle of the 18th century,bat were roughly the same shape as Hockey sticks.

There was a simply reason for this:the ball was bowled Underarm,along the ground and the curve at the end of the Bat gave the batsman the best chance of making contact.