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|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, <u>Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present</u> [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> | |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, <u>Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present</u> [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>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, <u>Cricket: A Social History 1700-1835</u> [David and Charles, 1972], page 17.</p> | <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, <u>Cricket: A Social History 1700-1835</u> [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 assessed 1/31/07]. The rules were written by a Committee under the patronage of "the cricket-mad Prince of Wales," Frederickm, son of George II.</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 assessed 1/31/07]. The rules were written by a Committee under the patronage of "the cricket-mad Prince of Wales," Frederickm, son of George II.</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 assessed 1/31/07]. The rules were written by a Committee under the patronage of "the cricket-mad Prince of Wales," Frederickm, son of George II. |
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