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|Text=<p>While the length of the cricket pitch [distance between wickets] was formally set at 22 yards in the 1744 rules, that distance is already "thought to have been 22 yards in the 1680's." [John Thorn points out that 22 yards is one-tenth of a furlong (and is also one-eightieth of a mile), and that a 22-yard chain was commonly used as a standard starting in the 1600's; in fact, the "chain" became itself a word for this distance in 1661; email of 2/1/2008.]</p> | |Text=<p>While the length of the cricket pitch [distance between wickets] was formally set at 22 yards in the 1744 rules, that distance is already "thought to have been 22 yards in the 1680's." [John Thorn points out that 22 yards is one-tenth of a furlong (and is also one-eightieth of a mile), and that a 22-yard chain was commonly used as a standard starting in the 1600's; in fact, the "chain" became itself a word for this distance in 1661; email of 2/1/2008.]</p> | ||
<p>Scholefield, Peter, <u>Cricket Laws and Terms</u> [Axiom Publishing, Kent Town Australia, 1990], page 16. <b>Note:</b> Scholefield does not provide a citation for this claim; keep an eye out!</p> | <p>Scholefield, Peter, <u>Cricket Laws and Terms</u> [Axiom Publishing, Kent Town Australia, 1990], page 16. <b>Note:</b> Scholefield does not provide a citation for this claim; keep an eye out!</p> | ||
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| Text | While the length of the cricket pitch [distance between wickets] was formally set at 22 yards in the 1744 rules, that distance is already "thought to have been 22 yards in the 1680's." [John Thorn points out that 22 yards is one-tenth of a furlong (and is also one-eightieth of a mile), and that a 22-yard chain was commonly used as a standard starting in the 1600's; in fact, the "chain" became itself a word for this distance in 1661; email of 2/1/2008.] Scholefield, Peter, Cricket Laws and Terms [Axiom Publishing, Kent Town Australia, 1990], page 16. Note: Scholefield does not provide a citation for this claim; keep an eye out! |
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1680s. Cricket Pitch Thought to be Established at 22 Yards"
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