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Cricket

Cricket, known as the gentlemen's game, is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings. In professional cricket the length of a game ranges from 20 overs of six bowling deliveries per side to Test cricket played over five days. The Laws of Cricket are maintained by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) with additional Standard Playing Conditions for Test matches and One Day Internationals.

Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's governing body, has ten full members. The game is played particularly in Australasia, the Indian subcontinent, the West Indies, Southern Africa and England. The objective of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.

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John Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was one of the Philadelphian cricketers that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I.

King was a skilled batsman, but proved his worth as a bowler, successfully competing against the best cricketers from England and Australia. During his career, he set numerous records in North America and was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He led the first-class bowling averages in England in 1908. Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time, and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son.

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The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The series have varied in length, consisting of between one and six Test matches, but since 1998 have been consistently five matches. It is one of sport's most celebrated rivalries and dates back to 1882. It is generally played biennially, alternating between the United Kingdom and Australia. Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket. It stated that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." The Honourable Ivo Bligh adopted the term and, as captain of the English party that travelled to Australia the following winter, promised to bring the "Ashes" home.

Ashes series

Series	Years	Host	First match	Tests	Aus	Eng	Drawn	Result	Holder
1	1882–83	Australia	01882-12-30 30 December 1882	3	1	2	0	England	England
2	1884	England	01884-07-11 11 July 1884	3	0	1	2	England	England
34	1948	England	01948-06-10 10 June 1948	5	4	0	1	Australia	Australia
35	1950–51	Australia	01950-12-01 1 December 1950	5	4	1	0	Australia	Australia
65	2009	England	02009-07-08 8 July 2009	5	1	2	2	England	England
66	2010–11	Australia	02010-11-25 25 November 2010	5	1	3	1	England	England

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On this day in cricket

Australia

1959 - Fast bowler and TV personality Mike Whitney is born at Surry Hills.

England

1931 - Brian Close is born in Rawdon, West Yorkshire, where Hedley Verity learned his cricket. Close is the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England.

South Africa

2008 - Mark Boucher takes the world record for most dismissals (416) by a wicket-keeper, from Adam Gilchrist.

West Indies

1945 - Everton Weekes makes his first-class debut for Barbados, against Trinidad, aged 19 years and 364 days. He scores 0 and eight.

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The captains of the sixteen countries of the 2007 Cricket World Cup assemble together.
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ICC Rankings

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.

Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	England	41	4,830	118
2	South Africa	28	3,277	117
3	India	46	5,111	111
4	Australia	42	4,655	111
5	Pakistan	35	3,781	108
6	Sri Lanka	35	3,426	98
7	West Indies	30	2,654	88
8	New Zealand	24	1,998	83
9	Bangladesh	18	135	8
Reference: ICC Rankings, 06 February 2012

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One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side.

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	38	4,913	129
2	India	50	5,821	116
3	South Africa	27	3,137	116
4	Sri Lanka	43	4,847	113
5	England	39	4,333	111
6	Pakistan	41	4,250	104
7	New Zealand	28	2,466	88
8	West Indies	27	2,146	79
9	Bangladesh	32	1,995	62
10	Zimbabwe	33	1,511	46
11	Ireland	14	504	36
12	Netherlands	9	137	15
13	Kenya	9	74	8
Reference: ICC Rankings, 14 February 2012