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Cricket was established in Australia in the mid-19th century. In 1876 to 1877, Australia competed against England in the first-ever Test match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. To date, Australia holds the Cricket World Cup championship title.

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What are some characteristics of a cricket?

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Crickets are usually able to jump very well and make loud chirping sounds. They have auditory organs on their legs, and many types are nocturnal.

What is the hobby of ricky ponting?

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Yes, He does play for Tasmania in Australia :)

What are the dimensions of a cricket pitch?

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The full length of a cricket pitch, that is from one set of stumps to another, is 20.12 meters, or 22 yards. However, most pitches have an additional metre or so of additional turf wicket preceding the bowling crease (a minimum distance of 122 cm), which increases the total length to somewhere close to 22.5 metres.

The full breadth of a cricket pitch is 305 centimetres, or 3 yards 12 inches, however the popping crease extends further from the turf part of the wicket by an additional two feet, or 0.61 metres.

For a full diagram, see the related links section.

Cricket How many runs score to avoid the follow on.?

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You must get within 558 runs of the other teams first innings score to avoid the follow on only 5day test

Where are the Ashes being held in 2009?

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The first cricket Test match, between Australia and England, March 15-19, 1877, took place on Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Australia, the home of 102 Test matches since. Australia won the match by 45 runs.

The match was notable for English-born Australian Charles Bannerman scoring 165 of the Australians' 245 runs in the first innings of the game, which, as of 2010, remains the highest percentage of runs (67.35%) scored by a single person in a single Test innings.

How much money has Shane warne earned?

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shane warnes net worth

Who won the last ashes?

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England won the second test of Ashes 2010 by an innings and 71 runs.

How long did Steve Waugh captain Australia for?

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After Mark Taylor (1989-99) Steve Waugh became a Captain of ODIs in 1998-99 but and winning the World Cup 99 then in 2002-03 he retires from ODIs.

In the test Matches,He became a captain in 1999-00 till 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

When were the first women cricket test match was played between England and Australia?

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First Women's Cricket World Cup was held in 1973 in England; two years before the first Men's Cricket World Cup.

Who won the Alan Border medal?

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It was tied for the first time ever between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke

Is any cricket player nicknamed 'Hollywood'?

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Shane Warne- for his uncanny ability to become star of the match

What is the name of the Bolivian Cricket team?

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The Bolivia cricket team is named the Bolivia National Cricket team. Bolivia is a country that is located in South America.

What sport is played at the mcg in summer?

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The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne. Ciricket is played during the summer and Australian Rules Football during the winter

What are the names of the players Australian cricket team?

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* Players: Craig Anderson; Thomas Brice; Adrian Burnside; Trent Durrington; Gavin Fingleson; Paul Gonzalez; Justin Huber; Nick Kimpton; Brendan Kingman; Craig Lewis; Graeme Lloyd; David Nilsson; Trent Oeltjen; Wayne Ough; Chris Oxspring; Brett Roneberg; Ryan Rowland Smith; John Stephens; Phil Stockman; Brett Tamburrino; Richard Thompson; Rodney van Buizen; Glenn Williams; Jeff Williams. * Manager: Jon Deeble * Coaches: Tony Harris, Paul Elliott, Philip Dale

What did Sir Donald bradman do with his life after he retired from cricket?

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Donald Bradman played cricket, he would also hit a golf ball with a cricket stumo against a water tank.

Who is the captain of the Australian cricket team 2012?

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Michael Clarke for Tests and ODI's and George Bailey for T20's

How long does a cricket test match take?

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It depends on the variant of cricket being played.

A Twenty20 match, intended to be fast-paced, generally plays over the course of three to four hours.

A One Day International match, having more overs, will play out over a longer period of the day (some ODI matches have run for over 8 hours, and rain can delay play into a second day).

First-class cricket typically sets a maximum length of time the game can be played. Most first-class games run for no more than four days; Test cricket usually runs for no more than five days.

What is the lowest winning score in odis?

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101-9 by Australia against West Indies in 1992.

When was cricket originated?

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It was started a few centuries ago in england

When was Western Australian Cricket Association created?

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Western Australian Cricket Association was created in 1885.

How many wickets did Shane warne get in his first test match?

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India his bowling figures were 1/150 India his bowling figures were 1/150 India his bowling figures were 1/150

Has there been 8 balls to an over in cricket ever?

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Assuming that test matches went for the same time (not necessarily starting at 10:30 or 11:00 and going to 5:30 or 6:00, but lasting for seven hours), in an uninterrupted days play, we can calculate how many eight ball overs were bowled in a day.

This question will give varying answers. Teams either move faster or slower through their overs depending on whether they bowl spin bowlers or pace bowlers, and how many wides or no balls are bowled. For the calculation, lets assume they bowled the equivalent of 90 six ball overs, thirty per session.

90 six ball overs means a total of 540 balls bowled throughout the day. If they bowled in eight ball overs, then the number of overs would be 540/8, which is 67.4 overs, halfway through the 68th over.