HISTORY
Cricket is played using a ball and a wooden bat. Rounders, the predecessor to cricket, was a popular sport in 13th century in England, during the reign of King Edward I (in) The first major official match was held between Kent and Middlesex in 1719 and the first rules were framed in 1744. The Marylebone Cricket Club (Mcc) at Lords (formed in 1787), became the reference for the code of ethic employed in cricket. The MCC gave proper shape to cricket by framing rules and regulations in 1835.
Imperial Cricket Conference was formed in 1889 to regulate its development International Cricket is governed and administered worldwide by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket is Cricket Conference in 1952 later named as International Cricket Council (iCC). During the first half of the 20th century, the game spread to other Commonwealth countries played in three formats Test Match (from 1844). One Day (from 1975). Twenty20 (from 2007)
