Real International Cricket

Roy Morgan

Description

Real International Cricket charts cricket's global evolution across the last 175 years. Author Roy Morgan selects 100 different scorecards from matches involving non-Test-playing nations, played between 1840 and the modern day. From early adopters Canada and USA, to top associates Ireland and Afghanistan; from countries where cricket's the national sport, such as Papua New Guinea, to outposts like Saint Helena and New Caledonia, or Hungary and Romania, where cricket is in its infancy. Each scorecard is accompanied by a match report, setting each match in an historical context. Tracing changes in the atmosphere, the size of the crowds, the style of hospitality, methods of transport, the roles of expats and local players, how the standards have risen or fallen over time, and the increasing importance of women's internationals. From the early years, through the Golden Age, the decline prior to, and revival after the Second World War, to the present-day struggle to maintain multi-innings cricket against the excitement of one-day internationals and Twenty20. This is a tribute to the game's pioneers, enthusiasts and eccentrics and shows how cricket has developed as a global sport.

Sujets

• Críquet
• Cricket

Informations

• Publié par: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Date de parution: 16 juin 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785312366
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

First published by Pitch Publishing, 2016
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Roy Morgan, 2016
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Scorecards as snapshots in history
The early years to 1890
The Golden Age 1890-1914
Consolidation versus decline 1915-1939
The shoots of recovery 1941-1959
Touring attractions 1960-1979
Globalisation 1980-1999
The struggle for multi-innings cricket
One-day wonders
The short game
Retrospect and prospect
Appendix
Sources
Index of matches
Photographs
Acknowledgements
My thanks to the following for variously providing valuable information, answering difficult questions and finding photographs and giving permission for their use: Dave Allen, Kathleen Burns, Barry Chambers, Abhishek Chauhan, John Elder, Ben Fox, Simone Gambino, David George, Tommy Graham, Martin Gray, Bianca Igas, J rgen J rgen, Barry Keane, Neil Leitch, Ingleton Liburd, Mazelan bin Anuar, Darren Matthews, Liam McCumiskey, Andrew Minogue, Ole Mortensen, Rangam Mitra, John Mountford, Ole Roland and Sevil Oktem.
Abbreviations
ACC
Asian Cricket Council
FMS
Federated Malay States
ICC
International Cricket Council
MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
PNG
Papua New Guinea
SACBOC
South African Cricket Board of Control
SS
Straits Settlements
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States of America
The following are used in the scorecards: R
R
Runs
B
Balls received
b
Byes
fow
Fall of wickets
lb
Leg byes
M
Maiden overs (in bowling analysis)
Minutes batted (in batting analysis)
nb
No-balls
O
Overs
W
Wickets (in bowling analysis)
w
Wides
4s
Number of fours
6s
Number of sixes
*
Captain (in team list)
Not out (in close-of-play scores)

Wicketkeeper
Statistics
Statistical information is correct to 31 December 2015 which was also the cutoff date for selecting the scorecards. Selection was made from a database of full or partial scorecards for 9,523 men s matches and 1,016 women s matches involving countries which either are or have been Associate or Affiliate members of the ICC or have not yet applied for membership. I would be pleased to know of any errors or omissions in the scorecards used.
1
Scorecards as snapshots in history
BOOKS BASED on a selection of 100 items have become so commonplace over the last decade that it is questionable whether another one can have any value. However, there may be some merit when the selection is used to illustrate history through a series of important events which may not, otherwise, be well-known. While selecting a series of cricket scorecards of Test matches is unlikely to add much to previously published material, the same is not true for matches played by lesser-known countries.
The history and achievements in the cricket world of countries like Denmark, Malaysia and Fiji are rarely publicised. Today, these countries, which total well over 120, fall into three groups: those where cricket is firmly established and which are Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC); those where cricket is played in accordance with its Laws and which are Affiliate Members of the ICC; and those where cricket is played, but which are not members of the ICC. Scorecards of international matches involving these countries can tell us much about the development of cricket as a global sport.
One hundred scorecards have been chosen ranging in date from 1840 to 2015. They are arranged chronologically up to 2000, so that each scorecard, effectively, becomes a snapshot on a timeline. This approach supports a historical interpretation of how the number of countries playing international cricket has increased, which countries were important centres of cricket outside of the Test-playing community at which time and which went in and out of being accorded first-class status. The chapters cover the sequence of the Early Years, up to 1890; the Golden Age, from 1890 to 1914; the period between the two world wars, marked by consolidation in some countries and decline in others; the Shoots of Recovery, from the end of the Second World War to 1960; the 1960s and 1970s, when countries in east Africa and south-east Asia suddenly became attractive places for cricket tours by teams from the Full Member countries; and the 1980s and 1990s, when countries began to play each other across the world, instead of being restricted to matches against their near neighbours or in regional competitions.
For the period beyond 2000, the chapters are organised thematically to reflect the different formats in which the game is now played. With the dominance of one-day and T20 internationals, there are fewer multi-innings matches. One chapter is concerned with the struggle to maintain multi-innings cricket and the role of the ICC Intercontinental Cup in keeping the first-class game alive among the leading Associates and Affiliates. Another chapter covers the wonders of one-day internationals, ranging from instances where Associates and Affiliates outplay a Full Member country to cases of outstanding individual achievements. A third chapter on the Short Game presents scorecards of the most important T20 encounters. Between them, these three chapters encompass the period when cricket truly went global, with the largest-ever number of countries involved in international cricket and the largest-ever programme of women s internationals.
The scorecards are selected for a number of reasons. Some reflect the enthusiasm of the players and the hardships, particularly in the early years, that they were prepared to endure in terms of time, difficulties of travel and costs in order to play cricket. Some illustrate the work of pioneers in establishing the facilities required to support cricket. The roles of charismatic individuals like William Leach in Argentina, George Barber in Canada, John Udal in Fiji, Charles Lawrence in both Ireland and Scotland, and the Comte Jean d Oultremont in Belgium were vital in providing the foundation on which others could build. Similar roles have been played more recently by Simone Gambino in Italy, Hossain Ali Saliman in Iran, James Kodor in Romania and Andy Grieve in Hungary.
Unfortunately, it has not been possible to reflect the efforts of all of these people in the scorecard selection. To do so would either have taken the number of scorecards beyond a hundred or reduced the importance of other criteria on which selection was based. These include matches which represent critical points in a country s cricket history, those that feature outstanding team or individual performances, particularly where several occur in the same match, and those distinguished by unusual events. Some scorecards are chosen to illustrate how the atmosphere at cricket matches, particularly for the spectator, has changed over time and differed from one part of the world to another.
By adopting a chronological approach, the scorecards show how cricket has evolved from a sport for amateurs who had their own professional careers as businessmen, doctors, solicitors or teachers, or who were so wealthy that they did not need another career, to one that encompasses, first, the middle-classes and eventually, anyone who was eager to play. The role of the military has declined from one where players represented those countries where they were garrisoned to virtually no presence at all today. The scorecards also document the change from cricket s early reliance in many countries on expatriates from Britain and Australia to today s dependence on players from the Indian subcontinent and, to a lesser extent, the Caribbean.
The greatest change over time has been in who is allowed to represent any given country. Until the 1970s, virtually anyone who was resident in the country at the time a match was played was generally eligible for selection. The result was great variability. Countries like Argentina relied largely on expatriates, whereas those like Malaya witnessed an increasing representation of players from the local population. Those like Denmark, The Netherlands and Bermuda had teams comprised almost entirely of nationals.
Since 1979, the ICC has set down criteria that players must satisfy in order to represent their country. The details of these have changed over time, but broadly, players must either be citizens or fulfil a residential qualification and contribute to the development of cricket in the country concerned. Italy, Greece and Samoa have all had players declared ineligible and been forced to field weakened sides in international tournaments. Although the intention is to encourage the spread of cricket from expatriates to the local population, its effect has been highly varied. Scorecards since the 1990s include many players who are not born in the country they represent, but are eligible for citizenship because one of either their parents or grandparents was. This has enabled countries like Croatia, Italy, The Netherlands and Ireland to find players of good standard born in Australia, South Africa or New Zealand to raise the quality of their national sides. In fairness, many of these players have participated in the domestic competitions in their new co