Cricket Rules

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• The earliest known definite reference to cricket is to it being played in South East England in the mid-16th century[1].
• The first Test match was played between Australia and England in Melbourne in 1877, with Australia winning[2].
• The Laws of Cricket are maintained by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London, having been owned by the MCC since 1788[1][5].
• There are 42 Laws in the Laws of Cricket, always written with a capital 'L'[1].
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket, headquartered in Dubai[1][4].
• A cricket pitch is 22 yards (20.12 metres) long and 10 feet (3.04 metres) wide[2][4].
• The popping crease is 4 feet (1.22 meters) in front of the line of the stumps, defining where the batsman stands and where the bowler must release the ball[3].
• A ball hit to the boundary rope scores four runs, while a ball hit over the boundary rope from the air scores six runs[2][4].
• Lord's Cricket Ground in London is known as the 'Home of Cricket,' founded in 1814, and hosts the oldest continuous fixture, the Ashes Test[3].
• The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is the largest cricket stadium by capacity, holding over 100,000 spectators, and hosts the Boxing Day Test match[3].
• Cricket is played by two teams of eleven players each, with one team batting while the other bowls and fields[4][8].
• The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg is known as the 'Bullring' and features high altitude and small boundary size leading to high-scoring matches[3].