Chapter 7: Geography & Culture

The missionary hoped it would curb fighting; the islanders made it a contest between villages, with war paint, chants and a dance after every wicket.

Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 'Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism' (nfsa.gov.au); Australian Screen Online · recall

Jerry Leach and Gary Kildea's film was shown on Australian television and the BBC and is still used to teach anthropology.

Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 'Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism' (nfsa.gov.au); Australian Screen Online · recall

The east-end and west-end clubs have met since the first official Cup Match in 1902; the venue alternates between their grounds.

Source: Go To Bermuda, 'Cup Match: Bermuda's biggest celebration' (gotobermuda.com); The Royal Gazette (2024) · recall

Bermudians from the two ends of the island marked Emancipation Day with picnics and a cricket match; the two days are now Emancipation Day and Mary Prince Day.

Source: Go To Bermuda, 'Cup Match: Bermuda's biggest celebration' (gotobermuda.com); The Royal Gazette (2024) · recall

Played at 5,752 metres in a crater on Kilimanjaro, it beat the 'Everest Test' of 2009 by 588 metres.

Source: Guinness World Records, 'Highest-altitude cricket match' (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

The three-sided bat copies a Samoan war club; whole villages take part in matches, with singing and dancing.

Source: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 'Samoan kilikiti (cricket)' (collections.tepapa.govt.nz) · recall

USA Cricket dates the match to 1849, when thousands of Americans played the game; Lincoln was then a congressman from Illinois.

Source: USA Cricket, Our History (usacricket.org/history); Smithsonian Magazine, 'The history of cricket in the United States' · recall

1849, 1902, 1903 and 1921.

Source: USA Cricket; Go To Bermuda; NFSA; Te Papa · recall

1834, 1902, 1947 and 2020.

Source: Go To Bermuda, 'Cup Match: Bermuda's biggest celebration' (gotobermuda.com); The Royal Gazette (2024) · recall

Team Hillary beat Team Tenzing at Gorak Shep in Nepal; it was the highest match on record until a game on Kilimanjaro in 2014.

Source: Guinness World Records, 'Highest-altitude cricket match' (guinnessworldrecords.com) · recall

Playing for MCC against London County at Crystal Palace, Arthur Conan Doyle had Grace caught behind for 110, and wrote a poem about it.

Source: The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia, 'Cricket' (arthur-conan-doyle.com); Conan Doyle Estate, 'J.M. Barrie's literary all-star cricket team' · recall

Beckett played against Northamptonshire in 1925 and 1926, scoring 35 runs in four innings; he is the only Nobel literature laureate in Wisden.

Source: Wisden obituary of Samuel Beckett, 1990 (ESPNcricinfo); Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Writers: Samuel Beckett · recall

Wodehouse saw Percy Jeeves play at Cheltenham in 1913; the cricketer was killed on the Somme in 1916.

Source: P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, 'Bring On the Girls!' (1953); Murray Hedgcock, 'Wodehouse at the Wicket' · recall

The joke name, mixing a misunderstood Arabic phrase with Barrie's own surname, poked fun at how poor the side was; Conan Doyle was its star.

Source: Conan Doyle Estate, 'J.M. Barrie's literary all-star cricket team' (conandoyleestate.com) · recall

Byron had a runner because of his foot; he claimed more runs in a letter than the scorebook gives him, and Eton won by an innings.

Source: Lord's, 'Father Time Wall: 1805, the first Eton v Harrow match takes place at Lord's' (lords.org) · recall

The Series E £10 note carried Charles Dickens on the back with an illustration of the match, based on R. W. Buss's original.

Source: Bank of England Museum (2020); The Victorian Web, 'The Cricket Match', illustration for Pickwick Papers · recall

Pinter joined the Gaieties as a player and became its captain and chairman; he said cricket had been a central feature of his life.

Source: Sports Journalists' Association, 'Harold Pinter, Len Hutton, the Ashes and Nobel Prizes'; The Guardian interview (2008) · recall

1805, 1836, 1887 and 1900.

Source: Lord's; The Victorian Web; Conan Doyle Estate; The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia · recall

1913, 1915, 1925 and 1969.

Source: P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, 'Bring On the Girls!' (1953); Murray H; Wisden obituary of Samuel Beckett, 1990 (ESPNcricinfo); Trinity College Dublin, · recall

It is chapter seven of Dickens's first novel; All-Muggleton win easily, and both sides end the day at the same dinner.

Source: Bank of England Museum (2020); The Victorian Web, 'The Cricket Match', illustration for Pickwick Papers · recall

It was nominated at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002, the third Indian film in that category, and lost to No Man's Land.

Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 'The 74th Academy Awards' (oscars.org) · recall

Graham Gouldman based the exchange on a conversation he had while in Jamaica.

Source: uDiscover Music, 'Dreadlock Holiday: how 10cc bowled out the competition' (udiscovermusic.com) · recall

West Indies won at Lord's by 326 runs; Lord Beginner's song named the young spinners Ramadhin and Valentine.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 'Victory Test Match'; Caribbean Beat, 'The triumph of calypso cricket' · recall

Egbert Moore, who sang as Lord Beginner, led the celebrations from the ground; Lord Kitchener was also there.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 'Victory Test Match'; Caribbean Beat, 'The triumph of calypso cricket' · recall

St Peter's Cricket Club draws its players from seminaries and pontifical colleges, many from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and tours to promote dialogue between faiths.

Source: Vatican News, 'Vatican cricket team touring Argentina' (2018); Catholic News Agency (2014) · recall

Kabir Khan's film tells the story of the 1983 World Cup; Deepika Padukone plays Kapil Dev's wife, Romi.

Source: Netflix, '83 (2021); The Quint, 'These actors are playing Kapil's Devils in 1983 World Cup film' · recall

The series, produced by Kennedy Miller, starred Weaving as Jardine and Gary Sweet as Bradman.

Source: National Film and Sound Archive, 'Bodyline' (1984) on Australian Screen Online (aso.gov.au) · recall

1950, 1978, 1984 and 2001.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; uDiscover Music; NFSA; the Academy · recall

2002, 2008, 2013 and 2021.

Source: The Academy; Sports Journalists' Association; Vatican News; Netflix · recall

It was 10cc's third UK number one and their last top-ten hit.

Source: uDiscover Music, 'Dreadlock Holiday: how 10cc bowled out the competition' (udiscovermusic.com) · recall

The Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club dates from 1855.

Source: Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club history · recall

Cricket had been played in the Netherlands for decades before that.

Source: KNCB (kncb.nl), history · recall

Its ground in Stockbridge is Scotland's main international venue.

Source: Cricket Scotland; Grange Cricket Club history · recall

It was their second win over South Africa at a world event in a year.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Netherlands v South Africa, Dharamsala 2023 · recall

Hundreds of new clubs and teams were formed in a few years.

Source: Deutscher Cricket Bund; BBC Sport · recall

They were drawn in the group with England and South Africa in Pakistan.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, World Cup 1996 · recall

The name comes from the white cross on the blue flag of Scotland.

Source: Cricket Scotland · recall

1996, 1999 and 2006.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, ODI records · recall

Portugal's Atlantic coast, Scotland, the Netherlands and the Ionian Sea.

Source: Atlas · recall

Local clubs still play on the Spianada, and some terms are Greek versions of English words.

Source: Hellenic Cricket Federation; Corfu cricket history · recall

The tournament was moved to Oman and the UAE.

Source: ICC, Men's T20 World Cup 2021 · recall

Missionaries brought the game in the 1800s, and the women made it their own.

Source: Pacific Community; New Caledonia cricket federation · recall

Teams wear matching bright prints.

Source: Pacific Community; New Caledonia cricket federation · recall

His full name had well over 30 letters, so scorers shortened it.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, I. L. Bula · recall

Their tours of New Zealand drew big crowds.

Source: Fiji Cricket; New Zealand Cricket Museum · recall

The players turned out barefoot in sulus.

Source: Fiji Cricket history; New Zealand Cricket Museum · recall

PNG's men have dominated the event.

Source: Pacific Games Council; Cricket PNG · recall

1895, 1979 and 2021.

Source: Pacific Games Council; ICC · recall

From about 147 degrees east to about 160 degrees west.

Source: Atlas · recall

The women's team are the Lewas.

Source: Cricket PNG · recall

Argentina's cricket was strong then, built by British railway and ranch families.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, MCC in Argentina 1911-12 · recall

He called his late inswinger 'the angler'.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Bart King profile; Haverford College · recall

The college still has its own cricket ground.

Source: Haverford College, C. C. Morris Cricket Library · recall

It opened for cricket in 2023.

Source: Major League Cricket; Grand Prairie Stadium · recall

Washington himself is said to have joined in.

Source: USA Cricket history; Mount Vernon (mountvernon.org) · recall

The town in Minas Gerais runs programmes for schools and women.

Source: Cricket Brasil · recall

The venue is at the Fairplex showground east of Los Angeles.

Source: LA28 Olympic Games venue plan · recall

1778, 1911-12, 2023 and 2024.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; USA Cricket · recall

From about 44 degrees north to about 35 degrees south.

Source: Atlas · recall

Its drop-in pitches were grown in Florida and brought north.

Source: ICC, Men's T20 World Cup 2024 · recall

He wrote it after declining to watch Lancashire play at Lord's.

Source: Poetry Foundation; Lancashire Cricket heritage · recall

Published in 1933, it was written by a Scot poking fun at the English.

Source: Macdonell, England, Their England (1933) · recall

Its narrator plays in the immigrant leagues of the city.

Source: O'Neill, Netherland (2008); Pen/Faulkner Award · recall

Karunatilaka later won the Booker Prize for a different novel.

Source: Commonwealth Foundation; Booker Prize Foundation · recall

Raffles played for the Gentlemen of England between his burglaries.

Source: Hornung, The Amateur Cracksman (1899) · recall

Doyle, himself a keen cricketer, is said to have disliked the idea of a hero who was a thief.

Source: Arthur Conan Doyle Estate; Hornung biography · recall

The book won the Hawthornden Prize in 1929.

Source: Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man (1928) · recall

1897, 1899, 1928, 1933 and 2008.

Source: Publishers' records · recall

2010, 2012 and 2022.

Source: Commonwealth Foundation; Booker Prize Foundation · recall

Henry Newbolt's poem repeats the line 'Play up! play up! and play the game!'

Source: Newbolt, Admirals All (1897) · recall

He wanted a game to keep cricketers fit in the winter.

Source: Australian Football League history; ESPNcricinfo, Tom Wills · recall

The cricket club wanted more members and income in the winter.

Source: Derby County FC history · recall

The Wednesday Cricket Club dates from 1820; its football section began in 1867.

Source: Sheffield Wednesday FC history · recall

It was at Hamilton Crescent, the ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club.

Source: Scottish Football Association history · recall

It belongs to the Edinburgh Academical club.

Source: Scottish Rugby history · recall

The cricket ground's owners saw the crowds football could bring.

Source: Sheffield United FC history · recall

They were allowed extra players because they were new to the game.

Source: Society for American Baseball Research, the 1874 tour · recall

1820, 1859, 1871, 1872, 1874 and 1884.

Source: Club and governing body histories · recall

1867, 1884 and 1889.

Source: Club histories · recall

Its first rules were drawn up at the Parade Hotel next to the MCG in 1859.

Source: Australian Football League history · recall

It is one of the oldest paintings of the game.

Source: MCC Museum collection (lords.org) · recall

Only Mother Teresa had been on an Indian stamp while still alive.

Source: India Post, Sachin Tendulkar stamp (2013) · recall

Bradman was born in Cootamundra in August 1908.

Source: Royal Australian Mint · recall

It joined the Parade of Champions outside the ground.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

It marked his years as Barbados's greatest sportsman.

Source: Barbados Cricket Association; Government of Barbados · recall

Since 2010 it has been the International Cricket Hall of Fame, honouring players from every country.

Source: Bradman Foundation (bradman.com.au) · recall

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy stadium is at Tarouba in the south of the island.

Source: Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board · recall

The 1740s, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2011 and 2013.

Source: MCC; Australia Post; Royal Australian Mint; India Post · recall

1908, 1936, 1969 and 1973.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, player profiles · recall

He was 88 at the time.

Source: Australia Post, Australian Legends stamps · recall

The tournament was in southern Africa that year.

Source: ICC, World Cup 2003; Cricket Namibia · recall

It will be the second World Cup in southern Africa.

Source: ICC, Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 · recall

A stadium was built for it in Tangier; Sri Lanka won.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Morocco Cup 2002 · recall

They were the first West African side at an ICC World Cup.

Source: ICC, Under-19 World Cup 2020; Nigeria Cricket Federation · recall

New Zealand won it, their first global title.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, ICC KnockOut 2000 · recall

The crested crane is on Uganda's flag.

Source: Uganda Cricket Association · recall

Kenya played its home games in Nairobi.

Source: ICC, World Cup 2003 · recall

2000, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2020 and 2024.

Source: ICC; ESPNcricinfo · recall

From about 32 degrees north to about 22 degrees south.

Source: Atlas · recall

The Gahanga stadium opened in 2017; its curved roofs follow a ball's path off the pitch.

Source: Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation · recall