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Discovering Cricket: From the “Timeless Test” to T20
Learn more about the history and rules of the sport of cricket.
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Images

2019 Cricket World Cup
Jonny Bairstow of England batting during a semifinal match against Australia at the...
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cricket field
Location of wickets and principal fielding positions on a cricket field.
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W.G. Grace
W.G. Grace (right), batting in an 1890s cricket match.
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J.P. Morgan Media Centre, Lord's Cricket Ground
The futuristic J.P. Morgan Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
Paddy Briggs
D.M. Jones
D.M. Jones, batsman for Australia's team in a cricket Test match, placing the ball...
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Shane Warne
Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, seen here bowling in 1993, was one...
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Sunil Gavaskar
Considered one of the best opening batters of all time, Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar...
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2015 Cricket World Cup
Grant Elliott of New Zealand batting during the ICC Cricket World Cup Match between...
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Viv Richards
A prolific right-handed batter, West Indies cricketer Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards,...
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Ashes urn
The eponymous trophy for the Ashes Test series; an urn containing the ashes of a...
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Don Bradman
Australian batter Don Bradman, considered one of the greatest in the history of cricket,...
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cricket bat and ball
Cricket bat and ball.
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Interactives

Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
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