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The Original Laws of Cricket
Series: Original Rules
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This book is ideal for cricket enthusiasts, sports historians, and readers interested in the historical development of sports regulations.
Of all the rules governing sport, the laws of cricket are among the oldest. Those of 1744 survive uniquely on a piece of linen at the MCC Museum of Cricket, drawn up when gambling on cricket matches was rife. The story of the evolution of these laws and how they affected the game is a fascinating and seldom told chapter in the history of cricket.
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Of all the rules governing sport, the laws of cricket are among the oldest. The first written rules of 1744 survive uniquely on the border of a piece of linen at the MCC Museum of Cricket. They were drawn up by certain 'Noblemen and Gentlemen' at a time when gambling on cricket matches was rife. The 'laws' were codified to ensure a fair outcome when so much was riding on the game.
The story of the evolution of these laws and how they affected the game is a fascinating and seldom told chapter in the history of cricket. Following on from the success of The Rules of Association Football 1863 and The Original Rules of Rugby, this book reproduces the complete text of the original laws and is illustrated with images from the unique manuscript held at the MCC as well as images of the game from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
It also includes what is thought to be the first known image of cricket dating from a fourteenth-century manuscript now in the Bodleian Library.
Series: Original Rules
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ISBN: 9781851243129
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 May 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bodleian Library
Illustration: 29 Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Foreword by Mike Atherton
- Introduction by Michael Rundell
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 100.0mm
Height: 148.0mm
Weight: 100g
Pages: 64
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About the Author
Michael Rundell is a noted expert on the history of cricket and is the author of The Oxford Dictionary of Cricket (London, 1995) and The Wisden Dictionary of Cricket (London, 2007).
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