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Cricket in World War I was severely curtailed in all nations where first-class cricket was then played except India. In England, South Africa and the West Indies, first-class cricket was entirely abandoned for the whole of the war, whilst in Australia and New Zealand regular competitions were played for the 1914–15 season but first-class matches were afterwards abandoned.
The conflicts featured on this list are, in chronological order, the Napoleonic Wars, Crimean War, First Boer War, Mahdist War, Second Boer War, World War I, Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence, World War II and the South African Border War. Approximately 210 first-class cricketers are known to have served in the First World War. [1]
The International Cricket Council player rankings is a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. The current sponsor is MRF Tyres who signed a 4-year deal with the ICC that will last until 2020. [1] The ratings were developed at the suggestion of Ted Dexter in 1987. [2]
English cricket was completely disrupted by World War I and there were no first-class matches after August 1914 until May 1919. A similar situation arose in World War II with a shutdown of first-class cricket from September 1939 until the summer of 1945 when eleven matches were specially arranged; cricket returned to normal in 1946 with a full domestic programme and a Test series against India.
Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, after association football (soccer). [1] Internationally, cricket is governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has over one hundred countries and territories in membership, although only twelve currently play Test cricket. The game's rules are defined in the "Laws of ...
The years 1890 to 1914 have nostalgically become known as the "Golden Age of cricket".This category is a companion to English cricket seasons from 1890 to 1918 and is to be used to categorise the notable players who were active at the time. 1890 was the first season in which the official County Championship was held and the period concludes with the end of the First World War, though no first ...
Nigeria in World War I (1 C, 4 P) Norway in World War I (3 P) O. Ottoman Empire in World War I (14 C, 59 P) P. Papua New Guinea in World War I (1 C) Poland in World ...
The history of United States cricket begins in the 18th century. The first game was between the US and Canada and held in 1844 in front of an audience of 5,000 spectators in New York. [1] Among early Americans, cricket was as popular a bat and ball game as baseball.