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Cricket Invented
Cricket believed to be invented around this time by the saxons and was derived from bowls. -
First Cricket Bat Created
The cricket bat became roughly parallel with a maximum width of 4.25. They were also extremely heavy. -
Cricket Rules Invented
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Cricket Bat Size Regulation
Following the Monster Bat incident, the length of the bat may be no more than 38 in (965 mm) and the width no more than 4.25 in (108 mm). -
First International Game of Cricket Played
The first game of cricket was played between the USA and Canada. -
Rolled Cricket Pitch
Cricket pitches began been rolled in the late 1800's. This helped to provide an even surface for both teams to play on. -
Establishment of the ICC
The ICC or the International Cricket Confrence (now the International Cricket Council) was established to create a committee that would be the head of cricket. -
Cricket Televised
The first game of cricket was televised on the BBC. The match was between Australia and England at Lordes. -
Cricket under Floodlights
Cricket had always been played in daylight, however when Middlesx and Arsenal played a match they had the first match under floodights. -
Spiked Shoes
Spiked cricket shoes were invented to help cricketers have more grip and friction to the pitch and the surface. This was revolutionary for fast bowlers and batsmen alike as they were able to release more power into their game. -
Cricket Pitches Begin Covering
In the late 1960's the first pitch was covered. This helped to preserve the wicket. This would keep the moisture in the wicket, as it previously was before the rain. -
ODI Cricket
With the demand of test cricket falling, Kerry Packer found a new quicker form of cricket, One Day Internationals. This form goes for only one day and runs fro 50 over, for both teams. On the same day it also officially started day night cricket. -
Super Sopper
Created by George Withnall, a machine to help dry out the cricket field after rain. Helps reduce puddles. This has revolutionised cricket as players are now able to play more cricket as the fields have been dried and that less players are getting injured from wet fields. -
Heart Rate Monitor
Nowadays all cricket refs have a heart rate on them for coaches and trainers to analyse the strain and effort players are having. This helps to give trainers an idea of the training that players need to put in to achieve better cardio in areas. However an area that heart rate monitor doesn't account for is weather as that can affect your stamina. -
Reduction of Swing
Over the past twenty years, there has been a major reduction in the amount of swing fast bowlers get. This has been a result of the strength and cardio the current generation of bowlers are having. Also the pace of the bowlers reduce the amount of swing they get. -
Slow Motion Camera
Slow Motion camera is used to give a more in depth analysis of players as well as the review of decisions in DRS. -
Warm-Ups
Year after year we begin to see the evolution of warm-ups and cool downs of cricketing teams become more and more vigorous and technical. This is a result of the research into warm-ups to help strech key muscles in the body for cricket. -
Stump Cam
Stump cam originated in the early 1990's. This gives viewers a different view of the game. It also helped with umpires and decision making when reviewing wickets. -
Third Umpire
The third umpire was established to give the on-field umpire another view of the decision to thoroughly analyse the call from another perspective. -
Ball Spin RPM
This helps to calculate the amount of spin that spin bowlers are able to achieve when bowling. This helps spinners achieve a goal for the ball to spin and for coaches to analyse. -
Snickometer
Snickometer or Snicko is a technical tool used to help give decisions using DRS. it is a microphone that detects the sound of the ball hitting the bat at a very low wave frequency. -
Hawkeye
Hawkeye is a televised technical system aimed to give a full tracking of the ball to give decisions using the DRS. -
20/Twenty Cricket
20/Twenty cricket was first created as an even shorter form of cricket that both teams Bat and bowl for Twenty overs each. This helped to grow cricket to a wider group as it was more engaging. -
Shot Tracking
Shot tracking helps to analyse the distance and the shot played from different angles. This helps coaches analyse player shot play and decision making. -
Hotspot
The hotspot technology is used to visualise if the batsman has actually hit the ball. This is used by having heat motioned sensors to detect if the ball made contact with the bat. -
DRS
The Decision Review System (DRS) is a technical system used to review controversial decisions on field. Each team has two referrals both batting and fielding teams to review decisions that they wish. -
Umpire Cam
The umpire Cam was first used in the 2014 IPL season between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The stump cam is used in offer more in depth analysis of the game aswell as a real life view of the umpires opinion. Following this there was also Bat Cam introduced for batsmen.
