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    games, both women were in their own world, gossiping mainly on household matters, price rise etc. After 30 min, Hemant asks, when we will watch the cricket match, I looked into my wife’s eyes, she knew what was expected of me, and rolled her eyes, indicating me to take Hemant to another room and give him a brief explanation. As we went into another room, my wife took, Hemant’s wife, in the kitchen, to discuss a new recipe, a kind of diversion we planned before they came. In the room I, disclosed

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    What lies ahead for cricket across the Irish Sea? By Sandipan Banerjee Ireland may be one of the two newest Test playing nations the cricketing world right now but the sport has a deep-rooted association with the island across the Irish Sea. The first ever formal cricket match was played in this country back in 1792, when the Military of Ireland and the Gentlemen of Ireland took each other at the Phoenix Park in Dublin –– a match, considered to be one of the oldest by the cricket historians. By the

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    activities done for diversion, amusement, pleasure or success. The game of cricket has a long history. Research showed that “creag” was the name of a game played in the year 1300 in England. This game was played with a crooked stick. A cricketer bat was originally in a curved shape. No school has ever come up with any other explanation that “creag’’ was cricket but essentially it is an English game. A few scholars argue that cricket dates from a game known as ‘Creag’ referred to in early medieval literature

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    Corruption in cricket Under the guidance of Prepared by: Prof. Pooja Mehra Sumit Prakash Enrollment No A6018214054

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    ------------------------------------------------- Topic: Spot fixing in cricket matches. 1. Introduction Spot fixing in sports is the practice of fixing a specific segment within a match. It usually involves a player agreeing, prior to the game that he will perform in a particular way. In cricket this might involve a batsman agreeing to only get a certain number of runs, or a bowler bowling a consecutive number of wide balls in a particular over, etc. Spot fixing stands in contrast to match fixing

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    House Cricket Experiment Introduction The topic of house cricket aggression in response to residency has been previously studied. (Alexander 1961) split this aggression behavior into five levels: 1) no aggression, dominance, or retreat; 2) no aggression with a retreat by one cricket; 3) mild one-sided aggression with mild repercussion; 4) moderate to intense aggression from both crickets; or 5) sustained combat. Interestingly, in Polistes wasps (Pardi 1948a), Sphecius wasps (Mr Norman Lin, personal

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    nothing better than the sound a cricket ball makes when it hits the wickets, or the feeling of a cricket ball in your hands. Cricket has changed and impacted my life for the better, and has created memories that I would never trade for. Playing cricket at a young age caused it to be a huge part of my life. Playing and watching cricket was my first love. I grew up watching cricket legends such as Sachin Tendulkar and Shoaib Akhtar battle against each other. Cricket has taught me many things about

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    machine that comes complete with a cricket theme. This five reel video slot has 243 ways to win too, so you can rack up the runs in the big leagues with some of crickets greats. If that wasn’t enough, there are plenty of bonus features to be found here as well, including the stacked wilds, wild wickets, and rolling reels. With all of this and more you’re going to knocking them for six with almost every spin. Grab your ball and prepare to bowl them over, as Cricket Star hits for the boundaries. Theme

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    Cricket in Australia The game of cricket has evolved since it started in 1892 and we have seen many improvements over the years. Since 1945 the batters, bowlers and the protection and padding have all changed. These changes are due to a number of contributing factors, some of which have had a positive effect and some of which may be considered unfavourable. The game of cricket has seen some major changes since it was first played in March 1982, and it is still developing today. The highest batting

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    17 Test matches in the Rainbow Nation, is a clear reflection of their struggle on those wickets, where there has been a plenty of pace, bounce and sideways movement for the fast bowlers, both in the air and off the pitch. In fact, in international cricket, for any team, winning a Test series in South Africa is regarded as one of the toughest challenges and no team barring England and Australia have achieved this glory so far. Hence, prior to such a high-profile assignment, your preparations have to

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