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    Interesting Facts About Cricket and Its History

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    The document provides some interesting facts about the history of cricket including that most cricket rules have changed over time except for the length of the pitch, that the first century in Test cricket was scored by Charlie Bannerman for Australia in 1877, and that the term "The Ashes" originated from an obituary published after a match between England and Australia in 1822 referring to the death of English cricket.

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    The document provides some interesting facts about the history of cricket including that most cricket rules have changed over time except for the length of the pitch, that the first century in Test cricket was scored by Charlie Bannerman for Australia in 1877, and that the term "The Ashes" originated from an obituary published after a match between England and Australia in 1822 referring to the death of English cricket.

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    The document provides some interesting facts about the history of cricket including that most cricket rules have changed over time except for the length of the pitch, that the first century in Test cricket was scored by Charlie Bannerman for Australia in 1877, and that the term "The Ashes" originated from an obituary published after a match between England and Australia in 1822 referring to the death of English cricket.

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    interesting facts about Cricket and its History

    Throughout history most of the cricket rules suffered modifications. The only rule that did not change over time is the length of the pitch Charlie Bannerman from Australia scored the first century in Test cricket in 1877 Test matches between England and Australia are known as The Ashes because of an obituary published in the Sporting Times in 1822: "In affectionate remembrance of English cricket. The body will be cremated, and the Ashes taken to Australia." The first ever international match took place in 1844, in New York between the United States and Canada. It was won by Canada. When Australia toured England for the first time in 1868, each player wore a different colored cap, in order for the public to identify them. The first test match was one between Australia and England. The test match took place in Melbourne between 15 19 March 1877.

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