About This Quiz
It is believed cricket dates back centuries, at the very least. Some historians have placed its arrival in England around the time of the Norman invasion, which would suggest it existed before 1066 AD. Cricket as we think of it was first recorded in 1598 as a game played by children, but within twenty years it was a sport played by adults, and recognizable by today's fans as the game they know and love. The obvious utility of cricket as a medium for gambling meant that the wealthy English aristocracy quickly became enamored of the sport, founding and funding cricket clubs with the aim of competing with each other and wagering on the matches. 1744 saw the official codification of rules, and soon those rules would include most of the details of the modern game, By 1800, bowlers were bowling overhand, and cricket bats looked like proper cricket bats as we know them.
With the spread of the British Empire, so too did cricket spread. Today, cricket is massively popular in almost every former colony except for America, as well as some of those former colonies' neighboring states. The best players in the world are a mosaic of nationalities, ethnic groups and religions, but they all share certain qualities because the rules of cricket are universal, and tend to mean positions will draw players with specific makeups, builds and talents. We think we can guess what position you played by dissecting those ancillary factors. "Test" our knowledge of the game and take this quiz!
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