The_Cricket_Scene_In_Singapore

The Cricket Scene In Singapore THE CRICKET SCENE IN SINGAPORE Table of Contents Introduction 3 History of Cricket 4 Cricket – The Game 5 What is cricket' 5 Cricketing words and phrases 7 Aspects of Cricket 7 (1)Batting 8 (2)Bowling 8 (3)Wicket Keeping 9 (4)Fielding 9 Equipment 10 (1)Cricket Bat 10 (2)Cricket Ball 10 (3)Cricket Gloves 11 (4)Cricket Pads 11 (5)Wickets 12 World Cricket 13 Which schools in Singapore play cricket' 14 Primary 14 Secondary 14 Cricket Coaches in Singapore 15 Cricket Clubs in Singapore 16 The Singapore Cricket Club – One of our oldest clubs 17 Contact 17 Overview of Singapore Cricket Club 17 Cricket Grounds in Singapore 17 Conclusion 19 Bibliography & References 20 Acknowledgements 21 Introduction Cricket is a team sport that is played in many countries as well as in our city-country of Singapore. However it is not as popular as other sports such as Football. One of the main promoters of this game in our country is the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC). The SCC was founded in the year 1852. Its membership was limited to the British elite, and the native Singaporean was not exposed to the game, and neither was he interested in a game alien to him. Despite its long presence in Singapore, cricket not become popular here, unlike in certain other British colonies in Asia such as India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In early times, the game was seen as a British game. With the end of the British regime, it lost its appeal and shine, and there was cricket, singapore, game, batsman, ball, club, wicket, one, secondary, bowler, mr, out, side, primary, two, team, played, keeper, british, 65, world, wickets, runs, popularity, international, first, field, between, singapore, scc, players