History of Cricket

              Cricket goes back as far as the 1300s and it was known as “creag.” The modern cricket played today was played in the late 1500s in England. It became popular in England and it was the national sport of the country. The first official set of rules for cricket know as the “Laws of Cricket” was developed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The club still exist today and they ensure the laws are being followed.. When cricket first began, the bat was not straight. The bat was bent like a hockey stick and then later changed. They change the form of the bat because the bowlers started putting curve on the ball and by making the straight bat they will be able to hit the ball.

Australia, India, North America, South Africa, New Zealand and the Caribbean were among the first to participate in the sport. Cricket began to spread throughout the Commonwealth in the 1800s and the first international cricket match occurred in 1844 between the United States and Canada. The match between teams in cricket are known to be Test matches. They consists of a series of cricket matches over 5 days. At the end of the 5 days if there is no winner then the test match is a draw.

        Not all countries are eligible for Test matches. Currently the only countries with Test status are Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe's Test status is currently suspended because its team became uncompetitive.
Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, behind soccer and its played in more than 100 countries worldwide.

History of Golf

            Golf was established in Great Britain by the 17th century. In the 1800s the feather filled ball was replaced for the modern ball used today. In 1860 the first golf tournament was open and was called the  British Open. The first golf club in North America, was the  Canada’s Royal Montreal Club that was founded in 1873. The United States Golf Association (USGA) was founded in 1894 and from then on was the governing body of the sport. Another association that was established in 1916 was named The Professional Golf Association (PGA) that made all the decision about tournament at a professional level.

  The Professional Golf Association decided to create a tournament were professional and amateurs were allowed to play. The reason for this is to give the amateur a full out experience of how it is in a professional level. It was an Open tournament were anyone could compete in the event. Some examples of a Open tournament are the US Open and the British Open. In the 1920s the sport started to impress many people and from then on it started to gain its popularity.

                                                     If you want to know more about the History of Golf click links below:

http://www.tourcanada.com/golfhist.htm
http://www.essortment.com/all/golfhistorygo_rmof.htm
http://ezinearticles.com/?Origin-of-Golf&id=1494021
http://golf.about.com/od/historyofgolf/Golf_History.htm

History of Tennis

         Tennis is one of the oldest competitive sports. Tennis originated  in the late 19th Century in the United Kingdom. Rules of the game were confirmed by the year 1890 and hasn’t change much. The sport rapidly gained popularity because it was really simple, just needed a rackets and a ball, even older people were playing the game. The first players recorded in a tennis match were Augurio Perea and Harry Gem in the mid-19th century. The two players created the first tournament in Shrubland Hall and then found the Worlds First Tennis Club in 1872.

         The four main tournaments in Tennis are the Australian Open, the French Open, the Wimbledon and the US Open and are known as Grand Slam tournaments. The US Open is now called US National Men’s Singles Champion took place in Newport, Rhode Island. The first Wimbledon championships were played in London and started spreading around the world from there on. The United States Tennis Association was established on May 21, 1881 and had strong foundation for tennis to become a popular sport.

           Like other sports tennis also has had great players. Rod Laver is considered the best male tennis player of all time. Laver won all four grand slams in a single year twice and was undefeated for quite some time. Another great tennis player that is still playing today is Roger Federer ranked number several times. The other player is Rafael Nadal that has taken Federer spot once in 2008 and is making Roger Feferer life miserable because Rafael wants to be number one and be the greatest player in the World.


If you want to know more about the History of tennis click the links below:
http://tennis.about.com/od/history/a/earlyhistory.htm
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-tennis.htm
http://www.e-tennis.org/infohistoryoftennis.html