Answer:
The
social and economic history of England in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries shaped the game and gave cricket its unique nature. With the changing
times, cricket has changed, but fundamentally remained true to
its origins in rural England.
(i) Cricket's most important tools are all made of
natural, pre-industrial materials.
The bat is made of wood and also the stamps and bails. The
ball is made with leather, twine and cork. Even today both bat and ball are handmade,
not industrially manufactured.
(ii) The material of the bat changed slightly now. Before
it was made out of a single piece of wood. Now it consists of two pieces, the
blade which is made out of the wood of the willow tree and the handle is made
out of cane. Unlike golf and tennis, cricket has refused to remake its tools
with industrial or man-made materials.
(iii) But in the matter of protective equipment cricket
has been influenced by technological advancement. The invention of vulcanised
rubber led to the introduction of pads and gloves. Later helmets were made out
of metal and synthetic lightweight materials.
(iv) The modern game of cricket is unimaginable without these
equipments. In this way the game of cricket has changed with the changes or
advancement in society and also remained true to rural origin.
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