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– On 30th November, 1907, Abe Bailey, the President of South African Cricket Association, writes a letter to the Marylebone Cricket Club's [MCC, England] secretary, Francis Lacey. In his letter, Bailey suggests the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board'. The board's function would be to formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern international matches involving its initial three members: Australia, England and South Africa. He also wishes to promote aTriangular Test series World Championship of Cricket between the three countries in England in 1909. Though what was classified as a Test match had taken place on their own soil as far back as 1889, South Africa's 1907 tour to England was the first such visit to include official Test matches. South Africa had first played Tests against Australia in 1902/03.
The idea finds favour in England, but is rejected by Australia. This is probably on financial grounds - Australia had agreed to tour England in 1909 and were not keen on sharing the tour with South Africa. Bailey is not deterred and continues to lobby both MCC and Australia.
– On 15th June, 1909, representatives of all three countries meet at Lord's under the chairmanship of the President of MCC, the Earl of Chesterfield, and agree to stage a tournament. A month later, under Lord Harris' chairmanship, a second meeting sets the Imperial Cricket Conference on its way, where rules are agreed to control cricket between the three nations, and the first everTri-Test series is decided to be held in England in 1912 Cricket World Cup is decided to be held in England in 1912.
Arguably the highest quality of cricket outside the chosen three countries was played by the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, a team made up of the combined resources of several clubs around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had toured England several times with great success and in Bart King they had one of the leading fast-medium bowlers in the world, having topped the first-class averages in England as recently as 1908.
For the purposes of having the very best sides compete in the World Cup, it is decided that not only teams from outside of the three founding countries, but countries from outside of the British Empire would also receive an invitation for the tournament. Though not considered a member of the ICC, all matches played by a non-member country in the World Cup would be given official status. They would be referred to as 'associates' and not be considered part of Imperial Cricket Conference.
– On 11th July, 1911, members of the ICC meet to discuss the details of the Cricket World Cup to be played in England in 1912. It is agreed upon unanimously that a form of cricket more suitable to a tournament of such nature was much needed. Termed as '1-day single innings', a new format of the game was proposed wherein a team would be allotted a maximum of 50.0 overs for their innings and bat only once, and that each bowler would be allowed to bowl a maximum of 10 overs.
By that time, West Indies had undertaken two tours of England, but had only won three first-class matches, and India had fielded a unified national team one month earlier. New Zealand had also beaten a touring MCC side in 1907, even though they were not yet seen as being ready for Test status. It was determined that the first ever Cricket World Cup would be played between 8 teams, and that India, New Zealand and the West Indies would be invited to compete as associates alongside USA. (the eighth team is gonna be?????)
[ - Tournament format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Cricket_World_Cup ]
– On 30th November, 1907, Abe Bailey, the President of South African Cricket Association, writes a letter to the Marylebone Cricket Club's [MCC, England] secretary, Francis Lacey. In his letter, Bailey suggests the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board'. The board's function would be to formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern international matches involving its initial three members: Australia, England and South Africa. He also wishes to promote a
The idea finds favour in England, but is rejected by Australia. This is probably on financial grounds - Australia had agreed to tour England in 1909 and were not keen on sharing the tour with South Africa. Bailey is not deterred and continues to lobby both MCC and Australia.
– On 15th June, 1909, representatives of all three countries meet at Lord's under the chairmanship of the President of MCC, the Earl of Chesterfield, and agree to stage a tournament. A month later, under Lord Harris' chairmanship, a second meeting sets the Imperial Cricket Conference on its way, where rules are agreed to control cricket between the three nations, and the first ever
Arguably the highest quality of cricket outside the chosen three countries was played by the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, a team made up of the combined resources of several clubs around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had toured England several times with great success and in Bart King they had one of the leading fast-medium bowlers in the world, having topped the first-class averages in England as recently as 1908.
For the purposes of having the very best sides compete in the World Cup, it is decided that not only teams from outside of the three founding countries, but countries from outside of the British Empire would also receive an invitation for the tournament. Though not considered a member of the ICC, all matches played by a non-member country in the World Cup would be given official status. They would be referred to as 'associates' and not be considered part of Imperial Cricket Conference.
– On 11th July, 1911, members of the ICC meet to discuss the details of the Cricket World Cup to be played in England in 1912. It is agreed upon unanimously that a form of cricket more suitable to a tournament of such nature was much needed. Termed as '1-day single innings', a new format of the game was proposed wherein a team would be allotted a maximum of 50.0 overs for their innings and bat only once, and that each bowler would be allowed to bowl a maximum of 10 overs.
By that time, West Indies had undertaken two tours of England, but had only won three first-class matches, and India had fielded a unified national team one month earlier. New Zealand had also beaten a touring MCC side in 1907, even though they were not yet seen as being ready for Test status. It was determined that the first ever Cricket World Cup would be played between 8 teams, and that India, New Zealand and the West Indies would be invited to compete as associates alongside USA. (the eighth team is gonna be?????)
[ - Tournament format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Cricket_World_Cup ]
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On 30th November, 1907
Abe Bailey, the President of South African Cricket Association, wrote a letter to Marylebone Cricket Club's [MCC, England] secretary, Francis Lacey, suggesting the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board' to formulate a set of rules and regulations and govern international matches involving its initial three members: Australia, England and South Africa. In his letter, he also wished to promote a three-way series between the three countries in England in 1909. But...
What if... instead of wanting to promote a tri-series, Abe Bailey had thought of something else? What if... Abe Bailey was more of a visionary than he actually was? What if... Abe Bailey wished to promote a World Championship instead, a whole 21 years before the first-ever FIFA World Cup?
What if... as a result of which, cricket beat football to the 'World Cup' punch?
Abe Bailey, the President of South African Cricket Association, wrote a letter to Marylebone Cricket Club's [MCC, England] secretary, Francis Lacey, suggesting the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board' to formulate a set of rules and regulations and govern international matches involving its initial three members: Australia, England and South Africa. In his letter, he also wished to promote a three-way series between the three countries in England in 1909. But...
What if... instead of wanting to promote a tri-series, Abe Bailey had thought of something else? What if... Abe Bailey was more of a visionary than he actually was? What if... Abe Bailey wished to promote a World Championship instead, a whole 21 years before the first-ever FIFA World Cup?
What if... as a result of which, cricket beat football to the 'World Cup' punch?
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1912 ICC Cricket World Cup 1920 ICC Cricket World Cup
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01 England
02 Australia
03 South Africa
04 United States
05 West Indies
06 Netherlands
07 Scotland
08 Ireland
09 :bel: Belgium
10 India
11 New Zealand
12 Canada
France?
Fiji?
Trinidad & Tobago?
Jamaica?
Burma?
Egypt?
Argentina?
England02
Australia03
South Africa04
United States05
West Indies06
Netherlands07
Scotland08
Ireland09 :bel: Belgium
10
India11
New Zealand12
CanadaFrance?
Fiji?
Trinidad & Tobago?
Jamaica?
Burma?
Egypt?
Argentina?
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