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History of cricket, an Uncommon card
The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century England.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of cricket quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of cricket card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, after ______ football.
Answer
association. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, after association football. From the History of cricket article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal Test cricket matches are considered to date from ____.
Answer
1870s. International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal Test cricket matches are considered to date from 1877. From the History of cricket article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It became an established sport in the country in the 18th century and developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal Test cricket matches are considered to date from 1877.
- Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, after association football.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of cricket article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get History of cricket
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of cricket (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown artist – Artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
