Cricket has had a broad impact on popular culture, both in the
Commonwealth of Nations
and elsewhere. Cricket has had an influence on the lexicon of these
nations, especially the English language, with such phrases as "that's
not cricket" (unfair), "had a good innings", "sticky wicket", and
"bowled over". There have been many
cricket films.
The term "Bradmanesque" from Don Bradman's name has become a generic
term for outstanding excellence, both within cricket and in the wider
world.
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The amateur game has also been spread further afield by expatriates
from the Test-playing nations. In the late 19th century, a former
cricket player, English-born
Henry Chadwick of
Brooklyn,
New York, was responsible for the "development of the
box score, tabular standings, the annual baseball guide, the
batting average, and most of the common statistics and tables used to describe baseball".
[45] The statistical record is so central to the game's "historical essence" that Chadwick came to be known as Father Baseball.
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C.L.R. James's Beyond a Boundary is a popular book about the sport.
See also
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