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Assistance needed

• WP:CRIC#AN

We would particularly like to enrol:

• graphic artists who can provide cricket-related artworks or diagrams to expand our media collection
• anyone involved in or who follows women's cricket
• cricket historians who can develop our coverage of 19th century cricket

Recently updated articles

• WP:CRIC#RUA

The following cricket-related articles have been recently updated or created (note: this is not a complete list, just a list of articles which WikiProject Cricket participants wish to bring to the attention of other participants):

• revised and expanded Lord Frederick Beauclerk but it still needs a lot of content from the various sources – 26 July
• introduced Brighton Cricket Club, Oldfield Bray, John Wallington, Major Cowell (MCC cricketer), Thomas Nicoll, Henry T. Lane, George Claridge, John Willan, Richard Lane (cricketer) and William Keen – 25 July
• expanded Nathan Hauritz – 24 July
• introduced Woburn Cricket Club and Holt Pound – 22 July
• introduced Coulsdon Cricket Club and Epsom Cricket Club – 21 July
• introduced William Nicholson (cricketer), a very important figure in the history of Lord's and MCC – 19 July
• tweaked Andrew Symonds – 19 July
• introduced Caterham Cricket Club and Caterham Common – 18 July
• introduced Forest New Ground – 18 July
• introduced Cambridge Town Club – 18 July
• introduced stubs for Thomas Bache‎, T. Price (Hampshire cricketer)‎, John Thumwood‎‎, James B. Baker‎, H. Mitchell (Hampshire cricketer)‎ and Henry Lillywhite‎ from the pre-roundarm era – 18 July
• introduced William Clarke's All-England Eleven – 17 July
• revised and expanded Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond – 17 July
• expanded Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet – 16 July
• introduced Richmond Cricket Club, Surrey – 14 July
• revised and expanded Thomas Waymark – 14 July
• created Old County Ground – 13 July
• created 2006 ACC Trophy – 13 July
• introduced English cricket team in Australia in 1863–64 and English cricket team in Australia in 1873–74 to complete the full set of English tours to Australia – 12 July
• expanded Stephen Peters – 9 July
• expanded David Sales – 9 July
• created Kraigg Brathwaite – 9 July
• expanded Riki Wessels – 9 July
• created Brian Crump – 5 July; needs fixing (slightly)
• created Albert Thomas (cricketer) – 4 July
• expanded Jem Broadbridge – 29 June
• introduced Bourne Cricket Club – 28 June
• introduced Chislehurst Cricket Club and Chislehurst Common – 28 June
• introduced The Bs – 27 June
• introduced Frederick Cuthbert – 27 June
• introduced Charles Holloway – 27 June
• introduced Darnall Old Ground – 27 June
• introduced Lamb's Conduit Field – 27 June
• created Sir Derrick Bailey – June 27

HERE is a bot generated list of new possible cricket related articles. (rules, log).

Awards

• WP:CRIC#AWARD

Members

• WP:CRICMEM

Project members are listed at WP:CRICMEM. Feel free to add your name and join us. You may use the {{WikiProject Cricket/Welcome}} template to invite other users to join the project.

Quiz

• WP:CRIQ

Deletion sorting

• WP:CRIC#AFD

Cricket related articles up for deletion are listed at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Cricket. If you see any new AfD's please add them to this list so participants can be made aware.

Featured material

• WP:CRIC#FEAT

Portal

The 1 following cricket-related portal is a Featured portal:

• Portal:Cricket — 1 January to 10 January 2006

Articles

The 29 following cricket-related articles are Featured articles; the ones in bold have appeared on the Main Page as Today's featured article on the date given alongside.

• Bodyline — 7 February 2005
• A. E. J. Collins — 23 August 2005
• West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 — 7 May 2008
• Cricket World Cup — 13 March 2007
• Paul Collingwood
• Harbhajan Singh
• Adam Gilchrist — 28 April 2007
• Bart King
• Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)
• Kevin Pietersen — 8 July 2009
• Charlie Macartney
• Ian Chappell
• Marcus Trescothick
• Arthur Morris
• Sid Barnes
• Archie Jackson
• Clem Hill — 19 December 2008
• Ernie Toshack
• Don Tallon
• Ian Craig
• Hugh Trumble
• Jack Marsh
• Harry Trott
• Donald Bradman — 27 August 2008
• Ian Johnson (cricketer)
• Bill Brown (cricketer)
• Donald Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948
• Early life of Keith Miller
• Bill Ponsford
• John the bookmaker controversy
• Ron Hamence with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948

Brian Close, Cricket, History of Test cricket from 1884 to 1889, Sydney Riot of 1879, The Ashes and Samuel Beckett are former featured articles, having been featured on the main page on 12 May 2005, 19 September 2004, 22 January 2006, 8 February 2006, 21 July 2005 and 13 April 2006 (respectively). History of Test cricket (to 1883) is also a former featured article, however it never appeared on the front page.

Featured lists

The 22 following cricket-related lists are Featured lists:

• 2006 ICC Champions Trophy squads
• 2007 Cricket World Cup squads
• 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics
• 2007 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches‎
• African XI ODI cricketers
• Asian XI ODI cricketers
• Australian Twenty20 International cricketers
• Cricket World Cup records
• Cricketers called for throwing in major cricket matches in Australia
• First-class cricket quadruple centuries
• International cricket centuries by Sachin Tendulkar
• List of Ireland ODI cricketers
• Namibia ODI cricketers
• One Day International cricket hat-tricks
• One Day International cricket records
• Scotland ODI cricketers
• Test hat-tricks
• Test cricket records
• Test cricket triple centuries
• Wisden Cricketers of the Year
• World XI ODI cricketers
• Zimbabwean national cricket captains

Ashes series, Australian national cricket captains, Australia ODI cricketers, Bangladeshi national cricket captains, Cricket terms, England Twenty20 International cricketers, English national cricket captains, Hong Kong ODI cricketers, India ODI cricketers, Indian national cricket captains, New Zealand national cricket captains, Test cricket grounds by date are former featured lists.

Version 1.0

Articles are being reviewed and classified for the Misplaced Pages:Version 1.0 Editorial Team as part of the push to Version 1.0:

• See /Version 1.0 articles

The Wikiproject Cricket department that assesses articles is currently working on categorising each article's quality and importance:

• See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Cricket/Assessment

CricketWatch

• WP:CRIC#WATCH

All cricket related categories are tagged with the {{CricketWatch}} template. From this, WatchlistBot generates a full list of cricket related articles at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Cricket/Articles. The purpose is to be able to track the project history using related changes or related watchlist which only shows the last change for each article.

Recent deaths

• WP:CRIC#OBIT

Here is a centralised place to announce the recent deaths of cricketing people. Newspaper obituaries can be a good source of material for improving the articles. Consider updating Recent deaths.

• Khan Mohammad (5 July 2009)
• Stan Sismey (19 June 2009)
• Sir Derrick Bailey (19 June 2009)
• Brian Edrich (31 May 2009)
• Carlton Forbes (28 May 2009)
• Ivan Madray (23 April 2009)
• Wisdom Siziba (15 April 2009)
• George Tribe (5 April 2009)

Images, Templates, Infoboxes

• WP:CRIC#EXTRAS

Images

Cricket-related images can be browsed at:

• Category:Cricket images -- for fair-use and PD images
• Category:Unverified cricket images -- for images with missing or unsuitable copyright tags
• Category:Cricket diagrams

Templates

• See /Templates for example templates, including infoboxes
• See /Team templates for cricket team templates which include flags and team links

Infoboxes

Requests for help with or the addition of infoboxes may be made here.

• The new infobox Template:Infobox cricketer biography can now be used for all players, international or domestic, including female (and umpires), and is designed to replace the following infoboxes. For any help, post on the template talk page, or the project talk page.

Deprecated infoboxes

Template:Infobox Cricketer

Template:Cricketer Infobox

Template:Infobox Historic Cricketer

Template:Infobox Old Cricketer

• Template:Infobox Test team is used for national team pages.
• Template:Infobox Cricket series begin is a collection of infoboxes for test and one-day series articles. See Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06.
• Template:Infobox Cricket Tournaments is to summarize information in a general article of Tournaments/series such as Cricket World Cup, The Ashes, etc.
• Template:Infobox cricket tournament can be used to summarise a specific instance of a tournament, e.g. 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Notability criteria guideline for article inclusion

• WP:CRIN

Individuals

See also: Misplaced Pages:Importance and Misplaced Pages:Criteria for inclusion of biographies.

WikiProject Cricket participants have adopted the following guidelines for notability of a cricket person to qualify as the subject of an article in Misplaced Pages:

• has appeared in at least one major cricket match since 1697 as a player or umpire
• has appeared in at least one ICC Trophy match since 2005, or in an ICC Trophy final prior to 2005, as a player or umpire

The major cricket qualification includes any player or umpire who has appeared in a Test match since 1877; or in a limited overs international (including Twenty20 internationals) since 1971; or in any major domestic competition. Major domestic first-class competitions include the County Championship, the Ranji Trophy, the Sheffield Shield, etc. Major domestic limited overs competitions include all ListA matches and the Twenty20 Cup, Indian Premier League, etc.

Note that the term "first-class cricket" is misleading because it is essentially about statistics and, officially, it did not begin until 1947 and should not be applied retrospectively according to the ICC definition. In practice the term is loosely applied to major cricket matches since the 17th century (i.e., specifically to major matches played eleven-a-side with two innings each). But it is better to think of major cricket as an all-embracing term that includes modern limited overs cricket and historic single wicket cricket as well as 11-a-side double innings. Hence, a player who represented Kent in the earliest known inter-county match in 1709 is equally as notable as a player who represented Kent CCC's first team in any recent major tournament. Judge notability by reference to a source that makes clear it is discussing a major player in historical rather than statistical terms.

In addition, non-players who have made a notable contribution to cricket should have pages. These include umpires (as above), patrons, benefactors, administrators, coaches, writers, broadcasters, historians and so on. With these, it is important to ensure that the article's content outlines the person's notability in terms of his or her contribution to the sport. There is bound to be a more subjective view of such contributions whereas an appearance in a major cricket match enables a purely objective view to be taken.

Note especially that the person must have earned notability in their own right; they are not notable if they are only a member of a club, even if the club is notable.

Clubs and teams

Following on from the above, all clubs and teams taking part in major cricket matches are automatically qualified under the conditions of WP:N and WP:ORG. Difficulty may arise with clubs that have not competed at major level. "Minor cricket" is a specific term in the sport that does not necessarily imply a lack of notability; in parallel with sports like association football and baseball, many cricket clubs in "minor leagues" are professionally run and do employ professional players. It is necessary to take an individual view about each country in terms of its own grassroots structure. WP:CRIC has decided that:

• for Great Britain, those clubs which have competed in the Minor Counties Championship or are included in the List of English cricket clubs do meet the notability requirements. The essence of the latter group is that the clubs belong to one of the Bradford Cricket League, the Lancashire League, the Central Lancashire League or one of the ECB Premier Leagues.
• for Australia, clubs that have played at Grade cricket level—the highest level below the state representative team—meet notability requirements. These clubs are the actual clubs that Australian international players belong to, state and national teams are representative selections.

General

Please note that the failure to meet these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; conversely, the meeting of any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept. These are merely rules of thumb which some editors choose to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on articles for deletion. But, the terms of WP:ATHLETE and WP:ORG are binding and these must be quoted if difficulty arises in an AfD discussion.

Finally, please keep in mind that the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or rant about a person's importance on a talk page or AfD page: the article itself must document notability, and preferably in the lead. For example, the introductory text of the article must make clear that the subject is a major, first-class or ListA cricketer.

Cricket article style guide

• WP:CRIC#STYLE

Whilst naming and editing cricket-related articles, editors often encounter recurring questions of style. Wikiproject Cricket participants have agreed to the following style guidelines to keep a consistent look and feel to cricket articles throughout Misplaced Pages. These styles also fall within the WP:MOS guidelines and WP:NC policies.

See also: Misplaced Pages:Manual of style

• In biographical articles, players are referred to as ]er, and not ] (a redirect/disambig), or ] player.
• Always use capital T when referring to Test cricket and in any situation where the definite article is part of a title: e.g., a match at The Oval, England won The Ashes. Note that in a phrase such as "an Oval record" or "an Ashes match", the definite article is inappropriate.
• If linking "Test" or "Test match", link to Test cricket, not to Test or Test match (which are just disambiguation pages).
• The first two words are hyphenated in first-class cricket and one-day cricket
• One Day International is unhyphenated and is fully capitalised.
• Tournaments are named with the year first, so 2007 Cricket World Cup not Cricket World Cup 2007; cricket tours are named " in in ": for example, New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005–06
• Where a person is best known by their initials and surname (as in W. G. Grace), use either W. G. Grace or WG Grace for the title of the article, depending on the article creator's personal preference, and always create a redirect to the other style. Avoid using W.G. Grace, W G Grace, W.G.Grace or William Gilbert Grace. (see unresolved debate & vote at WP:Naming conventions, and discussion)
• If using a form such as W G Grace in the body of an article, ensure that it is redirected to one of the acceptable title forms – e.g., WG Grace
• The title of a biography must reflect the person's used name and must NOT display a nickname unless it can be categorically proven that the nickname is the person's used name. For example, John Berry Hobbs was universally called Jack Hobbs; Ernest James Smith was universally known as Tiger Smith. Conversely, none of Ian Botham's many nicknames are his used name and his article must be entitled Ian Botham. It is fair comment to mention a nickname within the body of the article but it must never replace the subject's used name.
• When referring to a cricket season spanning two years, use an en dash and the last two digits of the second year as in International cricket in 2005–06 or New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005–06. However, if the years do not begin in the same century, write out the full year: 1899–1900.
• Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and West Indies span two years and are written 20xx-xy. International tours that take place within the limits of a domestic cricket season in any of these places are designated as "Aaaaa cricket team in Bbbbb in 20xx-xy" even if the tour itself did not span the two years and took place in only one of them.
• Bowling format: Use "5/100", which indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 100 runs.
• Team score format: Adopt the consensus style of writing in the host country of the tournament, i.e. 1/141 or one for 141 for matches in Australia, and 141/1 or 141 for one for most other countries. Use slashes when shortening scores.
• When referring to national teams, link the name to the team page of that country, not the general article about that country; e.g., England not England. Similarly for domestic teams.
• When listing the national team of players, if they are from a country in the West Indies, West Indies (rather than e.g., Guyana) should be used. If a player is Welsh, England, rather than Wales, should be used. If a player has yet to play for a national team, the team they are eligible to play for (and in the case of multiple eligibility, where they primarily play their domestic cricket) should be used.
• The statistics given for players include all matches recognised by the ICC, such as the 2005 Super Series and the Tsunami ODI. The article can of course also mention statistics derived in different ways where relevant.
• Commonwealth English spellings are preferred in most cricket-related articles.
• Use the example templates in /Templates where appropriate.
• Templates for use on player articles should have a width of 80%.

Assessment

• WP:CRIC#RTG

Cricket articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 6 58 25 89 FL 225 225 GA 6 81 76 163 B 3 31 137 155 326 C 5 36 254 636 931 Start 23 174 3,118 11,369 53 14,737 Stub 1 18 2,853 28,491 88 31,451 List 2 1 2 1,157 1 1,163 Category 7,313 7,313 Disambig 20 20 File 251 251 Portal 380 380 Project 72 72 Redirect 10 122 1,462 695 2,289 Template 853 853 NA 3 19 22 Other 50 50 Assessed 37 282 6,625 43,596 9,653 142 60,335 Unassessed 8 20 28 Total 37 282 6,625 43,604 9,653 162 60,363 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 267,383 Ω = 5.61

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Cricket/Assessment – Our rating system Project statistics – Statistics for our rating system Cricket articles by quality log Recent assessment log Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Cricket/Articles – A full listing of cricket related articles

re Mortlock/Jackson

As usual John, when you don't own the book you don't think it exists. Surrey v Hants Aug 10-12 1865 - Haygarth S@B 'Mortlocks slow underhand rubbish got wickets again.' Jackson - I cited Wynne Thomas' book from which the info came. Incidentally - some of the edits were matters of fact viz - Jackson died in a workhouse, his benefit etc - taken from PWT and Ashley-Cooper. I wonder which source regards his career bowling average as impressive or suggested his batting was good when connected. You don't know everything John. You just think you do - As I say, if you don't own the book, according to you, it doesn't exist ASMF (talk) 17:35, 27 July 2009 (UTC)