Cricket Weird Incident - Match on the stage!!!

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It is said - 'Cricket is a funny game'. No matter how strange the incident happened in 22 yards. Cricket has been played in many different places. On the football field, on the beach, ever or on ice. But a match held in 1908 surpassed all this. Middlesex and Surrey met on stage at the London Coliseum Theater! The London Coliseum (also known as the Coliseum Theater) is considered one of the elite theaters in London. After its launch on December 24, 1904, its popularity continued to grow. To the creators, the music hall was affectionately known as 'People's Entertainment Palace'. The match was organized by Sir Oswalt Stoll, the owner of the theater. He believed that cricket would be more popular on stage than on the field due to the harshness of winter. The stage was also quite large. Starting from the front of the visitor's row to the back wall of the cove is 65 feet. The width was 130 feet. Even then the pitch of 22 yards came down to only 15 yards! A hard net was placed in the front to prevent the ball from hitting the spectators. The umpire had to take on the extra responsibility of ball boy at the same time. The umpires wore different attire to differentiate them from the players. Although the explanation of her sleepwear is still unknown. Due to space constraints, each team had four players. Middlesex sent four professional players led by Albert Trott. The fast bowler, who sent the ball out of Lord's with a six, has played for both Australia and England. The other members of the team are Jack Hernan, 19-year-old Patsy Hendren, and Edward Mingan. Although Surrey had no stars, four-county players played in the starting XI - Alan Marshall, Leonard Gooder, William Davis, and Bill Hitch. Some strange rules were also observed in this match. Either single or four hit four - the big hit had no special status. In such a match, everything is as planned; That did not happen. The ball could not be subdued even with the net so in the end, the game went on without it. The spectators work as volunteer fielders.

The game lasted for a certain time every night. For the sake of advertisement, the status of the match was hung on the notice board outside the Coliseum. The next day, after the first day's play, on 24 February, the Daily Mirror refused to call it cricket. According to them, the match was 'Vigoro' which is prevalent in Australia. Women used to play baseball and cricket balls. After playing for seven days, Middlesex won on 29 February. Both teams get five pounds. Middlesex is given a big beer pot. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. However, since such a match has never been held again, the business side can be easily guessed. Apart from cricket, tennis, horse racing, polo and some other sports are also played on the same stage. The question is, what is the excitement of playing on the field?



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