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==History== The idea for a one-day, limited 50-over cricket tournament, was first played in the inaugural match of the All India Pooja Cricket Tournament in 1951 at [[Tripunithura]] in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. It is thought to be the brain child of [[Kelappan Thampuran (Travancore-Cochin cricketer)|KV Kelappan Thampuran]], a former cricketer and the first Secretary of the Kerala Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/world-first-limited-overs-pooja-cricket-tournament-turns-60/20100727.htm|title=World's first limited over tournament turns 60}}</ref> The first limited-overs tournament between first-class English teams was the Midlands Knock-Out Cup, which took place in May 1962.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2013-09-19|title=Rewind: The birth of one-day cricket, in 1962 {{!}} Regulars {{!}} Cricinfo Magazine {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html|access-date=2021-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919032251/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html|archive-date=19 September 2013}}</ref> Played with 65-over innings, the Cup was organised by [[Mike Turner (cricketer)|Mike Turner]], secretary of the [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club]]. The competition was small, with three other county teams participating in addition to Leicestershire. However, it drew commercial television coverage and positive commentary by journalists, who noted the potential to attract sponsors and spectators amid declining attendance levels.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Pioneer of one-day cricket dies|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pioneer-of-one-day-cricket-dies-901499|access-date=2021-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111231350/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pioneer-of-one-day-cricket-dies-901499|archive-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> The following year, the first full-scale one-day competition between first-class teams was played, the knock-out [[C&G Trophy|Gillette Cup]], won by [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]. The number of overs was reduced to 60 for the 1964 season. League one-day cricket also began in England, when the John Player [[National League (cricket)|Sunday League]] was started in 1969 with 40-over matches. Both these competitions continued, with changes in sponsorship, till 2010, when they were replaced by the [[ECB 40]]. This was in turn replaced by the 50-over [[One-Day Cup (England)|One-Day Cup]] in 2014. The first Limited Overs International (LOI) or One-Day International (ODI) match was played between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[England cricket team|England]] in [[Melbourne]] on 5 January 1971,<ref name="Booth">{{cite book |last=Booth |first=Lawrence |author-link=Lawrence Booth (cricket writer) |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9781472975478 |editor-last=Booth |editor-first=Lawrence |location=London |chapter=Fifty Years of One-day International Cricket |access-date=1 April 2025 |chapter-url=https://www.wisden.com/wisden-cricketers-almanack/fifty-years-of-one-day-international-cricket}}</ref> and the quadrennial [[cricket World Cup]] began in 1975. Many of the "packaging" innovations, such as coloured clothing, were as a result of [[World Series Cricket]], a "rebel" series set up outside the cricketing establishment by Australian entrepreneur [[Kerry Packer]]. For more details, see [[History of cricket]]. [[Twenty20]], a curtailed form of one-day cricket with 20 overs (120 legal balls) per side, was first played in England in 2003. It has proven very popular, and several Twenty20 matches have been played between national teams. It makes several changes to the usual [[laws of cricket]], including the use of a [[Super Over]] (one or more additional overs played by each team) to decide the result of tied matches. [[100-ball cricket]] (2.5-hour games), another form of one-day cricket with 100 deliveries per side, launched in England in 2021. It is designed to further shorten game time and to attract a new audience. It makes further changes to the usual [[laws of cricket]], such as the involvement of overs that last 5 balls each. There are now also [[T10 leagues]] with a format of 10 overs per side (resulting in 90-minute games). The [[Emirates Cricket Board]] also launched [[Ninetyโ90 Bash]], an upcoming annual franchise-based 90-ball cricket league in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emirates Cricket Board approves Ninety-90 Bash|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/117942/emirates-cricket-board-approves-ninety-90-bash|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Cricbuzz|date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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