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Bat was no doubt a formed branch of a tree, resembling a modern hockey stick but considerably longer and heavier. The change to a straight bat was made to defend against length bowling, which had advanced with cricketers in Hambledon, a small village in southern England. The bat was shortened in the handle and straightened and broadened in the blade, which led to forward play, driving, and chopping. As bowling technique was not very advanced during this era, batting dominated bowling by way of the 18th century. Matches in cricket can vary from informal weekend afternoon encounters on village greens to top-level international contests spread over five days in Test matches and played by main professional players in grand stadiums. The most profitable membership has been Yorkshire, who had won 32 official titles as of 2019. It was especially through the profession of Grace that the excellence between amateurs and professionals grew to become blurred by the existence of players like hi...