Question

Read the following statements and choose the right option.
Statement I: Certain materials were used to make the cricket bat, but these materials could not be adapted.
Statement II: Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee tried to play an innings with an aluminum bat, only to have it outlawed by the umpires.
A.Statement I is true and statement II is false
B.Both the statements are wrong
C.Statement I is false and Statement II is true
D.Both the statements are true

Answer 1

Hint:Cricket bat is a modified piece of equipment used by cricketers to strike the ball, normally consisting of a cane handle connected to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. It can also be used by a batter who makes its own field to prevent getting out.

Complete answer:
Statement I: There are three forms of woods used to produce an official cricket bat, (blade from willow, handle from cane).
1. Picked willow-These types of bats can only be used for daily street cricket. These bats are used by children and some of the elders who play cricket in the streets just for fun.
2. Kashmir Willow-Kashmir wood is known for its perfect sound and form. These forms of bats are cheaper than the English willow. These can be used for cricket if you have a well-established and good company. It's a good bat for cricket beginners to practice leather bats.
3. English willow-The best wood used to make a cricket bat. This wood is the strongest, smoothest, and produces the perfect sound when it releases a shot from its touch. The most expensive bats are made from the English willow, and this bat is used all over the world by cricketers who officially play for their country, state, region, etc.

Statement II: During a test at the WACA Ground in December 1979 between Australia and England, Lillee paused, turned around, put down the willow, picked up his aluminum bat again and walked out. But by now, Captain Mike Brearley of England had begun to complain. The second new ball was damaged by the metal bat. Play was halted while the umpires had a long conversation with Lillee.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: In the 1880s, Charles Richardson, a student of Brunel and the first Chief Engineer of the Severn Railway Tunnel, invented the modern concept of a cane handle spliced into a willow blade via a tapered splice.