Cricket
Sheffield United's Bramall Lane floor was, from 1854, the house of the Sheffield Cricket Club, after which of Yorkshire; it was not used for football till 1862 and was shared by Yorkshire and Sheffield United from 1889 to 1973. Most worldwide matches are played as components of 'tours', when one nation travels to another for a number of weeks or months, and performs a variety of matches of various sorts in opposition to the host nation. Sometimes a perpetual trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test series, the most famous of which is The Ashes. Each member nation has a nationwide cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country, selects the national squad, and organises house and away excursions for the nationwide staff. In the West Indies, which for cricket purposes is a federation of countries, these matters are addressed by Cricket West Indies. If a fielder is injured or turns into unwell during a match, a substitute is allowed to subject instead ...