Jean Palairet

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Jean Palairet (1697–1774) was a French cartographer.

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Life

Jean Palairet was born in Montauban, but emigrated to England. [1] He worked as an agent in London for the French States General, and taught French to the children of George II. [2]

Montauban Prefecture and commune in Occitanie, France

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While working as London agent for Jacob Boreel, Palairet apparently played a part in introducing the game of cricket to the Netherlands: in 1765 he sent four balls and 12 bats to the Netherlands, and attempted to find a copy of a rule-book for the game. [3]

Jacob Boreel Dutch diplomat and politician

Jacob Boreel was an ambassador in France, sheriff and burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1696. Between 1664 / 65 he travelled through Russia with his friend Nicolaes Witsen. In 1679 he became the ambassador in Paris. He is remembered in Velsen as the owner of the buitenplaats called Beeckestijn, who financed improvements to the house and gardens to the design that has been kept up until today.

Cricket Team sport played with bats and balls

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

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References

  1. ↑ J. Eugene Horvath (2001). A Canadian collection of Hungarica. J.E. Horvath. p. 115. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Royal Scottish Geographical Society; Donald Grant Moir; Harry R. G. Inglis (1973). The early maps of Scotland to 1850. Royal Scottish Geographical Society. p. 189. ISBN   978-0-904049-00-8 . Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Cricket on Beeckestijn, 6 June 2009. Accessed 13 January 2013.
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