<P> The other ICC full members have national championship trophies called the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4 - day Tournament (Afghanistan); the National Cricket League (Bangladesh); the Ranji Trophy (India); the Inter-Provincial Championship (Ireland); the Plunket Shield (New Zealand); the Quaid - e-Azam Trophy (Pakistan); the Currie Cup (South Africa); the Premier Trophy (Sri Lanka); the Shell Shield (West Indies); and the Logan Cup (Zimbabwe). </P> <P> The world's earliest known cricket match was a village cricket meeting in Kent which has been deduced from a 1640 court case recording a "cricketing" of "the Weald and the Upland" versus "the Chalk Hill" at Chevening "about thirty years since" (i.e., c. 1611). Inter-parish contests became popular in the first half of the 17th century and continued to develop through the 18th with the first local leagues being founded in the second half of the 19th . </P> <P> At the grassroots level, local club cricket is essentially an amateur pastime for those involved but still usually involves teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening . Schools cricket, first known in southern England in the 17th century, has a similar scenario and both are widely played in the countries where cricket is popular . Although there can be variations in game format, compared with professional cricket, the Laws are always observed and club / school matches are therefore formal and competitive events . The sport has numerous informal variants such as French cricket . </P> <P> Cricket has had a broad impact on popular culture, both in the Commonwealth of Nations and elsewhere . It has, for example, influenced the lexicon of these nations, especially the English language, with various phrases such as "that's not cricket" (that's unfair), "had a good innings" (lived a long life) and "sticky wicket". "On a sticky wicket" (aka "sticky dog" or "glue pot") is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance . It originated as a term for difficult batting conditions in cricket, caused by a damp and soft pitch . </P>

Give brief details of the rules for batsmen