The botanical cricket quiz: Which international venue has a mango tree inside the boundary?

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In its early days, the perennially growing grass used to be a problem in cricket. The organisers resolved this by letting sheep graze on the grass near the centre. One of the cleared-up patches then became the pitch. The lawnmower addressed this to some extent.

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Cricket’s relations with flora, however, does not end with the grass. There are international cricket grounds with trees inside them, forcing changes to the playing conditions. The cricket bat is made of wood, for example, as are the stumps. Until the 1950s, coir-matting pitches used to be common. However, there are some oblique, indirect relations as well.

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The botanical cricket quiz: Which international venue has a mango tree inside the boundary?

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