Why do cricketers wear coloured clothing in one day match?

Answer 1

Im not sure if theres rules or regulations. But i would think in tests whites are worn as your spending the whole day in the sun and if you were in any other colour you would get very hot, where whites keep you nice and cool. Generally they where first played in white by the English so it has been white ever since.

Answer 2

Credit for this answer goes to Wayne Hewitt "While the Australian flag is indeed coloured red, white and blue, those colours are neither Australia's official colours (green and gold) nor its traditional heraldic colours (blue and gold). Green and gold has been used traditionally by Olympic and international sporting teams since 1899. They were officially proclaimed the Australian National Colours in 1984." "The colours originate from the golden wattle - the floral emblem of Australia. The green comes from the foliage and yellow from the flowers.

Answer 3

There are different theories on why green and gold were chosen as Australia's Olympic colours. The most prevailing belief is that they represent the colours of Australia's floral emblem, the Golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha).

The first Australian national sporting team to wear green and gold was the Australian cricket team when it toured England in 1899. It was the representation of "gum-tree green" and "wattle-gold".

Answer 4

They are Australia's traditional sports colours.

Answer 5

They wear different colours so that you can easily tell the members of the two teams apart. Club colours also have the tendency to strenghten the bond between players and fans.