For several centuries, cricket has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and ( ) players. This super-popular game is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide people with health benefits such as building ( ), balance, and physical fitness. But for a team sport, cricket also places ( ) players under unusual pressure because every team player is independent of each other. Cricket might have started in early 13th-century England. Written records present evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent, in the year 1301; and ( ) no hard evidence, it is possible that this was a form of cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had ( ) into a national sport of England. With the growth of the British Empire, cricket ( ) popularity in other countries and in the mid-19th century, the first international ( ) was held. Matches in cricket can ( ) from informal weekend afternoon games on village greens to top-level international contests played by professional players in grand stadiums. Cricket has had a remarkable ( ) on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, too. For example, the expression it's not cricket was ( ) to describe unfair behavior in general. It's because the game of cricket, with its traditional regard for courtesy and fair play, has been a metaphor for these qualities.备选项：A. amateur, B. assemble, C. attained, D. coined, E. contest, F. contract, G. despite, H. endurance, I. evolved, J. furnished, K. impact, L. individual, M. odd, N. range, O. regardless
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