Why Scoring 3 Goals Is Called Hat-trick In Football
Have you asked yourself once why scoring 3 goals is called a hat-trick in football? Well, here’s the reason revealed below as it’s actually derived from another sport.
Why Scoring 3 Goals Is Called Hat-trick In Football
A hat-trick is mainly a player scoring three goals in a single match. If a player scores 3 goals in one match, it is called as being on a hat-trick.
It’s the peak output of a goal-scoring player which most players dream to attain, but we are just finding out the word was actually not from football.
The word hat-trick was derived from cricket. It was used when a bowler took three wickets from three consecutive balls.
Talking about the roots of football used word, the BBC wrote: “The phrase came from cricket, and was used when a bowler took three wickets from three consecutive balls. The club would give the bowler a hat to celebrate this achievement.”
Furthermore, as per the Oxford English Dictionary, it was initially used in 1858 after an English cricketer named H.H. Stephenson took three wickets in three consecutive balls.
After his marvelous achievement, fans held a collection for Stephenson and presented him with a hat bought with the earnings.
Another use of the word was when Chelmsford Chronicle used the term in print for the first time in 1865.
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Formula 1, rugby and water polo also went ahead to use it as football wasn’t the only sport to adopt the word. his comes in handy so that the next time your team player scores a hat-trick, you will know the root of the word having originated from cricket.
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