When one thinks of cricket, immediately the picture that comes to the mind is sunny outdoors, freshly mown grass, and a vast pitch. Therefore, for most of us, the thought of playing cricket indoors seems abnormal because traditionally that is not where cricket is played.
If there was a game which was quintessentially British, it would be Cricket. So much so that the English played a match which lasted 10 days. It had to be declared a draw because the team was to board a train back home, otherwise it could have gone on longer.