Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: In the colonial days, the sound of a cricket bat's willow would have been heard as the afternoon's sun-rays stretched across the field. Choices: 1. The sound of a cricket bat could be heard here in colonial days. 2. They never played cricket during colonial days. 3. The sound of a cricket bat could be heard here in colonial days, though no one knew where it came from.
A:
1