The history of cricket

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THE HISTORY OF CRICKET
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THE HISTORY OF CRICKET
The sport of cricket has a known history,
beginning in the 16th century. The game
originated in England, among shepherds using
their crooks as bats, and the earliest wickets
may well have been narrow sheep pens. The
earliest mens games that were officially
recorded (from law court records) were played in
southeast England in the 1550s. Initially a
single wicket was used, as it still is in
ancient games like stoolball that continue to be
played in southern England.
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ORIGIN OF CRICKET
The poet John Skelton describes immigrants from
Flanders living in southern England playing
creckette. This transformed into Crickett (1598)
in a coroners account of teenage games in
Guildford. All this sounds probable to describe
the origin of the word cricket. The game itself
evolved from a variety of folk hitabouts played
in villages on both sides of the Channel, each
with its own local idiosyncrasies. Confined the
early versions of cricket to the forests and
Downlands of south east Englandin West Sussex
and the Weald of Kent.
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The History of Hambledon Cricket Club
Although historical evidence suggests that the
game was first played in the Weald around Kent
and Sussex, it is the Hambeldon Cricket Club of
Hampshire that is generally perceived as
crickets spiritual home. The birthplace of
modern competitive or professional cricket to be
the Hambledon Club in Hampshire. The worlds
first cricket club was established in Hambledon
in the 1760s. Some of that clubs members formed
the White Conduit Club in London in the mid-
1780s and this then changed its name over time
to become The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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The History of Cricket in the United States
In the history of cricket, the first ever
international cricket match played between the
US and Canada in September 1844 in Bloomingdale
Park, Manhattan. The game was actually between
two clubs, but then again, of course, so was the
Americas Cup. The game was proclaimed as the
United States of America versus the British
Empires Canadian Province, even if the players
were mostly from the St Georges Club of New
York and The Toronto Cricket Club. Around 50000
crowds showed up to watch this match.
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