History of Cricket
The origins of cricket are obscure, and there are several theories on how it started. One is that shepherds used to play it one would stand in front of the wicket gate to the sheepfold, and another would bowl a stone or something at him, and he would have to hit it with his crook, which was known as a cricce. Other theories are that it derives from a game called club-ball, or a game played in churchyards...
The first reference to cricket being played is thought to be in 1300, between Prince Edward and his friend Piers Gaveston and the first recorded match took place at Coxheath in Kent in 1646.
The first match between counties on 29th June 1709, when Surrey played Kent at Dartford Brent. The earliest known cric
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