History Of Cricket

Date	Event the Day
1300	Documented evidence that Prince Edward played a game called Creag
1344	A document in the Bodleian Library illustrates a cricket-like game being played. The Saxon word “cricce” or “cric” (a staff or crooked stick) may be the origin of the name.
1500 and 1558	Records at Guildford mention “Creckett” and refer to playing “crecket and other plaies”.
1611	Chichester Court – two men fined for playing cricket on Sunday.
1624	The first recorded fatality, when Jasper Vinall died after having been accidentally struck with a cricket bat
17th century	Some evidence that cricket may have been played in public schools.
1744	The Laws of the game first written down and printed.
1787	The formation of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
1788	The MCC revised the laws.
1864	The modern over arm style of bowling was made legal.

The game was further developed following improvements to the grounds as a result of the use of the “heavy roller”. Additionally, between 1850-1855 mowing machines were first used. The latter half of the 19th century was the era of W. G. Grace who, during his career

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The History of County Cricket
1787	The first “county” club, Oxfordshire.
1853	The first county champions, Nottinghamshire
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1890	County Secretaries officially acknowledged the championships

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                     Test Cricket

1736                   Sailors recorded as playing cricket near Lisbon. 

1844                   First international between USA and Canada.

 1859                  First tour by England of USA and Canada. 

1861-62             First tour of Australia. 

1876-77             First test matches played. 

1878                   Australians travel to England.

 1880                  First test match played in England. 

1882                   England beaten by Australia at the Oval. The Sporting Times reported “The body                                 will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia”.

 1882-83             England beat Australia in Melbourne. 

1909                   Imperial Cricket Conference established to administer cricket worldwide. 

1965                   The name was changed to the International Cricket Conference. 

1989                     The International Cricket Conference renamed the International Cricket Council.

1992                     South Africa re-admited to international cricket

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