Who is the founder of cricket? – There is a consensus of expert opinion that cricket could have been invented by children living in the Weald, an area of thick woods and clearings in the southeast of England, in Saxon or Norman times. The first mention of cricket as a sport for adults was in 1611, and in the same year the dictionary defined cricket as a game for boys. It is also believed that cricket could have originated from bowls, with the intervention of the batsman trying to stop the ball from reaching its target by hitting.
Country cricket developed in the mid-17th century, and the first English “country teams” were formed in the second half of the century, as “local experts” from country cricket were employed as the first professionals. The first known game in which teams use district names is in 1709.
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In the first half of the 18th century, cricket established itself as the main sport in London and the south-eastern counties of England. Its spread was limited by travel restrictions, but it slowly gained popularity in other parts of England, and women’s cricket dates back to 1745, when the first known game was played in Surrey .
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In 1744, the first cricket laws were written which were subsequently amended in 1774, when innovations such as lbw, 3rd stump, – middle stump and maximum width of the bat were added. The Codes were drawn up by the “Star and Garter Club” whose members eventually founded the famous Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord’s in 1787. The MCC immediately became the guardian of the law and has been conducting audits ever since.
Rolling the ball on the ground was replaced sometime after 1760 when bowlers began to throw the ball, and in response to this innovation the straight bat replaced the old style of “hockey stick” of BAT. Hambledon Club in Hampshire was the focal point of the game for thirty years until the formation of the MCC and the opening of Lord’s Cricket Ground in 1787.
Cricket was introduced to North America through the English colonies since the 17th century, and in the 18th century it reached other parts of the world. It was brought to the West Indies by colonists, and to India by sailors of the British East India Company. It arrived in Australia almost as soon as colonization began in 1788, and the sport reached New Zealand and South Africa in the early 19th century. The game survived in the absence of investment in beginning of the 19th century due to the Napoleonic Wars and began to recover in 1815. Sussex was the first of the English county clubs to be founded in 1839, and the others followed until the end of the 19th century. In 1846, a traveling “All-England Eleven” was established as a commercial venture which a lot to spread the game to areas that have never seen top level cricket before.
The development of the railway network also helped the spread of cricket as teams from long distances could play against each other without long journeys. Not only that, but spectators could travel greater distances to the games, increasing the size of the crowd. British Army units around the world encouraged locals to play the game which increased the number of teams across the old British Empire.
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Women’s cricket played a significant role in the development of the sport in the 19th century, with the first women’s county match being played in 1811. Women’s matches were often played in front of large crowds, particularly in southern England and Australia. Women’s sides started playing the sport in 1890.
In 1864, overhand bowling was legalized and 1864 also marked the first edition of the first Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac, which continues to this day. In the same year, W.G. Grace began his long and influential career, which contributed greatly to the rise in popularity of cricket.
The first international cricket match was played between the United States and Canada in 1844 at St George’s Cricket Club in New York, and in 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America in the first overseas tour. In 1862 the first English team toured Australia and six years later an Australian Aboriginal team toured England in the first Australian cricket team to travel overseas.
In 1877, an English team on tour in Australia played two matches against full Australian XIs which are now regarded as the first Test matches. The following year, the Australians toured England for the first time and the success of this tour ensured popular demand for similar ventures in the future. At The Oval in 1882, Australia’s victory in a tense final kicked off The Ashes. South Africa subsequently became the third Test nation in 1889.
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In 1864, John Wisden founded cricket’s most famous yearbook: the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Its publication is eagerly awaited every year. Prolonged at Wisdens as we are, we thought we’d take a closer look at the man himself.
John Wisden was born in Brighton in 1826. His father died when he was a boy and Wisden went to live with Sussex wicketkeeper Tom Box. Wisden’s talent as a cricketer was evident from the start. At 18, he made his debut for Sussex against Kent. He took 6 wickets in the first innings; 3 in the 2nd inning.
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John Wisden quickly became one of the star cricketers of the mid-19th century. He was young. He was 5’6″ tall and weighed 44 kilograms. In a way, however, he had ‘power’: he was an extremely effective fast bowler and was considered one of the best all-rounders of his time. In 1850 he played for the North against South at Lord’s. He took all 10 wickets in the second innings, all of which were clean sweeps – a feat still unique in first-class cricket! In the same year, John Wisden took 340 wickets in 38 matches Wisden’s nickname soon became ‘Little Wonder’ after the 1840 Epsom Derby winner.
Again in 1850, Wisden began to break away from ordinary cricket. He was cricket coach at Harrow School from 1852-55. He also began manufacturing and selling cricket equipment and in 1855 opened a cricket and cigar shop with Fred Lillywhite. In 1864 Wisden retired from cricket. Coincidence…or not, his first Almanac also appeared that year.
John Wisden’s Cricketer’s Almanack soon surprised its rivals for its scrupulously accurate statistics and editorial independence. The first Wisden of 1864 was, however, quite an eclectic mix of facts and figures. The almanac had 112 pages. It provided cricket scoreboards and statistics…along with race winners, odds rules, dates of crusades