The summers of mid 16th century England saw the beginnings of what was to become the nation’s most fashionable sport
The game of cricket originated in Saxon times in the woodland clearings of the weald in South-Eastern England. 1598 is the earliest reference where the game is referred to as creckett.

Cricket gained in popularity and continued to be enjoyed throughout the 17th century played notably on Sundays after church, this being for many a time for leisure and respite from the arduous wo...
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