When was Cricket invented? – A Brief Timeline of Cricket (1300 – 2021)
The word Cricket is suggested to be derived from an old English word “Creag”. It is the world’s second-largest spectator sport after Football. The origin of cricket dates back to 1300 when on Thursday, 10th March, King Edward II played creag and other sports at Westminster. Then on Monday, 17 January 1597 in Saxon and Norman times, children playing in the weald created a new game called cricket. In 1611, it was played as an adult sport for the first time. Then in 1660 cricket started attracting gamblers for the first time. Later in 1709 the first known game was played in which teams used county names. In the 17th century, cricket started expanding to other countries like America, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In 1744, the laws of cricket were summarized for the very first time and these laws were again amended in 1774. The first well-known club was London in the early 18th century. In 1787 MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) was formed which is currently the most active