Evolution of cricket

Cricket has a long and interesting history that spans several centuries, the game has evolved significantly over time, with changes in rules, equipment and playing style.

The thought process of the evolution of cricket is as-

Origins – Experts agree that cricket may have been invented during Saxon or Norman times by children living in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in southeast England.

The game was played with a ball and a stick, with the objective to hit a target, with the ball, usually, the objects were probably trees, like a modern-day stump and was played by shepherds as a form of entertainment during their downtime.

The first reference to cricket being played as an adult sport was found in 1611, and in the same year, a dictionary defined cricket as a boys’ game. There is the thought that cricket may have derived from bowls, by the intervention of a batsman trying to stop the ball from reaching its target by hitting it away.