The History of Cricket:
Out of all of the research in the world, people still aren’t exactly sure where cricket began, or when the actual game was formed. Professionals do believe that the game started around the Norman or Saxon times when kids would often play together, the area that people believe that the kids played in was around Kent or Sussex in England. It was also believed that cricket started off in the medieval times where only kids played this game for centuries. It is believed that adults only began playing this game around the 17th century.
It is thought that the game of cricket was formed from the game of bowls. This is because the game started off with people trying to role the ball as close to the target as possible with a person from the opposing team trying to hit it away from the target with a stick. People would play this on fields where the sheep would stay, or somewhere where there were no distractions. |
The History of Australian Cricket:Once again, professionals aren’t exactly sure when cricket started in Australia, but they do have information on the first ever recorded game that was played in Australia. This game was held in Sydney in December, 1803. There has been other information that suggests that cricket was already a big sport in Australia before this game. Once the year of 1826 had come along there were already a few teams that would play off against each other in Hyde Park. Some of these teams that were formed could include Currency Cricket Club, Military Cricket Club and the Australian Cricket Club. A few years later during 1832 Tasmania introduced one team from Hobart and one more from Launceston in 1843. It was only in 1938 that the Melbourne Cricket Club was formed which can be called one of the best teams in Australia.
By this time when all of the teams were formed, the states were still called colonies and worked and did things at their own pace. The two teams who were involved in the first ‘intercolonial’ match were Tasmania and Victoria. Tasmania managed to win this game by only 3 wickets! By this time when all of the teams were formed, the states were still called colonies and worked and did things at their own pace. The two teams who were involved in the first ‘intercolonial’ match were Tasmania and Victoria. The game was held in Launceston, Tasmania from the 11th of February all the way through to the 12th of February and Tasmania managed to win this game by only 3 wickets! After this game a few more clashes were held between these 2 teams, but later on Victoria got sick of having to cross the water (otherwise known as the Bass Straight) to get to Tasmania, so they mainly started to play cricket with the colony right next to them, New South Wales. |