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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the center of which is a 20-meter (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.Cricket is one of many games in the "club ball" sphere that basically involve hitting a ball with a hand-held implement; others include baseball, golf, hockey, tennis, squash, badminton and table tennis. It is believed that cricket originated as a children's game in the south-eastern counties of England, sometime during the medieval period. Although there are claims for prior dates, the earliest definite reference to cricket being played comes from evidence given at a court case in Guildford on Monday, 17 January 1597 (Julian calendar; equating to 30 January 1598 in the Gregorian calendar). The case concerned ownership of a certain plot of land and the court heard the testimony of a 59-year-old coroner, John Derrick, who gave witness that: "being a scholler in the ffree schoole of Guldeford hee and diverse of his fellows did runne and play there at creckett and other plaies".Derrick's testimony does not mean that the game was called "cricket" at this time, but it is the earliest known reference to the sport. In 1611, a court case referred to cricket being played on Easter Monday at Chevening, Kent. A similar case in 1597 (again Julian calendar; equating to 1598 in the Gregorian calendar) had then been heard at Guildford. In 1624, a player called Jasper Vinall died after he was hit on the head while batting at a match in Surrey.Cricket remained a low-key local pursuit for much of the seventeenth century. It is known that the game was popular in Surrey during the seventeenth century and that the earliest village clubs were formed in the county at this time. The earliest known reference to cricket in Sussex is a court case in 1611 (again Julian calendar; equating to 1612 in the Gregorian calendar) concerning a dispute between two parishioners of Sidlesham about the payment of church rates.The game began to spread throughout England in the eighteenth century. The earliest known competitive match was played on Monday, 19 July 1730 (Julian calendar; equating to 29 July 1730 in the Gregorian calendar) at Crayford, Kent. Two men known only as Mr. Colson and Mr. Bray, who came from the Weald of Kent, took part in the match. This is the earliest reference to cricket in Kent.The first definite mention of cricket in Wisden is on page 136 of the 1864 edition where it is said that "the game of cricket has for a long time been played on the Downs near Guildford, and in other parts of Surrey".The first reference to cricket in Hampshire is dated Monday, 6 July 1732 (Julian calendar; equating to 16 July 1732 in the Gregorian calendar). It was during this year that two men from Hambledon, Richard Nyren and David Harris, established the Hambledon Club.The first recorded match played by the club took place on Saturday, 31 August 1733 (Julian calendar; equating to 10 September 1733 in the Gregorian calendar) against a team from Farnham at Broadhalfpenny Down in Hambledon.The game of cricket spread slowly outside southern England. The first reference to cricket in North America is believed to be a report in the 23 September 1751 edition of the New York Mercury. The report said that "on Tuesday last, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a match at cricket was played in the fields behind the Broadway, between eleven gentlemen of New York and eleven gentlemen of Philadelphia, which was won by the former".The earliest known reference to cricket in Australia is an account of a game played in Sydney in December 1803. The game was played between "two white men and two black men", and it was noted that "they all played very well".The first recorded match in New Zealand took place in Wellington in December 1842. The game was played between a team of four Europeans and a team of four "natives".Cricket has been played in South Africa since the early nineteenth century. The first recorded match was played in 1808, between a team of English sailors and a team of local players.Cricket is believed to have first been played in the West Indies in 1793, when a game was played in Barbados between two teams of five players each.The first recorded match in India was played in 1721, between two teams of eleven players each.Cricket is not mentioned in the laws of the game until the seventeenth century. The earliest known reference is in John Derrick's testimony at Guildford Court in 1597. Derrick was a schoolmaster who had played the game.The first reference to the sport in print is in Thomas Astle's The History and Antiquities of the County of Durham, published in 1775. Astle says that cricket "began to be gradually introduced into most of the southern counties of England", and that by 1750 it was "pretty generally played" in those counties.The first reference to cricket in Wales is in Charles James's The Young Cricketer's Tutor, published in 1768. James says that cricket "is now become so general a diversion in Wales, that few towns are without their cricketing clubs".The first reference to cricket in Ireland is in James Pycroft's The Young Cricketer's Tutor, published in 1768. Pycroft says that cricket "is now become a common game in almost every part of Ireland".The first reference to cricket in Scotland is in Robert Burns's poem "The Cottar's Saturday Night", published in 1786. Burns says that cricket "is now become a favorite amusement of the lower orders of people in Scotland".The first reference to cricket in North America is in a report in the 23 September 1751 edition of the New York Mercury. The report said that "on Tuesday last, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a match at cricket was played in the fields behind the Broadway, between eleven gentlemen of New York and eleven gentlemen of Philadelphia, which was won by the former".The first reference to cricket in Australia is an account of a game played in Sydney in December 1803. The game was played between "two white men and two black men", and it was noted that "they all played very well".The first recorded match in New Zealand took place in Wellington in December 1842. The game was played between a team of four Europeans and a team of four "natives".Cricket has been played in South Africa since the early nineteenth century. The first recorded match was played in 1808, between a team of English sailors and a team of local players.Cricket is believed to have first been played in the West Indies in 1793, when a game was played in Barbados between two teams of five players each.The first recorded match in India was played in 1721, between two teams of eleven players each.Cricket is not mentioned in the laws of the game until the seventeenth century. The earliest known reference is in John Derrick's testimony at Guildford Court in 1597. Derrick was a schoolmaster who had played the game.The first reference to the sport in print is in Thomas Astle's The History and Antiquities of the County of Durham, published in 1775. Astle says that cricket "began to be gradually introduced into most of the southern counties of England", and that by 1750 it was "pretty generally played" in those counties.The first reference to cricket in Wales is in Charles James's The Young Cricketer's Tutor, published in 1768. James says that cricket "is now become so general a diversion in Wales, that few towns are without their cricketing clubs".The first reference to cricket in Ireland is in James Pycroft's The Young Cricketer's Tutor, published in 1768. Pycroft says that cricket "is now become a common game in almost every part of Ireland".The first reference to cricket in Scotland is in Robert Burns's poem "The Cottar's Saturday Night", published in 1786. Burns says that cricket "is now become a favorite amusement of the lower orders of people in Scotland".The first reference to cricket in North America is in a report in the 23 September 1751 edition of the New York Mercury. The report said that "on Tuesday last, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a match at cricket was played in the fields behind the Broadway, between eleven gentlemen of New York and eleven gentlemen of Philadelphia, which was won by the former".The first reference to cricket in Australia is an account of a game played in Sydney in December 1803. The game was played between "two white men and two black men", and it was noted that "they all played very well".The first recorded match in New Zealand took place in Wellington in December 1842. The game was played between a team of four Europeans and a team of four "natives".Cricket has been played in South Africa since the early nineteenth century. The first recorded match was played in 1808, between a team of English sailors and a team of local players.Cricket is believed to have first been played in the West Indies in 1793, when a game was played in Barbados between two teams of five players each.The first recorded match in India was played in 1721, between two teams of eleven players each.betting on cricket online