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The Early History of Cricket

S.M. Toyne charts the inception and development of this most quintessentially English sport.

S.M. Toyne | Published in History Today Volume 5 Issue 6 June 1955

First Grand Match of Cricket Played by Members of the Royal Amateur Society on Hampton Court Green, August 3rd, 1836. (unknown artist)

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