| Cricket is considered as a religion in many countries. | | | | only after eighteen years when the English team |
| However thinking about the history of cricket is a big | | | | traveled to far Australia for playing the matches in |
| fact and for it is played from time immemorial. The | | | | the Melbourne and it was actually then the game |
| history goes back to the thirteenth century or even | | | | gained immense popularity. The first Australian team |
| further. It is likely estimated that the game of cricket | | | | consisted of the members from the Australian |
| was first played by the children of the farmers and | | | | aborigines, which was considered to be a very |
| the metal workers in England near a small place | | | | groundbreaking event. This event was considered to |
| referred to as Sussex and Kent. There was a | | | | be a spectacular event for both the Australian cricket |
| variation in the name of cricket and this variation was | | | | community as well as the entire world’s |
| discovered in a court case wherein the game was | | | | cricket’s community. |
| called as krekett which was being played at the | | | | The popularity of the game increased day by day |
| English school. It was from this point of view that | | | | because of the introduction of the famous one day |
| cricket began to grow as a game which became | | | | international games introduced in the year of 1971. |
| immensely popular. | | | | These days cricket has been one of the most |
| It was at that time that the game of cricket was | | | | widespread games played in the entire world. It is |
| being played in the form of tournaments like the so | | | | widely played in countries like England, Australia and |
| called “great cricket match” in the year 1697. | | | | even countries like Pakistan, Kenya, Sri Lanka and of |
| During the eighteenth century the game of cricket | | | | course not to forget in the list India. However the |
| was referred to as the official sport of England and it | | | | game of cricket has never gained any popularity in |
| was one of the famous leisure activities of the elite | | | | United States of America and even does not have |
| class of people. In the late 1760’s one of the | | | | an official team for its country. |
| famous clubs of London known as the Hambledon | | | | However to be really very frank, in many countries |
| club was one of center stage of the activities of | | | | the game is also played by the state as well as the |
| cricket. It was one of the most visited places in | | | | national teams. However this is not considered as a |
| London and there were many people who were | | | | very popular game for the children and the families to |
| extremely crazy about the game of cricket. | | | | play as a backyard game in the different countries. |
| There were many cricket games which were played | | | | Some of the different variations of the game are |
| within the nation of England but until the year of 1859 | | | | playing cricket with the usage of a net and the |
| the game of cricket was not played at the | | | | faster version of the game is played in the New |
| international level. It was played only when the English | | | | Zealand which is referred to as Kiwi cricket. |
| team traveled to North America for a match. It was | | | | |