Sporting clubs [ Associational culture / Clubs & Societies ]
… Practices > Associational culture Places > Clubs & Societies Keywords Colonies Gambling Gaming Horseracing Rules Sports Cricket While the game of cricket had become popular in the first half of the eighteenth century, the loss … This, of course, as is the case with all sports, did not prevent games being played around the country with different rules. From the second half of the eighteenth century, cricket grew throughout England being recorded, according to … the first cricket club, it is best seen as a meeting place for noblemen and gentlemen, who were looking to organise the rules of the games, rather than as a formal sports club. 2 Image Legend 'Cricket Match Played by the Countess of Derby …
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