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- 1720.2 + (<p>In 1907, a kindred spirit of ours … <p>In 1907, a kindred spirit of ours reported [in a listserve-equivalent of the day] on his attempts to find early news coverage of cricket. He reports on a 1720 article he sees as "the first newspaper reference I have yet found to cricket as a popular game:"</p></br><p>"The Holiday coming on, the Alewives of Islington, Kentish Town, and several adjacent villages . . . . The Fields will swarm with Butchers'; Wives and Oyster-Women . . . diverting themselves with their Offspring, whilst their Spouses and Sweethearts are sweating at Ninepins, some at Cricket, others at Stool-Ball, besides an amorous Couple in every Corner . . . Much Noise and Cutting in the Morning; Much Tippling all Day; and much Reeling and Kissing at Night."</p></br><p>Alfred F. Robbins, "Replies: The Earliest Cricket Report," <u>Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc</u>, September 7, 1907, page 191. Provided by John Thorn, 2/8/2008, via email. He reports his source as <u>Read's Weekly Journal, or British-Gazeteer</u>, June 4, 1720, and advises that he has omitted phrases not "welcome to the modern taste. Accessed via Google Books 10/18/2008.</p>has omitted phrases not "welcome to the modern taste. Accessed via Google Books 10/18/2008.</p>)