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- 1774.1 + (<p>A "Committee of Noblemen and Gent … <p>A "Committee of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and London" agree on rule changes. Ford's summary: "Particular reference is made to the requirements of gambling. Ball between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces. LBW [leg-before-wicket, a form of batman interference - LM] for the first time; short runs; visiting side gets the choice of pitch and first innings. Per John Ford, <u>Cricket: A Social History 1700-1835</u> [David and Charles, 1972], page 18. Ford does not give a citation for this account.</p></br><p>Writing in 1890, Steel and Lyttelton say that "[t]he earliest laws of the game, or at least the earliest which have reached us, are of the year 1774:" See A.G. Steel and R. H. Lyttelton, <u>Cricket,</u> (Longmans Green, London, 1890) 4<sup>th</sup> edition, page 12.<b> </b></p>t;/u> (Longmans Green, London, 1890) 4<sup>th</sup> edition, page 12.<b> </b></p>)