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...met and passed a fine afternoon in the park in the usual outdoor games of cricket, swinging, basteball, &c.”</p>

=IV. Related games= ==Cricket==

...ainstorm “the afternoon was then uninterruptedly spent in various games of cricket, base-ball, racing, scrambling, &c., but swinging was the favourite amuseme

...l amount of good to see the little ones enjoy themselves in their games of cricket, base-ball, etc.”</p>

|Headline=NY Mansion Converted to Venue Suitable for Base, Cricket, Trap-Ball |Game=Cricket

<p>The author here is describing Inuit games.</p> |Comment=<p>These rules are similar to those of cricket and single-wicket cricket.&nbsp; When the number of players is limited, is seems likely that it could

...ents, for they were full all day, there were games of all sorts, including cricket, baseball, &c.”</p>

...dsworth, a newspaper reported that “here cricket, base-ball and many other games were entered upon till tea time, when a splendid spread was placed before t

|Field=Albany Cricket Grounds ...e" of "base ball" in which the Excelsior defeated the Empire 70-67, at the cricket grounds. Same June 23, 1856 said there would be a return match the next day

|Headline=Central Park a Boon to National Prowess in Base Ball, Cricket, Etc. |Tags=Newspaper Coverage, US cricket clubs,

...de blob-code-inner js-file-line">A game among youngsters similar to &ldquo;Cricket,&rdquo; a short piece of wood being struck up by a long stick instead of a ...ce Bertha Gomme, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland</span> (London, D. Nutt, 1894), page unsp

...ck, describing the advantages playing base ball had for success at playing cricket, and added his comments. ...his: cricket in a court?'' Richard Hershberger posted an 1860 reference to cricket being played in a court, and requested an explanation. John Thorn suggested

...ferry receipts and this, to them, is a very important consideration. The cricket field could readily be made one of the finest ball grounds in the country, ...me scheduled games at Oakland Park, Jersey City. In case of a conflict in games the Jersey City nine might be temporarily located in Hoboken, but not the G

...oles. When more than four boys play the extra out-team players field as in cricket.</p> |Sources=<p><span>Gomme, </span><em>Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1</em><span>, pages 84-85.</sp

...a great number of games played with balls, of which base-ball, trap ball, cricket, up-ball, catch-ball and drive-ball are the most common.”</p>

...grounds, games of various kinds were provided for the youngsters, such as cricket, football, swings, Punch and Judy, round-about horses, brace ball (sic), &c

|Headline=Cricket and Base and Football at Harvard? ...gallows</span> <span>appearance</span><span>,</span> <span>of</span> <span>Cricket</span> <span>-</span> <span>Base</span><span>-</span> <span>and</span> <spa

...ns prohibited by proclamation in the reign of Edward III, exclusive of the games of chance, are thus specified; the throwing of stones, wood, or iron; playi ...denoted a form of tennis or field hockey or and early form of stoolball or cricket. Edward II had issued a ban of his own in 1314, regarding football.</p>

...in until tea time. Tea was capitally served in the field, and after it the games were resumed, and races for various prizes took place.”</p>

...nged by lads and lasses at their favorite amusement--'trap' which includes cricket, base ball, kiss-in-the-ring, &c., &c. These sports during the three days a ...erhaps implying that the visitors were trapped by the fun of playing these games. Or not. In any case, he exhibited some democratic enthusiasm by stating th