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|Location=Lancashire, England | |Location=Lancashire, England | ||
|Game Regions=Britain | |Game Regions=Britain | ||
|Game Eras=1700s,1800s,Post-1900 | |Game Eras=1700s,1800s,Post-1900,Predecessor | ||
|Description=<p>There was a distinct form of cricket at the Roman Catholic College of Stonyhurst. The game played there used a single-wicket, which took the shape of a 17-inch milestone, used a misshapen hand-crafted ball with an exaggerated seams, encouraged bowling with two or more bounces before reaching the batsman, used"baselines" set at 30 yards instead if 22-yards, and 3 to 5 players per side. There was an out-of-bounds line.</p> | |Description=<p>There was a distinct form of cricket at the Roman Catholic College of Stonyhurst. The game played there used a single-wicket, which took the shape of a 17-inch milestone, used a misshapen hand-crafted ball with an exaggerated seams, encouraged bowling with two or more bounces before reaching the batsman, used"baselines" set at 30 yards instead if 22-yards, and 3 to 5 players per side. There was an out-of-bounds line.</p> | ||
<p>The college was located outside England from about 1600 to 1794, and tre conjecture is that this game evolved separately from the dominant 11-man game during that period.</p> | <p>The college was located outside England from about 1600 to 1794, and tre conjecture is that this game evolved separately from the dominant 11-man game during that period.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Rev. John Gerard, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stonyhurst College</span> (Belfast, Marcus Ward and Co., 1894), pages 179-182.</p> | |Sources=<p>Rev. John Gerard, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stonyhurst College</span> (Belfast, Marcus Ward and Co., 1894), pages 179-182.</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 28 November 2012
| Game | Stonyhurst Cricket |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | Lancashire, England |
| Regions | Britain |
| Eras | 1700s, 1800s, Post-1900, Predecessor |
| Invented | |
| Tags | |
| Description | There was a distinct form of cricket at the Roman Catholic College of Stonyhurst. The game played there used a single-wicket, which took the shape of a 17-inch milestone, used a misshapen hand-crafted ball with an exaggerated seams, encouraged bowling with two or more bounces before reaching the batsman, used"baselines" set at 30 yards instead if 22-yards, and 3 to 5 players per side. There was an out-of-bounds line. The college was located outside England from about 1600 to 1794, and tre conjecture is that this game evolved separately from the dominant 11-man game during that period. |
| Sources | Rev. John Gerard, Stonyhurst College (Belfast, Marcus Ward and Co., 1894), pages 179-182. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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