Featured Article Quiz #272
History of cricket to 1725
#1 What is the earliest clear record of cricket mentioned in the text?
A legal case in Guildford, Surrey, dated 17 January 1597 (Old Style)
King Edward I’s accounts from March 1300 recording Prince Edward playing cricket
A match in Kent first recorded in 1610 with village teams
#2 According to the text, which areas are most likely associated with cricket’s early development before spreading to London?
Kent, Sussex, and Surrey (south and southeast of London)
Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire
Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
#3 What does the text say about the game mentioned as “creag” in King Edward I’s accounts (March 1300)?
Some people think it may be an early form of cricket, but most historians believe it was a different game
Most historians agree it was definitely cricket in an early form
It was certainly another bat-and-ball sport that cricket developed from