How did cricket get its name?
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Karen Bliss
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It's far from clear how, when and where cricket was first invented, although it would appear that within England cricket has its roots in the south east. Reference was made to a game similar to cricket in the accounts of King Edward I, being played in Kent as early as the 13th Century. The word "cricket" may well have been derived from a curved staff used by a shepherd that was known as a "cric". This was reportedly used as a bat in front of the gate of a sheep pasture.
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