This article is relevant to OCR A2 G453 (Option A1: Historical Studies), as well as AQA (A2 Unit 3 Section C: Evaluating contemporary influences) and Edexcel (AS Unit 1 Section A, 1.2) specifications.
Cricket is regarded as a rural game and there is evidence of it being played in villages in Sussex, Kent and Hampshire in the early eighteenth century. However, by this time the sport was already a major attraction in London and early signs of professionalism were evident there. Wagering introduced the first patrons — rich individuals who formed their own teams on which they placed large bets. The growing seriousness surrounding cricket led to stricter laws, beginning with the Articles of Agreement in 1727 that included the use of umpires to adjudicate on points of dispute.
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