My dad loves to play cricket so much. We are playing it almost everyday at our back yard. Everyone of us is having fun playing cricket. That’s why I got curious about it and searched for the History of Cricket. Where did it began? How did it started? Who pioneered it? Who made it well known? Who invented it?

Questions like those bugled my mind and I started my quest to search for the history of this awesome game! Early cricket was at some time or another described as “a club striking a ball”. Cricket can definitely be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England.

During the 17th century, numerous references indicate the growth of cricket in the south-east of England. By the end of the century, it had become an organised activity being played for high stakes and it is believed that the first professionals appeared in the years following the Restoration in 1660. A newspaper report survives of “a great cricket match” with eleven players a side that was played for high stakes in Sussex in 1697 and this is the earliest known reference to a cricket match of such importance.

Cricket entered a new era in 1963, when English counties introduced the limited overs variant. As it was sure to produce a result, limited overs cricket was lucrative and the number of matches increased. The first Limited Overs International was played in 1971. The governing International Cricket Council saw its potential and staged the first limited overs Cricket World Cup in 1975. In the 21st century, a new limited overs form, Twenty20, has made an immediate impact.

Now, everyone is so excited and was very eager to watch the ICC T20 World Cup Live Stream Online for Free! My dad also asked me to look for a free live streaming site so that we can all watch the International Cricket Championship. Australia is the current champions and tagged as the cricket experts in the world. Hopefully, someday, Philippines can participate in this prestigious Cricket World Cup!