Experts agree that children living in the Weld, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in south-east England, during the Saxon or Norman eras may have originated cricket. In 1611, the first time that cricket was mentioned as an adult sport, a dictionary also referred to the game as a boy's game. There is also the theory that cricket may have evolved from bowls as a result of a batsman's attempt to deflect the ball away from its intended aim.

By the middle of the 17th century, village cricket had advanced, and in the second half of the century, "local experts" from village cricket helped construct the first English county teams as the first professionals employed. 1709 is the first game in which sides are recorded using county names.  

Cricket became a popular sport in London and the south-eastern regions of England in the first part of the 18th century. Travel restrictions prevented it from becoming widely popular outside of England, but Women's Cricket has been around since 1745, when the first game was played in Surrey.

The first Laws of Cricket were created in 1744 and later revised in 1774 to include innovations like lbw, a third stump, the middle stump, and a maximum bat width. The Star and Garter Club, whose members went on to create the renowned Marlene Cricket Club at Lord's in 1787, developed the codes. The Laws were promptly turned over to MCC, who has been updating them ever since to the present.

About 1760, when bowlers started pitching the ball, rolling the ball down the ground became obsolete. In response, the straight bat replaced the previous "hockey-stick" style of bat. Up until the founding of MCC and the inauguration of Lord's Cricket Field in 1787, the game was centered on the Hampshire-based Wimbledon Club.

Cricket was first introduced to North America through the English colonies in the 17th century, and it spread to other areas of the world in the 18th century. Colonialists brought it to the West Indies, and British East India Company sailors brought it to India. In the early years of the 19th century, the sport reached New Zealand and South Africa before making its way to Australia practically as soon as colonization got underway in 1788.

They claim that cricket is a birth profession. I enjoy it a lot. It was once compared to "baseball on Valium" by an American friend.

Cricket's historical beginnings are obscured by the passage of time. The household reports of King Edward I from 1300 make mention of a cricket-like game being played in Kent.

A ball made of rags or wool may be rolled or bowled towards a target in the sheep-raising region of the Southeast, thanks to the short grass of the meadows. The wicket gate of the sheep paddock was typically the target, and it was guarded by a bat shaped like a shepherd's crooked staff.

Experts agree that children living in the Wald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in south-east England, during the Saxon or Norman ages may have originated cricket.