Adults appear in cricket’s record
An early account documents adults playing the game.
Density
From local play to world tournamentsOur World
Cricket
Follow the records, rules and competitions that helped cricket become an international sport.
Subject guide · scope, chapters & sources ↗Requested road · Cricket developed gradually. Surviving records do not establish one inventor or a single invention date.
A shared set of laws
Written rules and institutions give the game structure.
International cricket takes shape
USA–Canada comes before the earliest recognised Tests.
Women’s Test cricket begins
England and Australia contest the first women’s Test.
Women stage the first Cricket World Cup
The 1973 women’s tournament precedes the men’s event.
Twenty20 reaches the world stage
A shorter format adds another way to play.