Of all the rules governing sport, the laws of cricket are among the
oldest. The first written rules of 1744 survive uniquely on the
border of a piece of linen at the MCC Museum of Cricket. They were
drawn up by certain 'Noblemen and Gentlemen' at a time when
gambling on cricket matches was rife. The 'laws' were codified to
ensure a fair outcome when so much was riding on the game. The
story of the evolution of these laws and how they affected the game
is a fascinating and seldom told chapter in the history of cricket.
Following on from the success of The Rules of Association Football
1863 and The Original Rules of Rugby, this book reproduces the
complete text of the original laws and is illustrated with images
from the unique manuscript held at the MCC as well as images of the
game from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It
also includes what is thought to be the first known image of
cricket dating from a fourteenth-century manuscript now in the
Bodleian Library.
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