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The substitute leaves the field when the injured player Match less words is fit to return. The Laws of Cricket were updated in 2017 to allow substitutes to act as wicket-keepers. In 1611, the year Cotgrave's dictionary was published, ecclesiastical court records at Sidlesham in Sussex state that two parishioners, Bartholomew Wyatt and Richard Latter, failed to attend church on Easter Sunday because they were playing cricket. This is the earliest mention of adult participation in cricket and it was around the same time that the earliest known organised inter-parish or village match was played – at Chevening, Kent. 

In 1624, a player called Jasper Vinall died after he was accidentally struck on the head during a match between two parish teams in Sussex. Matches in cricket can range from informal weekend afternoon encounters on village greens to top-level international contests spread over five days in Test matches and played by leading professional players in grand stadiums.

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It is believed that scorecards were printed and sold at Lord's for the first time in 1846. Red balls are used in Test cricket, first-class cricket and some other forms of cricket . Britannica Quiz Cricket Quiz Immensely popular in England, Australia, India, and many other British Commonwealth countries, the sport of cricket is a way of life for many people. Thought to have originated as far back as the 13th century, cricket has a long history and a literacy all its own.

The game's rules, the Laws of Cricket, are maintained by Marylebone Cricket Club in London. The sport is followed primarily in South Asia, Australasia, the United Kingdom, southern Africa and the West Indies. The highest standard is Test cricket (always written with a capital "T") which is in effect the international version of first-class cricket and is restricted to teams representing the twelve countries that are full members of the ICC .

In that case the batsmen need not run, and play will resume with another bowl. If the batsman can make an offensive hit, he and the second batsman at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. Providing they have enough time without being caught out and dismissed, the batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side.