Talk:History of English amateur cricket

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[edit] Purpose of this article

There was a suggestion many months ago on WT:CRIC that an article about schools cricket should be created, but it didn't happen. There is a lot of information in the main sources about schools cricket so I've decided to make a start but so far I've only gone up to 1700.

The main significance of schools cricket is in the 19th century because of its impact on the universities and thence of the "Gentlemen", who were vital to cricket's continued development until Test matches and the County Championship began and were established.

This article is therefore one that will grow and obviously any additional ideas and contributions are very welcome. --The Ghost | séance 07:03, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New scope

As can be seen, the scope of the article has been found to be about amateur cricket in England but with an emphasis on the special part played by the schools and universities in the development of amateur first-class players. The article has been retitled accordingly. I expect that it will have to be serialised because of size. --The Ghost | séance 13:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)