Cricket

is considered to be the most typically English. This game has its roots in England and has never become popular beyond the British Common¬wealth. It is a difficult game for foreigners to understand. Cricket grew up in South England and by the mid 18th century, the Hambledon (Hampshire) Club was famous. Laws of cricket existed by 1744. Cricket is called the English "national" game and is the usual summer game for schoolboys. It is the game associated with England, yet even in England cricket is losing its popularity.