References

1. ^ MCC – the official Laws of Cricket. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
2. ^ CricketArchive – full list of ICC member countries. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
3. ^ John Major, More Than A Game, HarperCollins, 2007
4. ^ John Leach, From Lads to Lord's quotes the precise date of the accounting entry as Thursday 10 March 1300 (Julian date), which is in the Gregorian year of 1301. Retrieved on 31 January 2009.
5. ^ John Leach, From Lads to Lord's quotes the precise date of the court case in Guildford as Monday, 17 January 1597 (Julian date), which is in the Gregorian year of 1598. Retrieved on 31 January 2009.
6. ^ Middle Dutch was the language in use in Flanders at the time.
7. ^ Birley, p.3
8. ^ Birley, op. cit.
9. ^ Altham, p.21
10. ^ Bowen, p.33
11. ^ David Terry, The Seventeenth Century Game of Cricket: A Reconstruction of the Game. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
12. ^ Gillmeister's theory is summarised in the introduction to the bookThe Language of Cricket by John Eddowes, ISBN 1-85754-270-3.
13. ^ David Underdown, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000, p.3
14. ^ ^a b H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962, p.21
15. ^ Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
16. ^ CricketArchive profile. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
17. ^ The Australian Eleven: The first Australian team, National Museum of Australia. Retrieved on 24 May 2011.