The sports and pastimes of the people of England : Including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time (1845)
Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802, Hone, William, 1780-1842 · London : T. Togg · leaf 174
equent variations, according to the joint determination ofthe players. XX.—TRAP-BALL. Trap-ball, so called from the trap used to elevate the ballwhen it is to be stricken by the batsman, is anterior to cricket,and probably coeval with most of the early games played withthe bat and ball: we trace it… … 26. Trap-Ball.—XIV. Century. See p. loa. 108 • SPORTS AND PASTIMES IJOOK II. Here are only two players, but the game is not restricted toany particular number, though I think it seldom exceeds six oreight on a side. The size of the bat indicates the holder to havepossessed no great judgment in…
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