Emergence of SA and competition with Aus & England

• The South African team emerged to be the third and strong side. 
• In 1904, they atained the Test status, courtesy performance by the team led by Frank Michelle.
• There was also an introduction of a separate board in England for Test cricket in 1903. 
• In 1907, the Proteas team toured England. 
• South Africa lost the three match series 1-0.

Game after Grace era

The cricketing world  saw the antics of W.G. Grace initially. But the latter part wrote a new and innovative story.

Detailing the beginning of the game and Sir W.G. Grace

• Years back, Dr. Swear found the oldest papers at Richmond which read the score sheet of a match between Slindon and London.
• It was referred to as the oldest scoreboard paper.
• The match was played on 2nd June 1744.
• Edwin Sted is regarded as the father of Kent cricket.
• In the beginning Surrey had Kent as their main opponents.
• The rules were initially made at the Artillery ground of Middlesex.

Cricket and the history behind its evolution

Cricket is considered as one of the oldest games which is played round the globe. There have been various instances which have described the emergence of this game