A painting showing a cricket match on Molesey Hurst Park c1790. The town of Hampton can be seen in the background, including St Mary's Church and Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare Part 1 - In the Beginning Cricket is a game that began quietly, in fields and village greens, long before it became the vibrant game we love today. From what we know through various resources, cricket has come a long way from these humble beginnings to the very first test match and the birth of The As