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letters one about five hundred years ago the children of england played a game called stoolball of the children would throw a ball at the three legs of a stool and another would hit the ball away with a stick when the ball hit the leg of the stool the boy with the stick was out stoolball was an early form of cricket today cricket is popular not only in england but also in countries like south africa australia india,sri lanka pakistan bangladesh and the west indies​

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Stoolball is a sport that dates back to at least the 15th century, originating in Sussex, southern England. It may be an ancestor of cricket (a game it resembles in some respects), baseball, and rounders; stoolball has been called "cricket in the air". There is a tradition that it was played by milkmaids who used their milking stools as a "wicket" and the bittle, or milk bowl as a bat. Hence its archaic name of bittle-battle.[1]

The sport of stoolball is strongly associated with Sussex; it has been referred to as Sussex's 'national' sport[2] and a Sussex game[3] or pastime.[4] The National Stoolball Association was formed in 1979 to promote and expand stoolball.[5] The game was officially recognised as a sport by the Sports Council in early 2008.[6] The National Stoolball Association changed its name to Stoolball England in 2010 on the advice of the Sports Council and was recognised as the national governing body for stoolball in England in 2011.

The game's popularity has faded since the 1960s, but continues to be played at a local league level in Sussex, Kent, Surrey and the Midlands. Some variants are played in some schools. Teams can be ladies only or mixed. There are ladies' leagues in Sussex, Surrey and Kent and mixed leagues in Sussex.