How did the game of cricket begin?

How did the game of cricket begin?

Centuries ago, the shepherds of England used a kind of curved stick to mind their flock. To pass the time, they devised a game to be played using this stick. They threw a ball to bounce it at the little ‘wicket gates’ at the fence and hit the ball with their stick, using it as the bat. It was this game of the shepherds that evolved into the cricket today!