What changes were brought about to the laws of cricket over the ages?

What changes were brought about to the laws of cricket over the ages?

The earliest existing known Code of cricket was drawn up by certain ‘Noblemen and Gentlemen’ who used the Artillery Ground in London in 1744. In 1755, there is further reference to the laws being revised by ‘Several Cricket Clubs, particularly the Star and Garter in Pall Mall’ followed by a revision of eh Laws by “a Committee of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex and London at the Star and Garter” in 1774. A printed form of the laws was published in 1775, and a further revision to the laws was undertaken by another body of gentlemen of the same counties in 1786. However, these laws were not universally followed, with different games played under different guidelines. On 30 May 1788, the MCC produced its first Code of Laws. The MCC’s version of laws were not accepted fully immediately, or applied consistently, but it is the predecessor of the laws that govern the game today. The next major change was in 1809, and saw the further standardization of the weight of the ball from between 142 to 170 g to between 156 to 163 g, and the width of the cricket bat was standardized for the first time. The length of stumps was increased from 22 to 24 inches and bails from 6 to 7 inches to help the bowlers, and the importance of umpires was further enhanced