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Stoolball is a traditional English striking-and-fielding sport strongly associated with Sussex and documented in written sources by 1450. In the modern game, two teams score runs by hitting a small hard ball with a wooden bat and running between two shoulder-height wickets set about 14 metres apart; the ball is delivered underarm. Its resemblance to cricket has led to descriptions of stoolball as a possible precursor or relative, but the exact historical line between the sports is not certain. It is played by junior, women's, mixed, and adult teams.
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What is stoolball?
Stoolball is a traditional English striking-and-fielding sport strongly associated with Sussex. Players hit a small hard ball with a wooden bat and score runs by running between wickets.
How old is stoolball?
Written sources document stoolball by 1450. That makes it a long-established English game with a recorded history reaching back to the late medieval period.
What do stoolball wickets look like?
Modern stoolball uses two wickets set about shoulder height apart. Players run between those targets after striking the ball, rather than running between the low stumps used in cricket.
Is stoolball similar to cricket?
Both are English striking-and-fielding sports involving a bat, ball, wickets, and runs. Stoolball has its own equipment and rules, including shoulder-height wickets and a small hard ball.
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