Editing Guildford (section)

===Cricket===
{{see also|History of cricket to 1725}}
[[File:Guildford Cricket Club - geograph.org.uk - 934837.jpg|thumb|right|Woodbridge Road cricket ground]]
[[Cricket]] is thought to have evolved from bat and ball games, played by children in southeast England during the Middle Ages. The first written record of the sport is from a witness statement by the Guildford resident and former Royal Grammar School pupil, [[John Derrick (coroner)|John Derrick]]. In 1597 ([[old style]], 1598 modern style), Derrick testified in a court case over the disputed enclosure of wasteland that, as a child, "hee and his fellowes did runne and play there at Creckett and other plaies".<ref name=Rose_2001_p41>{{harvnb|Rose|2001|p=41}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Altham|1962|p=21}}</ref>{{refn|The disputed wasteland, where John Derrick claimed to have played "creckett" as a child, is thought to have been at the junction of North Street and Chertsey Street.<ref name=Rose_2001_p41/>|group=note}}

Guildford Cricket Club was founded in 1866. They play their home matches at the [[Woodbridge Road]] ground. [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] also play one or two matches a season there. Former players include the [[England cricket team|England]] cricketers [[Martin Bicknell]], [[Rikki Clarke]], [[Ashley Giles]], [[Phil Salt]] and [[Ollie Pope]].<ref>{{cite web |title= The club |date= 21 November 2021 |url= https://guildfordcc.com/club/  |publisher= Guildford Cricket Club |access-date= 22 August 2022}}</ref>