Baseball is America’s game, right? Well, not really. I guess you could say that baseball is Medieval Europe’s sport. After all, versions of the game can be traced back a hundreds and hundreds of years ...

Top hats, wooden gates and tree stumps... it doesn't sound like your regular Saturday afternoon sporting venture. But, thought to have been established back in the 15th century, stoolball has been ...

MARESFIELD, England — The hour’s train ride from London, south through the English countryside, soon reveals a repetitive view of life in East Sussex. The rail journey becomes a blur of sheep in an ...

Stoolball can be traced back to the 15th Century with many people believing it predates cricket There are fears that a ball game which originated in Sussex more than 500 years ago is at risk of ...

19 May 1960 Balls are tossed, full pitch, to the batswoman, who has to guard a wicket consisting of a wooden “target,” mounted about shoulder level ‘There’s a breathless hush,” all right to-night, ...

Harry Pearson’s delightful No Pie, No Priest showcases our peculiar pastimes – and wonders what will be lost if they disappear Tim Stanley is a columnist and leader writer for The Telegraph. A ...

A medieval game that is almost exclusively played in the South East has been recognised as a sport. The Sports Council agreed that Stoolball, which is played by up to 4,000 people in Kent, Surrey, ...

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There are fears that a ball game which originated in Sussex more than 500 years ago is at risk of disappearing. Stoolball resembles cricket and in the 1950s there were 3,000 clubs across the country.