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Salem MA Ordinance Outlaws Bat-and-Ball, Cricket
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Salem, MA, US |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Cricket, Bat-and-BallCricket, Bat-and-Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | ". . . no Person shall use the Exercise of playing or Kicking of Foot-ball, or the Exercise of Bat-and-Ball, or Cricket . . . within the Body of this Town, under a Penalty of One Shilling and Six Pence." By-Laws and Orders of the town of Salem MA, July 26, 1762. |
| Sources | Essex Gazette, December 6 to 13, 1768, page 81. |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Brian Turner, 8/31/2014, notes that the wording of this order could by taken to mean that the game itself was seen as a form of cricket, and was not a distinct game. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | Posted to 19CBB on July 30, 2007 |
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1762.2 Salem MA Ordinance Outlaws Bat-and-Ball, Cricket"
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