The Ancient National Game of Stoolball It is probable that cricket is derived from the woman's game of Stoolball , or ' juts ' , now being revived by ladies' clubs composed of the principal county families in Sussex . Our illustration represents a match recently played in Horsham Park , the seat of R. H. Hurst , Esq. , between the Horsham Park Eleven and the Foresters , who won by 136 runs . A large gathering of the nobility and gentry from the surrounding assembled to witness the progress of the exciting match . 1883