Town of Killen Killen is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as The Shoals.
The story that military officer Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 is a particularly pernicious bit of American myth-making. Many baseball historians admit the story is patently false since Doubleday was at West Point when he would've been playing that legendary first game.
Unfortunately, no one knows exactly who invented cricket. In 1301, Prince Edward played a game of âcreagâ which some people think was an early form of cricket. Other people believe the game was invented in the Netherlands during the 13th, 14th or 15th century.The earliest written reference to âcricketâ is in a 1598 court case which noted that some boys were playing a game of âcreckettâ. Most historians believe the game was originally played by children.ther people believe the game was invented in the Netherlands during the 13th, 14th or 15th century. The earliest written reference to âcricketâ is in a 1598 court case which noted that some boys were playing a game of âcreckettâ.