History of field hockey a winter activity. They experimented with a ‘stick’ game, based loosely on the rules of association football. Teddington played the game on the smooth outfield of their cricket pitch and used a cricket ball, so allowing smooth and predictable motion. By 1874 they had begun to draw up rules for their game, including banning the raising of the stick above shoulder height and stipulating that a shot at goal must take place within the circle in front of it. An association was formed in 1875, which dissolved after seven years, but in 1886 the Hockey Association was formed by seven
Nottingham Cricket Club county, rather than Nottingham town, when it played against a county team. County matches to 1840 are included in the table because the Nottinghamshire teams were organised by the Nottingham club. The present Nottinghamshire county club was formally established in 1841. Records, or at least mentions, of several other matches played by the Nottingham club are in existence. These are not considered first-class. Some were against minor club opponents and others were "odds" matches in which one team had more than eleven players. These matches are listed by "Cricket Archive": Nottingham Cricket Club Several Nottingham Cricket Club matches have been