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When did cricket first appear as an 11-player game?

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Jonny Bairstow of England, wearing a light blue uniform and helmet, batting during the 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia, with two Australian fielders behind the stumps. — cricket Jonny Bairstow of England batting during a semifinal match against Australia at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

The earliest recorded reference to a cricket match played with 11 players on each side dates back to 1697, when a game was held in Sussex for a stake of 50 guineas.1

Today, cricket is standardized as a game involving two competing teams of 11 players each.2