Why is it that teams
comprise eleven players?
Perfect for cricket.
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n.b. I had a look on-line and the answers are pretty dumb given the fact that it was a rural game codified in 1744 and the story that Edward VIII had only eleven courtiers is a complete red herring. Cricket teams of eleven were in place long before that short-reigning monarch abdicated in 1936, never to return to live in England.
We know that football followed cricket’s lead when it came to team size, as it was promoted as the winter game for cricket players.
Famous examples of football clubs formed by cricketers include Aston Villa FC (formed in 1874) and AC Milan (1899).
The question of why eleven players were decided on for cricket remains unanswered.
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CLP 25/01/2021
Journey of Words 
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