little part of Somerset, near Bath. However, although the 17th century antiquarian John Aubrey described a game called "stobball" played in this area, his description of it does not appear to be stoolball. Another contemporary text from the same region characterises "stoball" as a game played mainly by men and boys. The Oxford English Dictionary considers it unlikely that "stool ball" could have been corrupted into "stobball". Stobball could very well instead be the game Willughby called "stow-ball," which resembled golf. See also Bat and trap Origins of baseball Pub games Trap-ball Rounders Cricket References Bibliography External links Stoolball England Stoolball is Alive and Well in Sussex (article by Martin Hoerchner for the Society for American Baseball Research) Stool ball: a medieval baseball game Sport in England Women's team sports Team sports Ball and bat games