, ▁Phill ip ▁Ed mond s , ▁John ▁Em bury , ▁Mike ▁G atting , ▁Graham ▁Bar low , ▁Rod ney ▁Ont ong , ▁and ▁Larry ▁G om es . ▁R . ▁P . ▁Will ows ▁to pped ▁the ▁batt ing ▁and ▁Phill ip ▁Ed mond s ▁the ▁bow ling , ▁they ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁War wick ▁Pool ▁Championship ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ear liest ▁cr icket ▁It ▁is ▁almost ▁certain ▁that ▁cr icket ▁reached ▁London , ▁and ▁thereby ▁M idd les ex , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Early ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁London ▁or ▁M idd les ex ▁are ▁often ▁inter change able ▁and ▁sometimes ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁if ▁a ▁particular ▁team ▁represents ▁the ▁city ▁or ▁the ▁county . See : ▁History ▁of ▁cr icket ▁to ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁cr icket ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁- ▁ 1 7 2 5 The ▁first ▁definite ▁mention ▁of ▁cr icket ▁in ▁London ▁or ▁M idd les ex ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁clear ▁reference ▁to ▁" the ▁two ▁u mp ires " ▁( the ▁earliest ▁mention ▁of ▁an ▁u mp ire ▁in ▁what ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cr icket ▁connection ) ▁and ▁strongly ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁double ▁w icket ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁already ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁match ▁in ▁M idd les ex ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Lamb ' s ▁Con du it ▁Field s ▁in ▁Hol