ABSTRACT
Cricket clearly did not evolve in a haphazard or random way. Rather, its diffusion during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, at all levels, from the regional to the local, bears clear similarities with Hagerstrand's diffusion theory. It is the purpose of this chapter to see if there was a similarly well structured and logical arrangement to the location of county games in England. The choice of location, both for playing venues and club headquarters, can be analysed by referring to two geographical theories which attempt to explain the arrangement, size and spacing of settlements, namely Central Place Theory and the Rank-Size Rule.
