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French cricket
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A simple game in which a ball is tossed at the legs of a child, who defends them with a cricket bat held vertically in front of them; the child's turn lasts until his or her legs are struck by the ball. The game shares with *cricket only the concept of defending a wicket, and its name was presumably a joke at France's expense. It is first mentioned in the early 20C.
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