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The Origins of the sport remain somewhat disputed <ref>{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Andy |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Who was first in to bat on walking cricket? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/28/who-was-first-in-to-bat-on-walking-cricket |work=Letters to the Guardian}}</ref>. One of the earliest documented mentions of an organised version of cricket which prohibits running, dates from 2014 when taster sessions were set up in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2014 |title=50+ cricket proving to be a hit |url=https://www.maturetimes.co.uk/50-cricket-proving-hit/ |website=Mature Times}}</ref>. These were set up by early pioneer, Darren Talbot who records<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Aldred |first=Tanya |date=July 2026 |title=Time to walk the walk |url=https://pocketmags.com/es/the-cricketer-magazine/july-2026/articles/boundary-view |journal=The Cricketer}}</ref> that he took inspiration from seeing a news segment featuring walking basketball <ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2014 |title=BBC Breakfast: Walking Basketball |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuhNkPzgyOk&t=2s |website=BBC News (via Youtube)}}</ref> In 2026 Talbot launched the Walking Cricket Association<ref name="Website-4">{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2026 |title=The Walking Cricket Association Launches to Support Individual Participation and National Festivals |url=https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/news/press-release/the-walking-cricket-association-launches-to-support-individual-participation-and-national-festivals |website=Twenty20 Community Cricket}}</ref> to create a national framework for the sport.

In 2017 The U3A started offering walking ''football'' among to its members<ref>{{Cite web |last=Croot |first=John |date=2024 |title=Walking Football |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/members-area/subjects/walking-footbal |website=U3A}}</ref>, where another early proponent, Mac McKechnie, found it too energetic: he was recovering from sepsis. An ex-cricketer himself, he developed a working version of walking cricket and the first U3A session was offered in Barnsley in January 2019<ref name="Website-1">{{Cite web |last=Beddington |first=Emma |date=Mar 20, 2023 |title=A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me – but I survived to invent a new sport |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/20/a-new-start-after-60-sepsis-almost-killed-me-but-i-survived-to-invent-a-new-sport |website=The Guardian}}</ref>. Subsequently the Yorkshire Cricket Board met with U3A to further promote the sport<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=U3A makes cricket history |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/u3a-makes-cricket-history |website=U3A}}</ref>. In 2019 Mac McKechnie was awarded 'The Most Inspiring and Diverse Cricket Offer 2019’ by Yorkshire County Cricket Board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Inspiring Award for U3A Walking Cricketer |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/inspiring-award-for-u3a-walking-cricketer |website=U3A}}</ref>. In March 2020 a further meeting took place between Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the U3A, the ECB and several other counties. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Rules for “Social” Walking Cricket |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/agm-2020/rules-for-walking-cricket-2021 |website=U3A}}</ref> In 2021, two famous Yorkshire cricketers, England captain [[Joe Root]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsement by Joe Root |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/walking-cricket-endorsement-from-joe-root |website=U3A}}</ref> and former umpire [[Dickie Bird]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 1, 2022 |title=Dickie Bird endorsement |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/dickie-bird-endorsement/download |website=U3A}}</ref> expressed their support for the developments in the county.

In 2017 The U3A started offering walking ''football'' among to its members<ref>{{Cite web |last=Croot |first=John |date=2024 |title=Walking Football |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/members-area/subjects/walking-footbal |website=U3A}}</ref>, where another early proponent, Mac McKechnie, found it too energetic: he was recovering from sepsis. An ex-cricketer himself, he developed a working version of walking cricket and the first U3A session was offered in Barnsley in January 2019<ref name="Website-1">{{Cite web |last=Beddington |first=Emma |date=Mar 20, 2023 |title=A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me – but I survived to invent a new sport |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/20/a-new-start-after-60-sepsis-almost-killed-me-but-i-survived-to-invent-a-new-sport |website=The Guardian}}</ref>. Subsequently the Yorkshire Cricket Board met with U3A to further promote the sport<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=U3A makes cricket history |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/u3a-makes-cricket-history |website=U3A}}</ref>. In 2019 Mac McKechnie was awarded 'The Most Inspiring and Diverse Cricket Offer 2019’ by Yorkshire County Cricket Board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Inspiring Award for U3A Walking Cricketer |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/inspiring-award-for-u3a-walking-cricketer |website=U3A}}</ref>. In March 2020 a further meeting took place between Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the U3A, the ECB and several other counties. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Rules for “Social” Walking Cricket |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/agm-2020/rules-for-walking-cricket-2021 |website=U3A}}</ref> In 2021, two famous Yorkshire cricketers, England captain [[Joe Root]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsement by Joe Root |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/walking-cricket-endorsement-from-joe-root |website=U3A|date=Dec 1, 2022}}</ref> and former umpire [[Dickie Bird]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 1, 2022 |title=Dickie Bird endorsement |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/dickie-bird-endorsement/download |website=U3A}}</ref> expressed their support for the developments in the county.

Participation continued to grow across England, in by 2024 all of the counties had walking cricket programs<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |date=2024-05-08 |title='New lease of life': how walking cricket is giving the over-50s a taste of Bazball |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/08/the-spin-walking-cricket-over-50s-new-lease-of-life |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>, and the first inter-county tournament took place at Lord's on 20 March 2024<ref name="Website-2">{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Kent Walking Cricketers represent the county at Lord’s |url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/walking-cricket-comes-to-lords/ |website=Kent CCC}}</ref>.

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 The Origins of the sport remain somewhat disputed <ref>{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Andy |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Who was first in to bat on walking cricket? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/28/who-was-first-in-to-bat-on-walking-cricket |work=Letters to the Guardian}}</ref>. One of the earliest documented mentions of an organised version of cricket which prohibits running, dates from 2014 when taster sessions were set up in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2014 |title=50+ cricket proving to be a hit |url=https://www.maturetimes.co.uk/50-cricket-proving-hit/ |website=Mature Times}}</ref>. These were set up by early pioneer, Darren Talbot who records<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Aldred |first=Tanya |date=July 2026 |title=Time to walk the walk |url=https://pocketmags.com/es/the-cricketer-magazine/july-2026/articles/boundary-view |journal=The Cricketer}}</ref> that he took inspiration from seeing a news segment featuring walking basketball <ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2014 |title=BBC Breakfast: Walking Basketball |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuhNkPzgyOk&t=2s |website=BBC News (via Youtube)}}</ref> In 2026 Talbot launched the Walking Cricket Association<ref name="Website-4">{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2026 |title=The Walking Cricket Association Launches to Support Individual Participation and National Festivals |url=https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/news/press-release/the-walking-cricket-association-launches-to-support-individual-participation-and-national-festivals |website=Twenty20 Community Cricket}}</ref> to create a national framework for the sport.
-In 2017 The U3A started offering walking ''football'' among to its members<ref>{{Cite web |last=Croot |first=John |date=2024 |title=Walking Football |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/members-area/subjects/walking-footbal |website=U3A}}</ref>, where another early proponent, Mac McKechnie, found it too energetic: he was recovering from sepsis. An ex-cricketer himself, he developed a working version of walking cricket and the first U3A session was offered in Barnsley in January 2019<ref name="Website-1">{{Cite web |last=Beddington |first=Emma |date=Mar 20, 2023 |title=A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me – but I survived to invent a new sport |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/20/a-new-start-after-60-sepsis-almost-killed-me-but-i-survived-to-invent-a-new-sport |website=The Guardian}}</ref>. Subsequently the Yorkshire Cricket Board met with U3A to further promote the sport<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=U3A makes cricket history |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/u3a-makes-cricket-history |website=U3A}}</ref>.  In 2019 Mac McKechnie was awarded 'The Most Inspiring and Diverse Cricket Offer 2019’ by Yorkshire County Cricket Board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Inspiring Award for U3A Walking Cricketer |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/inspiring-award-for-u3a-walking-cricketer |website=U3A}}</ref>. In March 2020 a further meeting took place between Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the U3A, the ECB and several other counties. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire Cricket Foundation  Rules for “Social” Walking Cricket |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/agm-2020/rules-for-walking-cricket-2021 |website=U3A}}</ref> In 2021, two famous Yorkshire cricketers, England captain [[Joe Root]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsement by Joe Root |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/walking-cricket-endorsement-from-joe-root |website=U3A}}</ref> and former umpire [[Dickie Bird]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 1, 2022 |title=Dickie Bird endorsement |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/dickie-bird-endorsement/download |website=U3A}}</ref> expressed their support for the developments in the county.
+In 2017 The U3A started offering walking ''football'' among to its members<ref>{{Cite web |last=Croot |first=John |date=2024 |title=Walking Football |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/members-area/subjects/walking-footbal |website=U3A}}</ref>, where another early proponent, Mac McKechnie, found it too energetic: he was recovering from sepsis. An ex-cricketer himself, he developed a working version of walking cricket and the first U3A session was offered in Barnsley in January 2019<ref name="Website-1">{{Cite web |last=Beddington |first=Emma |date=Mar 20, 2023 |title=A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me – but I survived to invent a new sport |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/20/a-new-start-after-60-sepsis-almost-killed-me-but-i-survived-to-invent-a-new-sport |website=The Guardian}}</ref>. Subsequently the Yorkshire Cricket Board met with U3A to further promote the sport<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=U3A makes cricket history |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/u3a-makes-cricket-history |website=U3A}}</ref>.  In 2019 Mac McKechnie was awarded 'The Most Inspiring and Diverse Cricket Offer 2019’ by Yorkshire County Cricket Board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Inspiring Award for U3A Walking Cricketer |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/news/inspiring-award-for-u3a-walking-cricketer |website=U3A}}</ref>. In March 2020 a further meeting took place between Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the U3A, the ECB and several other counties. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire Cricket Foundation  Rules for “Social” Walking Cricket |url=https://www.u3a.org.uk/agm-2020/rules-for-walking-cricket-2021 |website=U3A}}</ref> In 2021, two famous Yorkshire cricketers, England captain [[Joe Root]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsement by Joe Root |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/walking-cricket-endorsement-from-joe-root |website=U3A|date=Dec 1, 2022}}</ref> and former umpire [[Dickie Bird]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 1, 2022 |title=Dickie Bird endorsement |url=https://training.u3a.org.uk/plays-downloads/dickie-bird-endorsement/download |website=U3A}}</ref> expressed their support for the developments in the county.
 Participation continued to grow across England, in by 2024 all of the counties had walking cricket programs<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |date=2024-05-08 |title='New lease of life': how walking cricket is giving the over-50s a taste of Bazball |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/08/the-spin-walking-cricket-over-50s-new-lease-of-life |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>, and the first inter-county tournament took place at Lord's on 20 March 2024<ref name="Website-2">{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2024 |title=Kent Walking Cricketers represent the county at Lord’s |url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/walking-cricket-comes-to-lords/ |website=Kent CCC}}</ref>.

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