Atherstone Ball Game 2007
About the Atherstone Ball Game
This traditional Shrove Tuesday ‘Ball Game’ has been held annually since the early 12th Century and is one of Atherstone’s claims to fame. The origin of the game, in the reign of King John, is thought to have been a “Match of Gold that was played between the Warwickshire Lads and the Leicestershire Lads on Shrove Tuesday”.
Find out more about the Atherstone Ball Game from the AtherstoneHistory website, includes history, rules and a description of the game it self.
Video clips of the Atherstone Ball Game in 1998, 2006 and 2007 can be view here.
