What is "stool-ball"

outdoor game similar to cricket, in 16c. and 17c. generally played by women alone, late 15c., from stool (n.) + ball (n.1). "The 'stool' was the wicket ... perhaps it was originally an ordinary stool" [OED].

alt. 1 An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide. 2 A ball used in the game of stool-ball. n. 1 An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide. 2 A ball used in the game of stool-ball.