Complex sentence: It is not until the nineteenth century, however, that the game is documented in any serious way and the official rules first appeared in the April 1881 edition of "'The Field'" having been defined by a body formed from pubs in Northern England.
Split into simpler sentences: It is not until the nineteenth century, however, that the game is documented in any detailed way. The official rules first appeared in the April 1881 edition of "'The Field'" having been defined by a body formed from pubs in Northern England.