#usa

4 incidents tagged

Hoboken Elysian Fields — The First International Cricket Match, October 1859

England (Parr's XII) vs XXII of the United States

1859-10-03

On 3-5 October 1859 the second match of George Parr's North American tour was played at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, the home ground of the St George's Cricket Club of New York. England, fielding twelve, beat XXII of the United States by an innings and 64 runs in front of large daily crowds, in what is recognised as the first international cricket match of any kind on US soil.

#hoboken#elysian-fields#first-international

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The Cradle of International Cricket — Canada-USA Rivalry Develops, 1840s

Canada vs United States

1846-09-01

Following the historic 1844 Canada v USA international — the first international match in any team sport — the two nations played a series of further matches through the late 1840s that established North America as an incubator of international cricket. The Toronto Cricket Club and the New York clubs maintained a friendly but competitive rivalry, and the standard of cricket in both countries was genuinely high by mid-century standards.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1840s

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Cricket in America's Golden Age — Philadelphia and the Game's US Peak, 1840s

US cricket clubs, principally Philadelphia

1845-09-01

The 1840s were the peak decade of American cricket's first golden age. In Philadelphia, Boston and New York, cricket clubs with hundreds of members staged regular inter-city matches before crowds that sometimes rivalled English county fixtures. The Canada v USA international of 1844 was merely the formal expression of a cricket culture that had been building for two decades; by 1845 American cricket looked poised to become a major international force.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1840s

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Canada v United States at Bloomingdale Park — The First International Cricket Match, September 1844

Canada vs United States

1844-09-25

On 24-25 September 1844, the United States and Canada played a two-day cricket match at the St George's Cricket Club's ground at Bloomingdale Park in New York City. Canada won by 23 runs in front of an estimated 5,000 spectators and gate-takings reckoned at $120,000 in side bets — making this not only the first international cricket match but the first international sporting fixture of any kind, predating the first Test by 33 years.

#canada#usa#1844