| Interesting history of cricket in North America?
Cricket was introduced to North America via the English colonies in the 17th century, probably before it had even reached the north of England. In the 18th century it arrived in other parts of the globe. It was introduced to the West Indies by colonists and to India by British East India Company mariners in the first half of the century. It arrived in Australia almost as soon as colonization began in 1788. New Zealand and South Africa followed in the early years of the 19th century
The first ever international cricket game was between the USA and Canada in 1844. The match was played at Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey
In 1859, a team of leading English professionals set off to North America on the first-ever overseas tour and, in 1862, the first English team toured Australia.
There was a long build-up to what became the first Test tour. The first overseas visit of leading English cricketers was planed by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, who was a strong player himself
1859 saw the first main representative tour by an England team. It was captained by George Parr, and comprised six players from The All-England XI and another six from the United England XI. The team toured North America, where cricket was very popular - especially in the United States and Canada. The match in New York, for example, was said to have been watched by 10,000 people, although this might have been an exaggeration. Even more people watched the team when it played in Philadelphia, the spiritual home of North American cricket. All of the games were played against the odds, and the tour was a financial success, with the English players making £90 each.
---It seems cricket was popular in US,Canada
and France at some time in the past
source---wikipedia
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04-23-2008, 05:58 PM
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