#north america

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George Parr's Twelve to North America — The First Overseas Cricket Tour, September-October 1859

George Parr's English XII vs USA and Canadian sides (XXII)

1859-09-07

On 7 September 1859 twelve professional English cricketers, captained by the Nottinghamshire batsman George Parr, sailed from Liverpool on the SS Nova Scotian for the first overseas cricket tour in history. Between 24 September and 14 October they played five matches in Canada and the United States — Montreal, Hoboken, Philadelphia, Hamilton and Rochester — winning every one against odds of 22, and laying the foundation for every overseas tour that followed.

#1859-tour#george-parr#north-america

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Cricket in Canada — Montreal and the Halifax Cup, 1850s

Montreal CC vs Toronto CC and various

1852-06-01

Cricket in Canada in the 1850s was the sport of the British garrison and the professional class, but it was sufficiently established to produce the first international cricket in North America. The Montreal Cricket Club, founded in 1832, and its Toronto counterpart played regular inter-city matches in the 1840s and 1850s, and Canadian teams were prominent among the hosts when George Parr's XII toured North America in 1859.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s

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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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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