1778.7

Cricket Club To Play at New York Tavern

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	US cricket clubsUS cricket clubs
Location
City/State/Country:	New York, NY, United States
Modern Address	125 Vine Street
Game	CricketCricket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
Notables
Text	Vol. V, p.1068 (6/13/1778): “The game of Cricket, to be played on Monday next, the 14th inst., at Cannon’s Tavern, at Corlear’s Hook. Those Gentlemen that choose to become Members of the Club, are desired to attend. The wickets to be pitched at two o’Clock” Royal Gazette, 6/13/1778. Later, the cricket grounds were “where the late Reviews were, near the Jews Burying Ground.” Royal Gazette, 6/17/1780.
Sources	I. N. Phelps Stokes, The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 : compiled from original sources (New York, Robert H. Dodd), 1926), Volume V, page 1068.
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Comment	Corlear's Hook was a noted ship landing place along the East River. Today there's a Corlears Hook Park on the site. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	John Thorn
Submission Note	Email of 2/23/2017
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