1862.3

US Cricket Enters Steeper Decline

Salience	Prominent
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City/State/Country:	Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Game	CricketCricket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	[A] "The cricket season last year was a very dull one, this clubs in this locality [Brooklyn] playing but a few matches, and those of no importance." The recent delline: [B] "For several years, cricketers had been talking of forming as association similar to that set up by the baseball fraternity. Despite several meetings, they had not done so. At the annual convention of 1862, the Clipper noted the meager attendance and proclaimed the gathering 'a mere farce.' It despaired of cricket ever becoming popular unless it was made more American in nature. The disappointing convention was the last the cricketer would hold."
Sources	[A] Brooklyn Eagle, April 25, 1862. Contributed by Bill Ryczek, December 29, 2009. [B] William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 105. The Clipper quoted is the May 24, 1862 issue. See also Beth Hise, "American Cricket in the 1860s: Decade of Decline or New Start?," Base Ball Journal, Volume 5, number 1 (Special Issue on Origins), pages 143-148.
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