New York XI v London XI in 1751

Pre-pro Baseball

New York, New York Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games Greater New York City Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games New York Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games United States Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games

Add a Ballgame

Add a Predecessor Game

Add a Field

Add a Club

Add a Player

Add a Game Official

Base Ball Firsts

Add a Base Ball First

About Pre-pro

Waff's Game Tabulation

Bob Tholkes RIM Tabulation

Awaiting Review

Date of Game	1751
Game	Cricket
Location	New York, New York, United States
Modern Address
Field	Add Field Page
Home Team	Add Club Page New York XI
Away Team	Add Club Page London XI
Score	166 90
Has Source On Hand	No
Innings	2
Number of Players	11
NY Rules	No - Predecessor
Tags
Description	The first recorded American cricket match was in New York in 1751, on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan. A record of this match was preserved by Alfred H Wright of New York, an enthusiastic collector of cricket literature in the 19th century. Not only that, he himself was a cricketer who features prominently in the history of American cricket. The New York Weekly Gazette and Post Boy reported that a match between New York XI and London XI was played according to the ‘London method' probably a reference to the 1744 Code of the game which was stricter than the rules governing the contemporary game in England. The match was won by the New Yorkers, the scores being 80 and 86 against 43 and 47. Both XIs were drawn from residents of New York.
Sources	From dreamcricket.comSee also Chronologies 1751.1
Source Image	[[Image:|left|thumb]]
Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Edit with form to add a query
Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
Submission Note
First in Location
Players Locality	Local
Entry Origin
Entry Origin Url

---

Comments

<comments voting="Plus" />