Cricket In America

The very first International game (in any sport even before the Olympics)was played between USA and Canada in 1800's. The first annual Canada vs. USA cricket match, played since the 1840s, was attended by 10,000 spectators at Bloomingdale Park in New York. The USA vs.Canada cricket match is the oldest international sporting event in the modern world, predating even today's Olympic Games by nearly 50 years.
Cricket in America i guess is as old as britishers here. The first fame was played at Germantown Academy by British Troops in 1777. The first real attempt to make cricket an American game was made at Haverford College in 1836 by one William Carvill . Nine matches are recorded for that time at the Quaker College. The English hosiery weavers in Germantown formed a club in 1842. They played a t a field near Logan Station, no Old York Road. Mr. Wister found a number of fellow students at Univeristy of Pennsylvania and founded the first cricket club on U.S.A. He was also instrumental in forming the Philadelhia cricket club. Indoor practices were also available in winter season at Barrerrt's Gymnasium. Some original members were S. Wier Mitchell, John J. Borie, William s Blight, George Harding, Hartman Kuhn Jr. , John Perot, Thomas Stewardson, Benjamin W. Richards, T.H.. Bache and Frederick Klett. The first cricket match was played with Germantown Cricket Club in 1843 and from that time cricket started at the university. The first Inter-Coeegiate game in any branch of sport in this country was played at Haverford College on May 7th 1864 between a cricket eleven of University of Pennsylvania and one from Haverford College. It was won by Haverford College, game being decided by scores of first innings as darkness set before second innings could be completed. The umpires for this match were Beauveau Borie from Pennsylvania and Edward Starr from Haverford. George M Newhall played for United States against England in 1860 and was a good cricketer of the time. He played against Ireland as late as 1909.