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Wicket Described in February Porter's
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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| Game | WicketWicket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | Implying that wet weather had left a bit of a news vacuum, Porter's explained it would "give place to the following communications in relation to the game of 'Wicket,' of which we have ourselves no personal knowledge or experience." What followed were [1] a request for playing rules a Troy, NY wicket club, and [2] an appeal: "I would like to see the old game of Wicket (not Cricket) played. It is a manly game and requires the bowler to be equal to playing a good game of ten pins. The ground is made smooth and level, say six feet wide by sixty to ninety in length. The ball from five to five and a half inches in diameter, hand wound, and well covered. The bat of light wood, say bass. [A rough field diagram is supplied here] The wicket is placed at each end, and on the top of a peg drove in the ground just high enough to let the ball under the wicket, which is a very light piece of wood lying on top of the pegs. The rules are very similar to those of cricket. Can a club be started? Yours, Wicket. [New York]"
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| Sources | Porter's Spirit of the Times, Saturday, February 14, 1857. Accessed via subscription search, May 15, 2009. |
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1857.19 Wicket Described in February Porter's"
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