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24,000 Attend US-England All-Star Cricket Match at Elysian Fields

Salience Noteworthy
Location Greater New York City
City/State/Country: Hoboken, NJ, United States
Game Cricket
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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In 1859, over 24,000 attended a cricket match at Elysian Fields in Hoboken between an al-star American team and a touring English eleven.

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Benjamin Rader, American Sports; From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Spectators Prentice-Hall, 1983, page 91.  Original source not given.

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