1847.20

In Harlem, Men Play 330- Minute Game of Single Wicket for $100 Stake

Salience	Peripheral
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Location	Harlem, NYCHarlem, NYC
City/State/Country:	Harlem, NY, United States
Modern Address
Game	Single-Wicket CricketSingle-Wicket Cricket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
Notables
Text	"CRICKET. A match of single wicket was yesterday played at the Red House, Harlem, between Messrs. Sams and Conroy, for $100. The game lasted five hours and a half. . . ."
Sources	New York Herald, October 16, 1847, p. 2, col. 3.
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Comment	In 2022, Bruce Allardice is collecting single wicket games in the US for the PrePro data base. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	[] Do we know of SWC was played for stakes in England?\ Yes. See http://www.cricketweb.net/the-single-wicket-game/ [] Do we have any notion of the rules governing two-player cricket? Yes. See the glossary of games entry for SWC. [ba] Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	George Thompson
Submission Note	Via Email from John Thorn, 6/8/2022
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