1852.16

Two Wicket Groups Vie in Litchfield CT

Salience	Peripheral
Tags	Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules
Location
City/State/Country:	Litchfield, CT, United States
Modern Address
Game	WicketWicket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	UnknownUnknown
Holiday
Notables
Text	"That Game of Wicket, Between the two Branches of Bantam Players (the Factory and Up-Town Branches,) came off on the Public Green in this Village, on Saturday last, with the following result" [In three innings, the score was Factory Branch 141, Up Town Branch 111.]
Sources	Litchfield Republican, July 8, 1852, page 2.
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Query	What were "bantam players?" Does the term suggest the ages of the players? Edit with form to add a query
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External Number
Submitted by	Brian Turner
Submission Note	Letter of 9/20/2014
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