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Cricket Club formed in Savannah, GA in 1859
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | US cricket clubsUS cricket clubs |
| Location | GeorgiaGeorgia |
| City/State/Country: | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| Game | CricketCricket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | The Augusta Chronicle, Aug. 26, 1859: "Cricket--A club for the practice of this manly game, has just been formed by a number of young men of Savannah." In November a match was reported: "Savannah Items...The Cricket Match--The match on Thursday last was played by sides chosen by Messers. St. Croix and Armitage." The former won 91 to 86 in two innings. |
| Sources | The Augusta Chronicle, Aug. 26, 1859 The Charleston (SC) Courier, Nov. 9, 1859, |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1859.53 Cricket Club formed in Savannah, GA in 1859"
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