Cricket -- US
| Game | Cricket -- US |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | MA |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Contemporary, Post-1900 |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | Cricket remained the game of choice for some Americans, particularly in the Philadelphia area. In addition, we note that a County Cricket League was in operation in western MA in 1905: [A] "At a joint meeting of the secretaries of the Cricket clubs of Berkshire county (sic) held yesterday in Adams [MA} the schedule for the league games was arranged. There will be teams representing Pittsfield, North Adams, Adams and Lenox. Five games with each team will be played with the exception of Lenox." The schedule extends from June 3 to September 9, with a championship game set for September 16, 1905. [B] "PENNANT ON EXHIBITION. The pennant offered the winner in the Berkshire county cricket league and which went to the Pittsfield team is on exhibition at Enright's shoe store. The pennant is made of blue silk, on which the names of the teams in the order they finished in the league are printed in gold leaf"
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| Sources | [A] North Adams Transcript, May 29,1905. Submitted by Larry Moore, March 9, 2021. [B]Berkshire Eagle, November 10, 1905, page 2. Submitted by Larry Moore, March 10, 2021 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Query | Did the league fold after this one year? Is there some source in which such US and/or Canadian cricket leagues are displayed? Edit with form to add a query |
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