In Cleveland in 1851

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Date of Game 1851
Game Cricket
Location Cleveland, OH, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description A Forest City CC in 1851. Claimed itself the best CC west of the Allegheny Mountains.

See also the Cleveland Herald, Sept. 12, 1853, announcing a Pittsburgh club challenging Cleveland.

The New York Clipper has several mentions of the St. George Cricket Club of Cleveland in the 1850s. Cf. June 21, 1856: May 30, June 13, 1857.

Sources

the Cleveland Herald, Sept. 12, 1853. Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sept. 2, 30, 1851

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice
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